April 11, 1970 (Regarding a text of Sri Aurobindo about the difference between occult powers and the supramental realization.) "The physical Nature does not mean the body alone but the phrase includes the transformation of the whole physical mind, vital, material nature - not by imposing Siddhis [occult powers] on them, but by creating a new physical nature which is to be the habitation of the supramental being in a new evolution. I am not aware that this has been done by any Hathayogic or other process. Mental or vital occult power can only bring Siddhis of the higher plane into the individual life - like the Sannyasi who could take any poison without harm, but he died of a poison a

February 21, 1970 (Mother is ninety-two. She receives Satprem after the collective meditation. Before she speaks, Mother looks at him for a long time with an indescribable expression.) The body has received a gift this morning.... This morning, truly the Supreme Lord has taught it to be entirely His, and it was so wonderful!... The whole night - the whole night and morning - there seemed to be an absolutely concrete demonstration of how to be perfectly His.... Never, never had the body felt like that. Naturally, it's perfectly aware of what "grates" still - which is in fact why there are traces (they are just traces) of that famous attack, [[Mother is still coughing a little.

June 6, 1970 (Satprem reads out to Mother a letter he has received from F, a disciple who tried hard to intrude into the conversations between Mother and Satprem, notably under the pretext of translating Savitri into French. Maneuvering was beginning to make itself felt.) Page 227 It would alter the whole character of our meetings, don't youthink?... I wasn't keen on it. (Mother looks relieved) I think it's better she doesn't come. *** Wouldn't it be good to do the rest of the "Program for Auroville"with Aurovilians, since you started it?... I had them speak to see what they would tell me.... Almost all of them are terribly lazy, so I'd like to tell t

April 18, 1970 (Mother's voice sounds increasingly frail. This conversation perhaps contains the key of everything.) So, have you brought any questions today? Yes, Mother; there are also a few from her [pointing to Sujata]. Start with yours, then she will speak. I don't know if it's a "question," but ...I don't very well undestand the working of the subtle physical, or the relationship between the subtle physical and the material physical. For instance, you say that Sri Aurobindo is in the subtle physical, working to prepare the new world ... Yes. ... and that we too, at night, through a part of our being, oftenwork there to prepare ... what is

July 25, 1970 Years ago, I used to get B.'s notebook, and I would answer him. Then, once, I forgot it. Yesterday he wrote to tell me that he'd like to have his notebook back, and I found it again. And in it, there was a question I had left unanswered. So I answered.... This morning I "presented" that question [to the Lord], and it was as if it was waiting for the occasion. I received a reply ... simple, as always, but explaining the WHOLE, entire functioning. When I saw that, it was such an illumination that... everything became so simple! (I wrote it down, but it's nothing, it looks like a commonplace.) But it puts an end to all questions. It was absolutely wonderful! So instead of

June 27, 1970 (Mother's face is swollen by a tooth abscess.) We'd need some "Notes [on the Way]" for the August Bulletin. But you have some! (laughter) There is something indeed, but it's a long time since you'vestopped speaking. (long silence) Still, once or twice I wondered if your not speaking was due tosomething in me? No! Something in my attitude, or I don't know what? No, no, mon petit! No, it's not that. It's not that. It would be that if I could speak to someone else, but with everyone it's the same thing. Something is going on - it's not that it's not going on, but ... (very long silence Mother moans now and then) Page 24

May 6, 1970 (Mother is unwell again. She has difficulty speaking and is very short of breath.) I'm not well. I can't eat anymore, and ... When I stay lying down, it won't do, but when I stay in concentration like that, it can do. So if you want to remain like that ... (contemplation) Page 182

March 18, 1970 (Regarding the latest Aphorisms and the English translation of Mother's comments.) 393 - We ought to use the divine health in us to cure and prevent diseases; but Galen and Hippocrates and their tribe have given us instead an armoury of drugs and a barbarous Latin hocus-pocus as our physical gospel. 399 - Man was once naturally healthy and could revertto that primal condition if he were suffered; but Medi cal Science pursues our body with an innumerable pack of drugs and assails the imagination with raven ing hordes of microbes. 400 - I would rather die and have done with it thanspend life in defending myself against a phantasma

February 11, 1970 (Mother coughs, her voice is quite hoarse.) I'm not well. Impossible to speak. Have you received the Aphorisms? Page 79 324 - "Freedom, equality, brotherhood," cried theFrench revolutionists, but in truth freedom only has been practised with a dose of equality; as for brother hood, only a brotherhood of Cain was founded - and of Barabbas. Sometimes it calls itself a Trust or Combine and sometimes the Concert of Europe. 325 - "Since liberty has failed," cries the advancedthought of Europe, "let us try liberty cum equality or, since the two are a little hard to pair, equality instead of liberty. For brotherhood, it is impossible; th

November 11, 1970 You'll read me your chapter. Yes. ... But what about you? You no longer speak. Me, I have nothing to say. When you have finished your book, I'll speak. Have you finished? Almost. That's what interests me, what you've put at the end. Page 369