MOTHER'S AGENDA

Vol. 13

Contents

  January 1, 1972
January 2, 1972
January 5, 1972
January 8, 1972
January 12, 1972
January 15, 1972
January 19, 1972
January 22, 1972
January 26, 1972
January 29, 1972
January 30, 1972

February 1, 1972
February 2, 1972
February 5, 1972
February 7, 1972
February 8, 1972
February 9, 1972
February 10, 1972
February 11, 1972
February 12, 1972
February 16, 1972
February 19, 1972
February 22, 1972
February 23, 1972
February 26, 1972

March 1, 1972
March 4, 1972
March 8, 1972
March 10, 1972
March 11, 1972
March 15, 1972
March 17, 1972
March 18, 1972
March 19, 1972
March 22, 1972
March 24, 1972
March 25, 1972
March 29, 1972
March 29, 1972
March 30, 1972

April 2, 1972
April 2, 1972
April 3, 1972
April 4, 1972
April 5, 1972
April 6, 1972
April 8, 1972
April 12, 1972
April 13, 1972
April 15, 1972
April 19, 1972
April 22, 1972
April 26, 1972
April 29, 1972

May 4, 1972
May 6, 1972
May 7, 1972
May 13, 1972
May 17, 1972
May 19, 1972
May 20, 1972
May 24, 1972
May 26, 1972
May 27, 1972
May 29, 1972
May 31, 1972

 

June 3, 1972
June 4, 1972
June 7, 1972
June 10, 1972
June 14, 1972
June 17, 1972
June 18, 1972
June 21, 1972
June 23, 1972
June 24, 1972
June 28, 1972

July 1, 1972
July 5, 1972
July 8, 1972
July 12, 1972
July 15, 1972
July 19, 1972
July 22, 1972
July 26, 1972
July 29, 1972

August 2, 1972
August 5, 1972
August 9, 1972
August 12, 1972
August 16, 1972
August 19, 1972
August 26, 1972
August 30, 1972

September 6, 1972
September 9, 1972
September 13, 1972
September 16, 1972
September 20, 1972
September 30, 1972


October 7, 1972
October 11, 1972
October 14, 1972
October 18, 1972
October 21, 1972
October 25, 1972
October 28, 1972
October 30, 1972

 

November 2, 1972
November 4, 1972
November 8, 1972
November 11, 1972
November 15, 1972
November 18, 1972
November 22, 1972
November 25, 1972
November 26, 1972

December 2, 1972
December 6, 1972
December 9, 1972
December 10, 1972
December 13, 1972
December 16, 1972
December 20, 1972
December 23, 1972
December 26, 1972
December 27, 1972
December 30, 1972

 

January 1, 1973
January 3, 1973
January 10, 1973
January 13, 1973
January 17, 1973
January 20, 1973
January 24, 1973
January 31, 1973


February 3, 1973
February 7, 1973
February 8, 1973
February 14, 1973
February 17, 1973
February 18, 1973
February 21, 1973
February 28, 1973


March 3, 1973
March 7, 1973
March 10, 1973
March 14, 1973
March 17, 1973
March 19, 1973
March 21, 1973
March 24, 1973
March 26, 1973
March 28, 1973
March 30, 1973
March 31, 1973


April 7, 1973
April 8, 1973
April 10, 1973
April 11, 1973
April 14, 1973
April 18, 1973
April 25, 1973
April 29, 1973
April 30, 1973


May 3, 1973
May 9, 1973
May 14, 1973
May 15, 1973
May 15, 1973
May 19, 1973
And Now


HOME

 

ISBN 2-902776-33-0

February 16, 1972

How are you?

Don't know.

(Mother laughs and goes on looking at Satprem)

You don't have anything, no letter?

Yes, I received a letter from A., conveying a message from my

 publisher B.C. (you know, the one who published "The Adven

ture of Consciousness"). B.C. wrote a letter [Satprem reads it to

 Mother] saying he's reading "The Ideal of Human Unity," but

would like to publish "The Synthesis of Yoga." So A. replied to

 him [Satprem reads the reply to Mother] that he is sending his

 letter to Pondicherry "for instructions," but that in his opinion

 "it would be better to publish first the 'Ideal,' which may be

 accessible to a larger Western audience than the 'Synthesis' and

 might be more suitable for Sri Aurobindo's centenary year."

That's not my opinion at all! I think it would be far better to publish "The Synthesis of Yoga" than "The Ideal."

"The Synthesis" first?

Yes. There's a difference of level between the two.

Yes, of course. But what A. means is that "The Ideal of Human

Unity" is a theme with a universal appeal.

Yes, but that's just the point, it doesn't take them out of what they know! While "The Synthesis" (they won't understand much of it, but ... ) may pull them out of their routine.

Right, Mother, understood.

Perhaps only two or three people will understand, but that's better than the other one and having people say, "Oh, how nice! How very, very nice!" - but it won't jolt them out of their routine.

A question of principle remains: do we give these books to B.C.

 and thus encourage him to publish the bulk of Sri Aurobindo's

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 works? After all, he's the first publisher who seems to be

 interested in Sri Aurobindo.

Yes! Why not? ... Good for him! (Mother laughs) Everybody, including A., always sees things from the wrong end, you know, as if WE had to gain something-well, it's not so! It's THEM. It's THEIR chance....

Yes, of course! I fully agree, Mother!

The chance isn't ours!

It's a grace given to them.

Yes. In fifty years the whole world, all the receptive section of humanity (I am not saying intellectual, I am saying receptive), all the receptive section of the world will be embraced - not "embraced": ABSORBED in the power of Sri Aurobindo's thought.

Those who already are have the good fortune of being the first ones, that's all.

(silence)

It's very interesting, you know, the greater part live in the past; a good number (they are more interesting) live in the present; and just a few, an infinitesimal number, live in the future. That's true.

Whenever I look at people and things I always get the feeling of going backwards! (gesture of turning around and looking behind) I know (it's not even "I know," or "I feel," it's none of that), I AM - I am ahead. In consciousness, I am in the year 2000. So I know how things will be, and ... (Mother laughs) it's very interesting!

(long silence)

Three quarters of humanity are obsolete.

Yes! [Everyone laughs]

(silence)

That's all you have? ... A. needs to take a dip here again, he's starting to ... (gesture of going around in circles).

Well then, I'll encourage this man to publish as many books of

 Sri Aurobindo as possible.

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Yes, yes.

Starting with the "Synthesis.

The Synthesis.

Personally, of all those I have read, it's the book that has helped me the most. It comes from a very high and very universal inspiration, in the sense that it will remain new for a long time to come.

(silence)

Did you read all the "Correspondence with Nirod"?

I'm translating it as I go along, so I haven't read it entirely yet.

There are fabulous things in it. He seems to be constantly joking, but ... it's fabulous. [[The "Correspondence" of 1935 was at the time being read to Mother. ]]

How many years did I live with Sri Aurobindo? Thirty years, I think - thirty years, from 1920 to 1950. I thought I knew him well, but when I listen to that, I realize ... (gesture as if new horizons were opening up).

(silence)

But how wonderfully things get organized when you really and sincerely put yourself in the Divine's hands! This year, for instance, is like being bathed in Sri Aurobindo, you know.

(Mother goes into meditation)

You have nothing to ask, nothing to say?

There are some passages from Sri Aurobindo you might want to use this year, for the Centenary:

"I have never known any will of mine for any

 major event in the conduct of the world affairs to

 fail in the end, although it may take a long time

 for the world-forces to fulfil it."

(October 1932)

On Himself, XXVI.55

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"I have never had a strong and persistent will for

 anything to happen in the world - I am not speak

ing of personal things - which did not eventually

 happen even after delay, defeat or even disaster."

(October 19, 1946)

 On Himself, XXVI.169

It's interesting.

Do you want to use one of them for the 15th of August?

Which is stronger?

The second, I think.

I think so too.

The former is from 1932, the latter from 1946.

Oh! ...

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