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\nSERIES SIX<\/font> (1961-1968)*<\/font><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

<\/span>
\n
\nTo a disciple who joined the Sri Aurobindo
\nAshram in 1939 at the age of twenty-one. He worked first as an assistant to an
\nAshram secretary, then supervised the management of several guest-houses, and
\nis presently a writer, lecturer and the editor of three journals. <\/font><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

(The disciple wrote to the Mother about rumours being spread
\nagainst him.)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

My dear child, <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>For
\nthe last months you have been fast progressing spiritually, and I would like
\nyou to take all these attacks as an outward expression of the usual tests that
\nthe adverse forces make to fortify and intensify the sadhana. It is teaching
\nyou to have an absolute faith and confidence in the Divine Grace, because when
\nthey will be complete and perfect, all sorrow and all anxiety will depart from
\nyou. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>I
\ncan read in your heart and see in your mind \u2014 the attitude, gossips and
\nsuggestions from anybody can have no effect on my decisions. My only Guide is
\nthe Lord, and my only aim is the Truth. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>With
\nlove and blessings. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>25 December 1961 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

(The disciple wrote about accusations against him, including the
\ncharge that he was misusing money.)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

The stupidity of these accusations is so
\nevident that nobody dared to repeat them to me. I have read them in your letter
\nhere for the first time.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n


\n*This series
\nis entirely in English.<\/font><\/span> <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage\u00a0 <\/span>\u2014<\/span>
\n<\/font> <\/span>
\n385<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n

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Especially what concerns money is so
\ncontrary to your very nature that it is difficult to imagine how people can
\nhave invented that. But evidently there is no limit to human crookedness. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Well,
\nthe only thing to do is to forget all that completely and to keep alive in you
\nthe faith that the Divine is bound to discriminate between Truth and falsehood.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>With
\nmy love and blessings I give you the assurance that I am aware of the sincerity
\nof your service. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Early 1962 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

My dear child, <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>I
\nhave read your good letter. The experience you had is just the one I wanted for
\nyou, and it came in the way I expected. Keep it, and let it grow steadily, so
\nthat it remains with you for ever. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>As
\nfor the recent happenings, fear nothing. The Divine Love is the essence of
\nTruth and cannot be affected by the human confusions. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Clouds
\ncome and clouds go but the Sun of Truth never stops shining. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>With
\nlove and blessings. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>7 June 1962<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

(The disciple described a recent experience, referring to himself
\nin the third person.)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

One more illusion was broken. He realised how often persons for
\nwhom he had exerted himself and even served, had time and again worked against
\nhim. With poignant feeling he saw how men whom he had befriended in their
\ntrials and stood by in their hour of need, had quietly let him down at the very
\nfirst test. He was completely at sea and did not know how to proceed <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\nPage\u00a0 <\/span>\u2014<\/span>
\n<\/font> <\/span>
\n386<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

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\u2014 there seemed to be nothing to stand upon. Suddenly, with a sense
\nof finality, there came these formed lines: <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cNobody is for anybody. Only the Divine will be for you if you are
\nfor the Divine.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>In a flash a whole
\npathway was lighted for him and the strength given to tread it. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Are they not words of
\nour Mother? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

These words are exactly <\/u><\/i>the message I sent you yesterday evening after I
\nfelt you had received my card, as an explanation of what was written. Put your
\ntrust in the Divine alone.<\/i> The Divine
\nwill never fail you. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>With
\nlove and blessings. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>31 July 1962 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

(The disciple withdrew from a certain work \u2014 the shifting of two
\npersons to new quarters \u2014 but did not inform the Mother. Later, when she
\nenquired, he explained the reasons for his decision and asked her forgiveness
\nfor not consulting her.)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

My dear child, <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>When
\nlove is there, the need for forgiveness does not exist. There is a complete
\nunderstanding. I wrote for the sake of the work, and also because there is a
\nway of making things more easy. And I am ready to help you for that. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>First
\nI must warn you: never believe what people say when they report what other
\npeople have said \u2014 it is always false; <\/i>most
\noften the words are not correct at all, but even if the words may happen to be
\nexact, the spirit is always distorted.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Second,
\nabout the moving of people from one place to another, if you speak to the
\nperson concerned about the change before any final decision is taken, and let
\nme know any  <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage\u00a0 <\/span>\u2014<\/span>
\n<\/font> <\/span>
\n387<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n

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objection that he or she may have raised,
\nmany difficulties can be easily solved and the bad feelings avoided. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>With
\nlove and blessings. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>11 December 1962 <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

Sweet Mother, <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\u00a0 <\/span>\u2026\u2026I have mentioned these
\nrumours about me by way of information. By Thy grace I am not depressed over
\nthese attacks any more. Each time I hear something, I remember Thy love and get
\non with quiet determination. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>I have a feeling that
\nwhatever the outer circumstances, ultimately it is Thy Force that will shape things.
\nAlready I see the beginnings of a new upward curve and I dedicate myself afresh
\nto Thy service. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Yes, you must keep confident and quiet
\nbecause of this confidence. We must endure \u2014 at the end of the ordeal there is
\nthe Victory. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>With
\nlove and blessings. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>6 January 1963 <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

When sadhaks will understand that I know
\nbetter than themselves what is good for them, most of their difficulties will
\nvanish. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Blessings.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>30 March 1963 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Sweet Mother, <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

I have been intrigued to read from the testimony of one or two
\nsaints that some Siddha-Purushas (realised beings) who have passed away, choose
\nto roam about <\/span><\/i>on this earth in the form of tigers and other creatures such as
\nserpents.
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\nPage\u00a0 <\/span>\u2014<\/span>
\n<\/font> <\/span>
\n388<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

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\nCould it really be so? And what is the purpose in assuming this sub-human
\nform?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

It is quite possible \u2014 but as I have no
\npersonal experience of such thing, I can say nothing about it. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Blessings.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>17 May 1963 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Sweet Mother, <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

I have got into a bad state for some days past. This morning the
\nhabit of reading wrongly and typing wrongly is very strong. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

This happens when, in the consciousness,
\nthe \u201cinstrument\u201d is allowed to become more important than the work. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>It
\nwill go soon. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>With
\nblessings. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>24 May 1963 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Sweet Mother, <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

When I presented certain publication difficulties a few months
\nago, the Mother wrote to me that small books like Bases of Yoga and Lights on
\nYoga could be brought out in cheap editions by outside publishers. Accordingly
\nI got into touch with Calcutta Pathmandir and they arranged to bring out Bases
\nof Yoga. Three thousand copies are being published. Paper has been already
\npurchased. Proofs of half the book have been passed. The contract with the
\npress is under execution. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Now it appears that there is an idea of cancelling the whole
\nproject. But it is too late as far as Bases is <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\nPage\u00a0 <\/span>\u2014<\/span>
\n<\/font> <\/span>
\n389<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

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concerned, in view of the progress already made. Mother may kindly
\nconsider. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

I am very sorry, but it has all been a
\nmisunderstanding. Because Sri Aurobindo does not want any book of His to appear
\nin a cheap form \u2014 His books are not for the public at large and can and must be
\nread only by the selected few. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>He
\nhas always said so, I have always said so and cannot change now. I am ready to
\npay the incurred expenses rather than let a cheap edition come out. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>May 1963 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Sweet Mother, <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

I had a very unpleasant dream last night. Mother was coming to
\ngive Darshan on the Balcony. Large crowds were gathering. And when She
\nappeared, ill-willed people emerged as if from hidden places and started
\njumping up and down to create a disturbance. There was even a group in military
\nformation and dress, standing just below Mother, pointing their weapons at her.
\nBut the Darshan went off as scheduled and Mother gave Darshan without taking any
\nnote of these happenings.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

There was something evil about the dream and it sticks. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

There is an evident opposition in the
\nworld against the Divine Transformation, but these forces cannot harm those who
\nhave a sincere faith. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Now
\nthat you have reported the dream, do not think of it any more and its effect
\nwill vanish. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Love
\nand blessings. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>28 July 1963<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\nPage\u00a0 <\/span>\u2014<\/span>
\n<\/font> <\/span>
\n390<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

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Sweet Mother, <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Of late I am having a peculiar dream frequently. Endless
\nthread-like things come out of my mouth. I pull them out only to find more
\nready to come out. I feel relieved only when the last ones are pulled out and
\nthrown away. Does this indicate something being ejected from my system by the
\nworkings of Thy Force? Or does it call for any special effort on my part in any
\ndirection?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It looks like a working of the Force and
\nthe only thing needed is a collaborating consent from you. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Blessings.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>15 September 1963 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

(The disciple wrote about several unfortunate incidents. His
\nletter ends:)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Forgive me, Sweet Mother, for taking the liberty to write all
\nthis. My heart weeps inside as I am writing. Give us a word of assurance that
\nthings will be changed. Release Your saving Forces into action and prevent us
\nfrom going still deeper into confusion and disorder. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

It is for mercy and grace that one must
\nask, not for power and justice, because if Kali manifested what and who would
\nremain standing!\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Love
\nand blessings. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>8 October 1963 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Sweet Mother, <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

In spite of my sustained effort to have good feeling for others and
\nbe a force for harmony in Mother\u2019s <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\nPage\u00a0 <\/span>\u2014<\/span>
\n<\/font> <\/span>
\n391<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

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creation, certain things happen that hit me with a devastating
\nblow. For example, X recently said about me: \u201cYou do not know him; only Mother
\nand I know what he is. What things go on underneath in his departments, how he
\ntortures people, you do not know\u201d, etc. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Now, my question is simple. Under these circumstances, what should
\nbe my attitude? I have been taking a series of steps to lessen the tension and
\ncreate harmony between X and me all these days. Should I suspend it and cut off
\nrelations completely? Or should I persist and go on, in spite of the knowledge
\nof what he is saying about me?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

My dear child, <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>I
\nam truly sorry for the state of confusion of the place. It appears to me like a
\nchaos. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>I
\nknow very well your efforts and attempts to create a harmony. I am behind them
\nto help – you know that. I am quite aware also of where things get twisted and
\ncrooked. But there is only one way to conquer \u2014 it is to persist <\/i>in the right attitude obstinately<\/i>,
\nin spite of everything, ignoring all the contradictions and oppositions. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>In
\nfull consciousness of the Truth, we do what has to be done, always the right
\nthing in the right way, without caring for the effect on others, the answers of
\nothers and the consequences. The eyes fixed on the Truth, we will advance and conquer. <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>With
\nlove and blessings. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>16 October 1963 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Sweet Mother, <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

I am again in a mess and can\u2019t get out of it. From head to toe
\nthere is chaos within. There is an oppressive <\/span><\/i>dryness and restlessness.
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\nPage\u00a0 <\/span>\u2014<\/span>
\n<\/font> <\/span>
\n392<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

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\nThe mind refuses to work. I feel
\nmiserable about the consequent wastage of time. Pray do something. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

It is a general attack all round. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Try
\nto keep as quiet and calm as possible and\u2026let it pass away! <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>With
\nlove and blessings. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>31 October 1963<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Sweet Mother, <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Last night, in dream, heapfuls of tape-like stuff were ejected
\nfrom my mouth. The feeling was one of relief (and repulsion). This has happened
\nmany times recently. Any meaning? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

It might be the symbol of old attachments.
\nIt is good that they go. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Blessings.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>29 January 1964 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Mother once said that greed in the cells is at the root of
\ntumours. Precisely what kind of psychological twist is responsible for brain
\ntumours? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Greed for fame. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>February 1964 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Sweet Mother, <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

I feel exhausted. Having to meet so many persons leaves me sucked
\nout. I could not sleep last night. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\nPage\u00a0 <\/span>\u2014<\/span>
\n<\/font> <\/span>
\n393<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

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The <\/span><\/i>
\nothers working in my office are also showing signs of exhaustion.
\nPray sustain us. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

The force is there to help you. Do not
\nthink of yourselves, but only of the Divine. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Blessings.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>2 March 1964 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Sweet Mother, <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

When they speak of a heart-attack or stroke, is there really an
\nattack or stroke from outside by the hostile forces, or is it a failure or
\nwrong functioning of the system? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Each case is different. It is often a blow
\nfrom outside, more often a failure in the material body. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Sometimes
\nboth together and then it is fatal. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>June 1964 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Sweet Mother, <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>What could be the
\nexplanation of the following kind of phenomena? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>1) A child is dressed
\nup nicely and sent on a promenade. Someone looks at him and says, \u201cHow
\nbeautiful!\u201d The same night the child develops fever. But if, when the child
\nreturns home, a small ritual is done, such as waving a pinch of salt thrice
\nbefore the child, things are all right. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>2) Food is being
\ncooked. Just at the moment of adding some fragrant leaves, somebody passes by;
\nas a result the preparation does not give off any fragrance at all. Or things
\nare made ready; the dough, etc., are seasoned; then someone comes and looks at \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\nPage\u00a0 <\/span>\u2014<\/span>
\n<\/font> <\/span>
\n394<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

it; subsequently everything turns out dismal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

In such cases, is it some evil spirits that act through the human
\nintermediary, or is the person himself the origin of the mischief? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

It can be anything and in fact is in different <\/i>cases very different things,
\nfrom simply a wrong mental formation to the action of an adverse force, entity
\nor being, through all the scale of human bad will. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>September 1964 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Sweet Mother, <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

I have received a question. In the Tantric system, the lower
\nconsciousness rises to meet and join the Higher Consciousness through the six
\ncentres or knots which are broken in the course of the ascent. Are the knots
\nbroken in our yoga also? Or are they loosened and resolved? If so, what is the
\nprocess? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

It looks as if it were only a question of
\nwords. What is meant exactly by broken? broken to pieces? Not likely. They (the
\ncentres) may break <\/i>open to let the
\nforce pass upward \u2014 this is more probable. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>But
\nfor each one the experience is different, and to try to make a rule by which
\nall experience has to proceed, is childish mental nonsense. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>The
\nSpirit is free <\/i>and will always be
\nfree in its workings. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>3 October 1964 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Sweet Mother, <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Last August Y met me and asked whether it is permissible for
\ndisciples of Sri Aurobindo and Mother to do worship of other gods and goddesses
\nat their <\/span><\/i>Centres. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\nPage\u00a0 <\/span>\u2014<\/span>
\n<\/font> <\/span>
\n395<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

<\/span><\/div>\n


\nHe said that a lot of confusion has been caused by those
\nwho have been writing and preaching that the Supramental Yoga can be done and its
\ngoal reached through the deities to whom people are accustomed. The old
\nPuranas, the Tulsi Ramayana, etc. are being expounded with a view to promote
\nthe ideal of Sri Aurobindo and Mother. Their view is that Sri Krishna, Rama,
\nSita – all can give the truth of the Supramental. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Here is the letter from Y asking me to seek guidance from Mother. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Those who still believe in gods can
\ncertainly continue to worship them if they feel like it \u2014 but they must know
\nthat this creed and this worship have nothing to do with the teaching of Sri
\nAurobindo and no connection whatsoever <\/i>with
\nthe Supramental Realisation. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>October 1964 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

(The disciple wrote of a devotee who was willing to lend money to
\nthe Ashram at a high rate of interest.)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

I am quite against borrowing money even at
\na reasonable rate of interest \u2014 this one is quite exorbitant and illegal, \u2014
\nthis is completely out of the question. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Those
\nwho believe in the yoga of Sri Aurobindo must understand that money is not
\nmeant to bring money but to help the earth to prepare for the advent of the new
\ncreation. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>With
\nblessings. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>23 December 1964 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

(The disciple, in collaboration with others, submitted a proposal
\nfor the publication of Sri Aurobindo\u2019s works.  <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\nPage\u00a0 <\/span>\u2014<\/span>
\n<\/font> <\/span>
\n396<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

<\/span><\/div>\n

Its intention was to increase the sales of books by offering them
\nto the public at a low price. Initially, six 80-page pocket-size books would be
\nproduced, and sold at a cost of one rupee each. On the proposal\u2019s cover letter
\nthe Mother wrote:)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

The plan is good but not} for Sri Aurobindo\u2019s
\nwork upon earth. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Blessings.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

(At the end of the proposal, the Mother wrote:)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

This is a very well mentally planned
\nproject. But I must remind you that Sri Aurobindo has warned us that his
\nwritings were not for the public at large and must not be treated like such.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>So
\nit is wiser to drop the idea. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Blessings.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>21 June 1965 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Mother close to my heart, <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

For the last few days my past has begun to come before my eyes in
\na vibrant manner. I see how I was wrong, how I was unfair and how I have wronged
\nothers. My gratitude to Mother increases a thousand – fold when I see how she
\nhas upheld me in spite of all my defects. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Let my identity dissolve and let me become a drop in Thy Ocean. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

All that is hard or obscure is bound to
\ndissolve in the Eternal Love\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Mid-1965 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

(The disciple asked whether two relatives who did not get along well should live together in the same house.)  <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\nPage\u00a0 <\/span>\u2014<\/span>
\n<\/font> <\/span>
\n397<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

<\/span><\/div>\n

The psychological difficulties may be
\ntaken as an excellent opportunity for practising equanimity. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>With
\nlove and blessings. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Mid-1965 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Sweet Mother, <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

I have just heard that though the Grace flows from all the limbs
\nof the Guru (such as the eyes and hands), what emanates through the feet is the
\nmost dynamic and full of compassion. That is why, it is said, the Indian
\ntradition enjoins Pranam to the feet. Is this true?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Here is Sri Aurobindo\u2019s answer to your
\nquery: <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

\u2026where she presses her
\nfeet course <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>miraculous streams of an entrancing Ananda. <\/span><\/p>\n

 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

All Nature dumbly calls
\nto her alone <\/span><\/p>\n

To heal with her feet
\nthe aching throb of life\u00b9<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Blessings. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>1967 <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

L<\/span>ETTERS
\n<\/span>O<\/span>N <\/span>B<\/span>EHALF <\/span>O<\/span>F <\/span>O<\/span>THERS<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

X is getting suggestions to go out of the Ashram for a change, in
\nview of his bad health. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n


\n\u00b9These two
\nquotations from Sri Aurobindo\u2019s writings appear on a card sent by The Mother <\/i>to the disciple. The first
\nextract is from The Mother, the second from Savitri
\n<\/i>(SABCL Vol. 25, p. 31 and Vol. 28, p. 314).<\/font><\/span> <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage\u00a0 <\/span>\u2014<\/span>
\n<\/font> <\/span>
\n398<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

<\/span><\/div>\n


\nHe asks if he should reject
\nthese suggestions or if Mother would advise him to go for a change. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>I do not believe in a change. It is for
\nhim a question of nature and temperament and wherever he goes that will
\nnecessarily go with him. It is only a change of character obtained by sadhana
\nthat can cure him. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>You
\ncan show him this, with my blessings. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>1 June 1962 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Sweet Mother, <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

X has not been happy in his present unhygienic room; it is dark
\nand ill-ventilated. If Mother approves, I would like to shift him to the Guest
\nHouse managed by Y. They are close friends and between them they would manage
\nthe Guest House more conveniently. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

As you believe it will work well, you can
\ntry. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>But
\nthose who have a grumbling nature generally keep it and are never satisfied\u2026So
\nlong as circumstances and others are accused of being the cause of discomfort,
\none is deep in falsehood. The wise man knows that he is responsible for what
\nhappens to him and tries to correct his nature. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Blessings.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>9 June 1962 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Z wishes to take her daughter X (of Dortoir Boarding) to her place
\nduring the school vacation in November. She prays for Mother\u2019s permission. The
\ngirl has not taken part in any of the cultural functions for December 1.<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage\u00a0 <\/span>\u2014<\/span>
\n<\/font> <\/span>
\n399<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

<\/span><\/div>\n

All right, provided it is X\u2019s wish. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>October 1962 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The following children pray for permission to go home during the
\nschool vacation next month: [four names are given] <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

I never encourage the children\u2019s going
\nduring the vacations because it has generally bad results. But when the
\nchildren themselves <\/i>ask I say yes
\nprovided they are back before<\/i> the
\nreopening of the school. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Blessings.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>October 1962<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Y, a lady teacher, is presently here on a visit. She decided some
\nyears ago to turn to spiritual life and has been trying her best to do so. But
\nshe finds the pull of sex too strong and does not know how to proceed. She
\nprays for Mother\u2019s guidance on whether it is advisable for her to marry or to
\npersist in sadhana, whatever the difficulty. Her photo is enclosed. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Let her marry now and take to spiritual
\nlife later on; she is not yet ready. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>When
\nthe call really comes, there is no possible hesitation. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Blessings.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>October 1962 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Z, a devotee from Bengal, has been connected with us for a number
\nof years. Recently he came into touch with some Sadhus. Now he is oppressed by the
\ndoubt whether his contact with Mother is snapped on that account. He asks if he is or can be open to Mother.
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\nPage\u00a0 <\/span>\u2014<\/span>
\n<\/font> <\/span>
\n400<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

<\/span><\/div>\n

If he wants to keep in contact, he must be
\nvery careful. Generally, it is not helpful to mix the influences. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Blessings.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>October 1962 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Sweet Mother, <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

X is again in tantrums. He says he wants to die, he does not see
\nany possibility of progress as things are with him now. There is no happiness
\nwithin and he feels he has made a mistake in coming to the Ashram. All told, he
\nis too gloomy and says he may get cracked in the head. Mother alone can do
\nsomething to revive his spirits. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

I have always known him like that \u2014 and
\nthat is why I was constantly refusing to let him come because he constantly
\nwants to be where he is not.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>But
\nnow that he is here, the only possibility for him to progress and cure is to
\nstick here with all his possible will and in spite of all suggestions to go
\naway. Of course I shall help him if he lets me do it; but he must know that it
\nis for him the only way of salvation. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>With
\nmy blessings. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>14 January 1963<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Sweet Mother, <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

I am unable to answer a question by a visitor. He is a young
\nteacher at Cuddalore who has been coming here for the last three or four years.
\nHe says that every time he meditates for about half an hour, he feels terribly
\nhungry. During meditation he gets peace, feels <\/span><\/i>happy and all that.  <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\nPage\u00a0 <\/span>\u2014<\/span>
\n<\/font> <\/span>
\n401<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

<\/span><\/div>\n


\nBut why this hunger? He has tried taking full
\nfood before meditation, yet the hunger still appears. Why, Mother? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

It is because by the quietness of the
\nmeditation he increases the receptivity of the body to the Force. This capacity
\nto receive and absorb may translate, although not necessarily, by a capacity to
\neat \u2014 but it does not mean that food is just then needed. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>26 January 1963 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

(A visitor, deeply moved by his brief stay in the Ashram, had to
\nleave because he was travelling in the company of two companions. The disciple
\nnarrated the visitor\u2019s story to the Mother, and concluded, \u201cThe whole episode
\nhas left me sad.\u201d He also enclosed photos of the persons involved.)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

I saw their photos. None of them was ready
\nas yet. But the Force will work and something may come out of it later on.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Do
\nnot be sad \u2014 things happen because they have to happen and finally everything leads
\nto the ultimate victory of the Supreme. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>With
\nblessings. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>January 1963 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Y was admitted with her three children two years ago at the
\ninsistent recommendation of Z. For the last one year she has been in charge of
\na boarding, which she has been running in an enlightened way. Her two girls are
\nattending a local school; her boy goes to our school. Z and she are hoping that
\nthey will be now put on the permanent list of the Ashram inmates.<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage\u00a0 <\/span>\u2014<\/span>
\n<\/font> <\/span>
\n402<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

<\/span><\/div>\n

What is permanent upon earth? X is here
\nsince 1921 (42 years) and has never asked to be permanent. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>September 1963 <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

The doctors declare that one of Y\u2019s eyes
\nis completely out of order due to detachment of the retina; the other eye is
\nlikely to have cataract. The general condition of his health is very low. He
\nprays for help and asks Mother whose treatment she would like him to undergo. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Let him choose his doctor, because it is
\nthe confidence <\/i>in the doctor that is most important. <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Blessings.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>October 1963 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Sweet Mother, <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Z has been ailing continuously
\nfor years now with one thing or other. Usually it is burning in the hands and
\nfeet and other nervous disorders. There are two suggestions regarding the \u201ctrue
\ncause\u201d: (1) Someone must be doing black magic. He has a number of ill-wishers.
\n(2) A temple oracle has said that the trouble is due to the displeasure of a
\nspirit inhabiting an old, old tree adjacent to the house. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Mother alone knows what
\nis true. Z prays for Mother\u2019s merciful intervention and protection. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

He must first exhaust all physical
\npossibilities, as, for instance, some unhygienic corner in the compound. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>And
\neven if it is one of the two occult reasons, why remain subject to them? It is
\neasily dismissed by sincerely calling  <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage\u00a0 <\/span>\u2014<\/span>
\n<\/font> <\/span>
\n403<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

<\/span><\/div>\n

for help and protection and by discarding all fear. <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>With
\nblessings. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>9 November 1963 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

X says that he wants to take up this path and has been doing
\nsadhana (meditation etc.). But his wife comes in the way of his sadhana by
\ninsisting that he shall not deny her sex-life. He prays for guidance. Should he
\nbreak with her in the interest of sadhana? Or is there any other way out?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

No advice can be given, except to be
\nsincere and follow the inner guidance. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>I
\nsee no legitimation of sexual intercourse (from the point of view of sadhana)
\nunless it is in view to have children. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>December 1963<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

(The disciple asked whether he should cancel preparations for a
\ndinner party at an Ashram guest-house because its manager was overworked.)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

To do properly this work one must be
\nstrong and plastic <\/i>and know how to
\nutilise the inexhaustible energy <\/i>which
\nis backing you all.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>I
\nhave nothing more to say. But I expect everybody here to rise to the height of
\nthe needs. If we are not able even to do that much, how can we hope to be ready
\nfor the descent of the Light of Truth when it will come to manifest upon earth!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Blessings.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>15 January 1964 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Y has been repeatedly telling me of his depression and his loss of
\ninterest in life.
\n <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\nPage\u00a0 <\/span>\u2014<\/span>
\n<\/font> <\/span>
\n404<\/span><\/p>\n

\n


\nLast evening he was particularly
\ndown and said that he feels like dying. Every night he sleeps hoping he will
\ndie by the morning. At one stage he wanted only a change of work. Now he feels he
\nshould go out of the Ashram if he is to pull on. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Z offered him a job somewhere but he
\nrefused. It is the nature that must change, not the surroundings and the
\noccupation.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>This
\nis a kind of attitude in his vital, the depression attitude, which he somewhat
\ncherishes. Unless he allows the Light and the Force to come down in him to
\nclear that, I do not see what can be done. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Blessings.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>January 1964<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Y prays for a flower from Mother daily to be sent to him at the
\nhospital. He asks if Mother has said anything on receiving his letter. He was
\ndepressed when I saw him at 11:30 A.M. today. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

You can tell him that the only way of
\ngetting out of trouble is to have faith<\/i>,
\na true, sincere, unfaltering faith<\/i>,
\nand a faith that makes no demands<\/i>.
\nAll the rest is sheer bargaining. <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Blessings.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>January 1964 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Sweet Mother, <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Y sent me word a while ago that he had been feeling quite sick and
\nwanted me to go to him. I went and met him. He says he is quite weak; the
\nhospital doctors are stuffing him with drugs throughout the day and he cannot
\ndrag on: he feels too exhausted. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Each of these visits to the hospital drives home to <\/span><\/i>me what a hell life outside is.  <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\nPage\u00a0 <\/span>\u2014<\/span>
\n<\/font> <\/span>
\n405<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

<\/span><\/div>\n


\nIt dawns on me, with increasing
\nforce, what heavenly conditions Mother has created for us here in the Ashram.
\nAll habitual grumblers here should be taken compulsorily once a week to visit
\nthe hospital!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

This is quite true; but the state of
\ngrumbling was truly too much in Y\u2019s case, and it is really that which brought
\nhim where he is now. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>He
\nmust still learn to be quiet and to accept things as they come. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>I
\nam joining a letter for him that you can give him personally with a word of
\nencouragement. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>With
\nlove and blessings. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>9 February 1964 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Sweet Mother, <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Z has been working in our office for the last fortnight. She has
\nturned out very good work and I am proud of her efficiency and spirit of
\ndedication. She is shortly leaving for Madras. I would make an earnest prayer
\nto Mother to grant that her life may turn a new corner. Hitherto, in spite of
\nher all-round brilliance, she has had a chequered career with frustration at
\nevery step. Pray, Mother, let that cease from now on. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Difficulties are always blessings if we
\nknow how to face them. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Blessings.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

March 1964<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

X, a member of the Circle in Kampala, complains that the person in
\ncharge insulted her at the function of the 29th February. She seeks solace from
\nthe Mother.<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage\u00a0 <\/span>\u2014<\/span>
\n<\/font> <\/span>
\n406<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

<\/span><\/div>\n

Let her think of the Divine and not of
\nherself. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>March 1964 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

We have engaged a number of rooms on rent in Y\u2019s house. He takes
\nrented furniture from Z for these rooms. Now, it appears, Z has raised the
\nfurniture rent. So Y says that either the rent for the rooms must be increased
\nor he must be exempted from paying extra rent for the furniture. It comes to
\nabout Rs. 10 per month. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

So many petty things! With goodwill and
\ndisinterestedness all these things ought to be settled easily. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>April 1964<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

X asks me to place the following developments in his illness
\nbefore Mother: (1) The hospital doctor is not satisfied with the state of
\nhealing. After three months of treatment, things are still fluid and the
\ndoctors are not sure of the likely course. He asks Mother if She would advise
\nand arrange for him to be sent to some other place like Vellore Hospital. (2)
\nFor the last three months he has been given strong drugs continuously. As a
\nresult he feels too weak. His friend Y seems to have suggested that he could
\ntake an Ayurvedic arsenic preparation instead. But is it permissible to mix up
\nAyurvedic and Allopathic treatments in this way? X can\u2019t answer and wishes the
\nmatter to be referred to Mother. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

I know too well the true reason of all
\nthese complications and this suffering to give him any advice, because it is
\nonly an inner and radical change of his character that can put an end to the
\nordeal.
\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage\u00a0 <\/span>\u2014<\/span>
\n<\/font> <\/span>
\n407<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

<\/span><\/div>\n

\nHe has had with him and still has
\na conscious and steady concentration of force which ought to have cured him
\nlong ago. But his inner pessimism and dissatisfaction constantly spoil the
\nworking. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Let
\nhim have a true faith and then everything will be all right. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Blessings.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>May 1964 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Z, a lecturer in history, seeks to join the Ashram. A well-built man,
\nhe is just the kind of person X is in need of. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

We do not need lecturers! but you can send
\nhim to X and see what he says. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>July 1964 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Sweet Mother, <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

One householder reader of our Kannada journal has asked the
\nfollowing two questions which I am unable to answer. Would Mother kindly help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

(1) What is to be done to reduce (if not eliminate) the desire for
\nfood? (2) What is to be done to reduce (if not eliminate) the desire for sex? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

One answer to both: busy yourself with something
\nmore interesting \u2014 otherwise there are hundreds of ways from the most material
\nto the most spiritual. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Blessings.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>August 1964<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Y, from N\u2019Dola, Rhodesia \u2014 a member of the Circle \u2014  <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\nPage\u00a0 <\/span>\u2014<\/span>
\n<\/font> <\/span>
\n408<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

<\/span><\/div>\n

is in
\ntrouble with the police for having tried to smuggle out currency through
\nanother man. That man was caught and the police are on the scene. He prays for
\nhelp.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

What has he done for the Divine\u2019s Work
\nthat he asks for help? <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>September 1964 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The parents of Z (of Children\u2019s Home) have written asking if
\nMother would approve of the girl\u2019s going to Bombay for the school holidays. The
\ngirl herself would like to go. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Generally when children go outside for
\nholidays they come back quite spoilt \u2014 but if the girl wants really to go, she
\ncan go. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>October 1964<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Y, who is in difficulty for smuggling currency out of Rhodesia, is
\nin danger of being sent to jail. He prays for help. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

I have nothing to do with that kind of
\nthing. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>December 1964 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Z\u2019s letter is enclosed regarding his wife. He hopes to receive a
\ntoken of Thy Grace to take for her. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Let her purify the outer being, and
\nabolish the ego, by a complete and perfect consecration to the Supreme Divine,
\nand the obstacle will be removed.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>The
\nadverse forces are allowed to act only in order to  <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage\u00a0 <\/span>\u2014<\/span>
\n<\/font> <\/span>
\n409<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

<\/span><\/div>\n

compel us to make ourselves pure and
\nreceptive enough for the descent and the union. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>With
\nlove and blessings. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>30 December 1964 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

X is a poor man who comes here practically every week, meditates
\nnear the Samadhi and offers money very regularly. He feels the Mother\u2019s
\nPresence and guidance. But every time he gets a good spiritual experience,
\nsomething bad happens in the domestic or professional sphere. Yesterday, for
\ninstance, he came across a quotation saying that if one goes deep into the
\nheart one can find Mother there; immediately he felt Mother there in a sitting
\nposture. But a little afterwards his youngest child was nearly caught under a
\nbus, and a couple of hours later his eldest son had a big fall from a wall. He
\nis bewildered because such things happen with regularity. He prays for Thy
\nblessings.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Whatever happens is the effect of the
\nGrace and the best that could happen spiritually. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Love
\nand blessings. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>March 1965 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Y, the two-year-old grandchild of my family-friend Z, was
\nperfectly normal till he was three months old, when he had an attack of
\nmeasles. For about ten days strong medicines were given. Thereafter he was
\nnever well; he started getting convulsions and is now in some state of shock.
\nHe cannot stand or walk freely, cannot talk or readily recognise people.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Photo A was taken before the ailment; photo B <\/span><\/i>this month. The family prays for Mother\u2019s Grace and Blessings. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\nPage\u00a0 <\/span>\u2014<\/span>
\n<\/font> <\/span>
\n410<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

<\/span><\/div>\n

Modern medicines are not fit for children.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Blessings.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

(On a slip accompanying the photos of the child, the Mother
\nwrote:)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

If Nature is given a chance she may repair
\nthe damage. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>June 1965 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The American lady X has become a big problem in the Guest House. She
\nflies at servants, behaves badly at the table and makes herself a complete
\nnuisance. Last night she started typing at 3 A.M. Both managers, Y and Z, find
\nit impossible to continue with her. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

It is true, however, that Y made all sorts of promises to her
\nabout special arrangements, as he does to everyone in the beginning. What is to
\nbe done? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

She has written to me and from her letter
\nI understand that she needs one room for herself and one for her luggage, plus
\nplace in a refrigerator for some provisions, and she is very particular about
\nher food. If some promises have been made they must be kept. It is a
\nconciliating and understanding spirit that is needed. Any other attitude than
\nthat one is, in the Ashram, disgraceful and unworthy of Sri Aurobindo. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Blessings.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>30 June 1965<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Sweet Mother, <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

X is in distress. Last week her old trouble of involuntary going
\nout of the body started again. During <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\nPage\u00a0 <\/span>\u2014<\/span>
\n<\/font> <\/span>
\n411<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

<\/span><\/div>\n

a nap of ten minutes in the afternoon she came out of the body,
\nbut could not re-enter it. She called the Mother. An enveloping Force of
\nstrength and a tickling sensation was felt from her feet to her head and she
\ncould re-enter the body. Afterwards there was much tiredness. That night her
\nsleep was disturbed, there was pain in her body and her face had the pallor of
\ndeath. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The next day during her afternoon nap, she again went out of her
\nbody and was hanging over it, but she could not re-enter it. She called Mother,
\nbut there was no response. She called again and again and nothing happened. She
\ncould not enter the body either through the head or through the feet; the body
\ngave no opening. She thought that death had come and she could never re-enter
\nher body. She got flurried, but somehow composed herself and hovered round and
\nround the body. She flew up and caught sight of the colour picture of the
\nMother\u2019s Feet hanging on the wall near the ceiling. She went near it and prayed
\nfervently to those Feet. Then she was able to effect an entry into her body
\nthrough the head, but with great suffering and pain. Her whole body was dead
\ncold and frigid, and it took some time for her to become normal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>She prays for Thy help.
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

It is through the heart centre <\/i>(solar plexus) that one must <\/i>enter the body \u2014 the other two (feet and head) are considered
\nas impossible. The entering through the head seems miraculous and no wonder
\nthat it was painful. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>But
\nthe worst of all is to fear<\/i>. Even if
\nall conditions are normal, fear attracts difficulties. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>The
\nonly true solution is an unfailing faith in the Divine\u2019s Grace. With that
\nfaith, sincere and complete, one is always safe.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Blessings.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>15 September 1965<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage\u00a0 <\/span>\u2014<\/span>
\n<\/font> <\/span>
\n412<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

<\/span><\/div>\n

Y (the occultist from Simla) writes that her eldest daughter Z
\n(age 9) is abnormally absent-minded and always dreamy. She feels it is perhaps
\nbecause the psychic being of the child has not yet fully come down in the body.
\nShe asks if this could be so and also if Mother would advise what is to be done
\nin the matter. Her photo is enclosed.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

The child looks quite happy. They must let
\nher be as she is and not contradict her. When the time has come for her to be
\nas the ordinary human beings, she will be so. All interference would be a
\nspiritual offence. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>November 1965 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

(The disciple wrote about a boy who was subject to frequent minor spasms
\nin the form of jerks of the head.)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

This boy is ultra-sensitive and has good
\npossibilities in him. But he needs to be treated with much patience and
\nespecially a perfect quiet <\/i>and calm<\/i>. The slightest impatience,
\nroughness or irritation will upset him completely, any brusque movement can
\ngive him an attack. I insist on this because if the parents sincerely want him
\nto cure they must be very gentle with him. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Blessings.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>November 1965 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

X prays for special Grace. He is in distress; there is a fresh
\ncrisis every day in his business and he is unable to cope with the situation. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

If he keeps his mind quiet and his heart
\npeaceful he will cope with the situation. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Blessings.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>December 1965<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage\u00a0 <\/span>\u2014<\/span>
\n<\/font> <\/span>
\n413<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

<\/span><\/div>\n

Y has been told by astrologers that the next three years are very
\nbad for him. His immediate superior in his office is thinking of leaving the
\ncompany and consequently his position may not continue to be as secure as now.
\nHis sub-tenant has gone and he finds it difficult to maintain the flat which he
\ngot by Grace. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

He prays for Mother\u2019s Blessings. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

He must face the difficulty with faith and
\nconfidence; and everything will end well. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Blessings.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>March 1966 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Sweet Mother, <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Someone is reported to have done black magic against Z. A lemon
\nwas found placed on a pillar. They are all falling sick at the house and there
\nis a very disturbed atmosphere. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Let them burn incense on the same pillar \u2014
\ninvoking Sri Aurobindo\u2019s name. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>19 March 1966<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

X was having tooth-ache continuously for some time. One day,
\nrecently, her husband told her: Why not try what Mother has written in the
\nBulletin? Go out of the body and concentrate on the trouble-spot. And she did.
\nThe pain disappeared. But what followed is interesting. She had no pain during
\nthe day, but in sleep she began to have intense pain in the tooth. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Why did the pain come in sleep alone?<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage\u00a0 <\/span>\u2014<\/span>
\n<\/font> <\/span>
\n414<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

<\/span><\/div>\n

Because her consciousness went elsewhere
\nand she was no more concentrated on her body. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>March 1966 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Sweet Mother, <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Yesterday Mother saw the boy in Y\u2019s family. Y prays to Mother to
\nguide the medical treatment of his son. He will implicitly do what Mother says.
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

If the parents could stop being anxious
\nand somewhat nervous in their relation with the boy, it would very much help
\ntowards his recovery. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Blessings.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>July 1966 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Z has been informed by his daughter that she is marrying some man
\nin Bombay of whom Z does not know anything. Without his knowledge the girl and her
\nmother have sent Rs.18,000 to that man for arranging a flat in Bombay. Z prays
\nto Mother for help to avert what he anticipates \u2014 a tragedy. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Each one must be free to decide about his
\nor her own life. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>April 1967<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

(The disciple wrote on behalf of a devotee who feared that his
\nbusiness partner had hired a black magician to harm him.)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

For him who trusts the Divine there is no
\nfear. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Blessings.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>January 1968 <\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage\u00a0 <\/span>\u2014<\/span>
\n<\/font> <\/span>
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