M o t h e r's   A g e n d a   Vol. 10 - August 9, 1969 August 9, 1969 UNESCO want to publish a brochure on "tolerance," and they wrote to K. to ask him for a message from me. So I wrote something (Mother laughs), here it is: "Tolerance is only the first step towards wisdom. The need to tolerate indicates the presence of preferences. He whose consciousness is one with the Supreme Consciousness meets all things with a perfect equanimity" They puff themselves up like that, they still think themselves highly superior because they have "tolerance" - and tolerance is looking down on things with contempt. (silence) Page 283 Have I seen you since that experience? ... I spent one night (but I f

October 29, 1969 (The conversation begins an hour late.) It's awful! It's a pity for the Agenda, because when at 11 you've seen somany people ... How many times you told me, "Oh, I think I had something to tell you, now it's gone ..." It's a pity. Yes, but the whole of life is like that. I try and try, but everyone comes - for birthdays, for visits, for And yet I don't take everyone. It's become frightful. I want to do one thing: twice a week, the days when you come, I'll refuse to see people. I'll arrange something, because it's beginning to be impossible. I can't do the work in these conditions. *** (Then Mother listens to the Engli

March 12, 1969 (Regarding the Italian and the German translations ofSri Aurobindo or the Adventure of Consciousness.) Page 83 I have nothing to say But what about you? Anything? Just two things: N. (you know, the Italian) asks me to bring thisto you-the Italian translation of my book on Sri Aurobindo. Very well .... What's this? (Mother looks at the cover) What does it represent? It's from a painting, an Italian painting .... I even wonder if it'snot Christ? ... Wait, I'll tell you, there's a note here: "God created man. Ah! (Laughing) And which one is God? I don't know! Have they put photos? Yes, Mother, they're here. (Mothe

May 21, 1969 (Regarding a photograph that was taken just before Pavitra'scoffin was closed and lowered into the ground. Satprem was standing near the coffin, to Pavitra's right.) No news? Nothing from P.L.? No, Mother ... There's this [Satprem holds out an envelope]. What is it? The pension ... [such and such an amount]. Oh! ... Doesn't your mother need anything? (silence) I saw the photos - have you seen them? Have you been shown the photos? They took some there. I am telling you about it because there was something interesting .... There was a photo with you there (there was A., there was the governor, there was ...), just when you were all lowering the co

November 15, 1969 The other day we were looking for something to "fill a gap" in the Bulletin, and they brought me this (Mother hands a text), it's from Sri Aurobindo. "Sri Aurobindo is in no way bound by the present world'sinstitutions or current ideas whether in political, social or economic field; it is not necessary for him either to approve or disapprove of them. He does not regard either capitalism or orthodox socialism as the right solution for the world's future; nor can he admit that the admission of private enterprise by itself makes the society capitalistic, a socialistic economy can very well admit some amount of controlled or subordinated pri vate e

December 24, 1969 Sujata has discovered the photo of A.R.'s guru. Here it is. (Mother looks at the photo) What does he wear on his head? He has his "jata," [[Jata: twisted hair coiled in a heap at the top of the head. ]] and a sort of plume or peacock feather in his hair. (Laughing) He looks like a good man. He must be a simple man. He's seventy-eight, and his mission is to keep wandering about India, giving initiation to whoever wants it. His method is very simple, he says one just has to repeat the divine Name: "Hare Krishna, Hare Rama, Hare Krishna ..." It's enough to purify. Hare Krishna? ... He does look like a good man! Yes, he looks nice. Yoga f

November 12, 1969 (Mother looks for some filler for the next Bulletin.) I have something here: "In life the most precious things are amongthose you do not see with your physical eyes." (Satprem translates into French, omitting "among") No, I didn't say "are those," I said "are among those," because there are also the worst things! Could we also put something brief from Sri Aurobindo? (Satprem reads) "Every truth, however true in itself, yet taken apart from others which at once limit and com plete it, becomes a snare to bind the intellect and a misleading dogma ... Oh, this is very good. " ... For in reality, each is one t

October 11, 1969 (Mother first translates into French the messages she gave to Indira, in particular: "The value of the man is more important than the party to which he belongs .... The greatness of a country does not depend on the victory of a party, but on the union of all the parties. Page 367 Do you know that there's a passage from Sri Aurobindo that says exactly the same thing? .... Really! I wondered if we couldn't publish it too: "Men of free minds and free habits are too strong of soul to be the slaves of their party feelings and too robust of mind to submit to any demand for the sacrifice of their principles on the altar of expedi

May 14, 1969 (For several days, Mother has been unwell: A "heart attack.") The movement is accelerating. It was the turn of the heart, so the doctor forbade me to see people - but that's not possible. The day before yesterday, I was busy; yesterday, I saw a few people ... altogether, it gets to be some fifty people! Fantastic. Yes, it began on Sunday (I saw you on Saturday the 10th, and it began on Sunday). It started with a kind of raging toothache, but it wasn't that .... There's the whole resistance centered here (gesture to the throat and mouth). So it caught on here, and the pain became so acute (and naturally, impossible to eat), then ... Naturally, I concentra

June 11, 1969 (Following a telegram from PL. announcing that he has been "excluded from the retinue" accompanying the Pope to the Geneva assembly.) It seems to me to be a conflict between the Pope and the cardinals .... Have you got his letter? Not yet. He simply says he has been 'excluded. (After a silence) A. has told me that the two preceding popes had made considerable changes. I know that one of the changes was to recognize that life on earth was "purgatory" .... And apparently that was so much ground down and twisted that it all disappeared! Nothing remained. *** (Later, regarding a letter from the Raymonds, friends of Pavitra'sand the arch