March 25, 1970 Things continue to be very difficult. They're getting more and more complicated and difficult, and at the same time, the power Page 112 is growing greater and greater, it's even surprising. But, for people who like peace and quiet (laughing), it's troublesome! Do you have something? Have you brought something? Nothing to say? There's a letter from the marquis, that friend of mine. He isasking for your help.... What for? To change his life and get rid of all his material and financialproblems there. I thought he was very rich? But he wants to get rid of everything. Oh!... Let him give it to the Ashram! (Mother laughs) H

March 13, 1970 (Satprem had written Mother a rather cross letter because she had been told some malicious gossip about him, just as she had been told - to what end we do not know - that his friend, the Marquis B., was a "spy." Satprem understood nothing of those jealousies and was surprised that Mother could even listen to such tattle. In fact, Mother did not actually "listen" but worked on all the elements that came to her. That was her "sordid battle field," as she called it. Those sad incidents are only the sign that the atmosphere around Mother was becoming ... strange.) Satprem, my dear child, I do not believe what Udar tells me, nor what anyone whosoev

August 12, 1970 Can't speak ... (Mother points to her mouth and throat). (Meditation till the end) All this ... (Mother shakes her head) Page 299

January 10, 1970 (Despite its minor character, we publish the beginning of this conversation, as it reveals some of the difficulties Mother had to struggle with.) ... And this is a translation: someone who was here (he's gone now) translated it. Its probably not worth much, I don't know. I don't know whom I should give it to. When you have nothing to do ... Mother, the problem is that we can't get the translations published at the Press, things aren't moving. I have five books by Sri Aurobindo ready, and nothing is moving. They can't manage to do their work. Page 31 But then, they make promises and never manage to keep them. Oh, that's troublesome

January 14, 1970 I have a question to ask you for the Bulletin. It's about this notein which you said: "Why do men want to worship? It would be much better to become than to worship." (Mother laughs) Could we add to this the comment you made last time? Youadded, "It is out of laziness to change that people worship." It's true. But it's harsh! (Mother laughs) Do you think we should? Page 38 (silence) But then we should add: "One may not worship ONLY on condition that one changes." - Many want neither to change nor to worship! Page 39

January 3, 1970 (Continuation of the conversation of 31 December 1969 about Auroville and the Matrimandir.) Mother, I told Paolo [the Italian architect] to come, he is waiting outside. Yes.... There is an interesting thing. For a long time I had been feeling something, then we spoke about it the other day, and I SAW ... I told R. [Auroville's architect] about it, I asked him to see Paolo, and I also told him that I had seen what should be done. Naturally, he didn't say no, he said yes to everything, but I felt he wasn't too keen.... But here is what happened. I clearly saw - very, very distinctly saw, which means it was like that, and it still IS like that, it's ther

July 11, 1970 Someone sent me a letter on the body's transformation, if youare interested. Page 254 Let's see.... It seems that a Tamil yogi [Swami Ramalingam] of this region,who lived around 1850, had experiences, which he described in a poem and appear rather connected.... Experiences of the trans formation of the skeleton, bones, etc. It's a Tamilian who sent me this letter, asking me to put the question to you. All right. "The Mother may throw light on the nature and extentof the transformation the Swami had in the last part of his life. The Swami often declared affirming the transformation and deathlessness of his body by the power of what

July 18, 1970 (Mother begins with the translation of two letters of Sri Aurobindo for the next issue of the Bulletin.) "It is much easier for the Sadhak [disciple] byfaith in the Mother to get free from illness than for the Mother to keep free - because the Mother by the very nature of her work had to identify herself with the Sadhaks, to support all their difficulties, to receive into herself all the poison in their nature ... Very kind of them! (Mother laughs) "... to take up besides all the difficulties of theuniversal earth-Nature, including the possibility of death and disease in order to fight them out. If she had not done that, not a single Sadhak

September 16, 1970 (Mother looks much better. After giving "Transformation" flowers, she goes into a long peaceful contemplation.) Peace has returned.... Still now and then, a tension. (long silence) Do you have anything to ask? No, Mother. (Mother goes into a contemplation again) No questions? The impression is that the Power [near Mother] is growing moreand more powerful. (after a silence) People who had fallen ill have recovered. [[In particular Mothers attendant, Vasudha, who was operated on for cancer in Bombay (and is still there). Unfortunately, she will never resume her work near Mother. ]] But has something begun to move from s

October 24, 1970 (Mother translates a few fragments from Savitri which were chosen for her.) Page 356 A miracle of the Absolute was born, Infinity put on a finite soul, All ocean lived within a wandering drop, A time-made body housed the Illimitable. To live this Mystery out our souls came here. ........... A figure sole on Nature's giant stair, He mounted towards an indiscernible end On the bare summit of created things. II.I.101-102 That's really good. It's a pity it was cut into small bits! *** (Then Satprem reads the fifth chapter of Supermanhood: "The New Consciousness.") That's very good, it's crea