June 28, 1972
(Mother first listens to some letters from Sri Aurobindo to
Nirod, and in particular the following ones, which
catch her attention and amuse her.)
Why not write something about the Super
mind which these people find so difficult to
understand?
What’s the use? How much would anybody
understand? Besides the present business is to
bring down and establish the Supermind, not to
explain it. If it establishes itself, it will explain
itself – if it does not, there is no use in explaining
it. I have said some things about it in past
writings, but without success in enlightening
anybody. So why repeat the endeavor?
(October 8, 1935)
On Himself, XXVI.164[215]
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What disciples we are of what a Master! I
wish you had chosen or called some better
stuff.
As to the disciples, I agree! – Yes, but would the
better stuff, supposing it to exist, be typical of
humanity? To deal with a few exceptional types
would hardly solve the problem. And would they
consent to follow my path-that is another ques
tion? And if they were put to the test, would not
the common humanity suddenly reveal itself – that
is still another question.
(August 3, 1935)
On Himself, XXVI.178-179
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Strange, it comes in gusts. A sudden gust comes in which everything is clear – the supermind is evident. And the body sees, it even sees what it is expected to do. The next minute, poof ! (gesture of curtaining) it’s veiled again.
These are like two different ways of being in relationship with the Divine – both are relationships with the Divine: one is the old way and the other the new way. Formerly, you see, whenever I had a difficulty, I would immediately curl up in my relationship with the Divine, and it would go away. But now it’s no longer the same. The relationship with the Divine is itself on a different footing.
So really … (Mother gestures to indicate that she does not know).
My shelter, my lifelong shelter, which helped me get through everything, seems to be gone. Now … it’s no longer the same. Now, that, too, has to be surpassed. (Mother shakes her head and raises her arms as if to say: but how?)
(Mother plunges in)
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