April 11, 1971
(Satprem has protested the “Nietzschean” jacket of “Super
manhood” in which “superman” was printed in French in
enormous letters, and protested also the sales methods of that
Press. This raised a storm. It is hard to know exactly what was
reported to Mother, but she sent Satprem a rather severe note.
What eluded Satprem completely then was a latent animosity
against him, evidently because he was Mother’s confidant. He
lived completely apart from the Ashram factions and coteries;
he only went out of his house to be besieged by visitors, which
brought him another sort of animosity. These facts are included
here for the sake of accuracy and completeness,
for they are symptomatic of the whole.)
From Mother to Satprem
Satprem,
This morning I saw B.,[[The big book entrepreneur of the Ashram and brother of the would-be owner of Auroville. ]] who brought me the letter you wrote to M. [the manager of the Press]. It pained me because it was an outburst of an excited mind, which is obviously not the luminous intelligence that wrote the book. I have arranged for B. to ask you for one or two cover designs you find suitable so I can make the final decision. [[The book cover took the forefront in the affair. What seems to have been conveniently forgotten is the sales methods of that Press: someone had dared to put his finger on the vast network of financial manipulations in foreign currencies. This is far from being the end of the story. ]]
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But the lesson to be drawn from all this is to remain calm so as not to lose contact with the Supreme Lord.
Unfortunately my bad eyesight forces me always to rely on intermediaries, and that impairs the working harmony.
With all my affection and blessings
Signed: Mother
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