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May 1959

(Letter to Mother from Satprem)

Pondicherry

Sweet Mother,

He was even more overwhelmed today when he came down from your room than yesterday. It was physically visible. He said nothing, except again that you ‘only’ could understand.

… … … …

Then, suddenly looking at me with his third eye, he spoke of me, and said quite enigmatically, ‘I don’t know why THESE THOUGHTS come to me every time I think of you ...’ (I don’t know what thoughts he is referring to) and he added, ‘You will come TWO months to Rameswaram – I shall ask Mother – SUCH A THING is going to take place … When the time comes I shall write to you, and you will stay with me.’ These are his exact words, which could mean just about anything.

This morning, just before going into your room, he hesitated

1. Annapurna: ‘She who nourishes the world,’ wife of Shiva, one of the aspects of the supreme Mother.

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 uneasily, because he saw someone through the slightly ajar door of your antechamber. He asked me who it was, but I urged him towards you, telling him it was nothing. If such a thing could be avoided, it would be better.

Oh! How overwhelmed he was when he came down your stairway! It took him at least five minutes to pull himself together.

Your child,

Signed: Satprem

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