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

March 15, 1969 (Mother listens to the English translation of "Notes on theWay" for the coming Bulletin, then remarks at the end:) It's absolutely as if I were wrapped in a layer of cotton wool! ... (Laughing) Maybe it's to give me some rest! (To Nolini:) Isn't it a deadly bore? It's useless, no? (Nolini, in English:) Oh, no! It's very nice. It's something morethan words. (Mother, in English:) No, truly, I am not fishing for compliments; I sincerely say that it's a bore, no? ... (Nolini:) No! They will say, "Mother is beginning to drivel." (Nolini laughs and goes out) What's new? (Satprem remains silent, contemplating Nolini's "very nice")

August 27, 1969 They've found a paper I wrote soon after Sri Aurobindo's departure. I already told you part of it, but this is the full paper. It's dated ... (Mother hands the paper to Satprem) January 26, 1951. But it's very private. (Satprem reads out the text) (This note is about a person physically close to Sri Aurobindo,who tried to destroy Mother and separate her from Sri Auro bindo. In fact, it is clear and understandable that the darkest shadow is right under the light, and that he or she who comes to do the divine work must take on himself or herself the whole burden of the Opposer. Thus is it near Sri Aurobindo and Mother that the greatest ad

March 26, 1969 (Regarding the French translation of two letters of SriAurobindo about the Ashram, which Mother wants to publish in the next Bulletin.) "If anybody in the Ashram tries to establish a supremacy or dominating influence over others, he is in the wrong. For it is bound to be a wrong vital influence and come in the way of the Mother's work. "All the work should be done under the Mother's sole authority. All must be arranged according to her free decision. She must be free to use the capacities of each separately or together according to what is best for the work and best for the worker. "None should regard or treat another member of the Ashram as his subordina

February 22, 1969 Your mother is fine .... She is very concentrated. Page 70 (Mother hands to Satprem the message she has given for February 21, her ninety-first birthday anniversary:) "It is only immutable peace that can make possible eternity of existence." Would you know when I wrote this? Yes, it was in '65, I think. [[It is adapted from the conversation of June 14, 1965. See Agenda VI, p. 127. ]] I don't remember when it was, but I remember that I wrote it after I had the experience that the immobility of the Inconscient, of the beginning of the creation, is (I can't say a "projection"), is a sort of inanimate or inconscient symbol of Eternity, of Immob

December 31, 1969 (Mother gives presents for the New Year and a few copies of"The Adventure of Consciousness" in Italian.) This is Italian .... I have several of them, do you want any? Oh, you know, Mother, I don't know many Italians .... You used to know Italian a little in the past, didn't you? Oh, I knew Italian very well in the past. I learned so much of it .... (Mother gives other presents ... a musical pen, which she plays!) Of course, it has a strange sound .... Do you want to play? In Italy, the book [The Adventure] is having a lot of success, a lot: Italians are coming in large numbers .... Page 491 You know Paolo, have you seen him? He's

September 10, 1969 I have nothing to say. My body is going through extraordinary experiences, but they can't be told .... It's as if it were shown how, in all sorts of circumstances - innumerable circumstances - how one goes towards death and how one goes towards life: with everything, everything, you understand, every part of the body, every organ, every activity, one after another - impossible to tell. One can't talk about it. It's interesting. But this body was built in a curious way, because every time it's in external contact with wickedness, that is, the will to hurt, the will to destroy, the will to cause harm, it doesn't understand, and that gives it ... you know, lik

September 17, 1969 I've written something for Auroville .... "The earth needs a place where people can live sheltered from all national rivalries, all social conventions, all contradictory moralities and antagonistic religions. A place where, freed from all those slaveries of the past, human beings will be able to wholly dedicate themselves to the discovery and practice of the Divine Consciousness that wants to manifest. "Auroville wants to be that place, and offers itself to all those who aspire to live tomorrow's truth." Now things are in the habit of coming like this (Mother brings down her two arms), and they keep pestering me until I've written! Once I write, it