Chapter 3March 14, 1952

Notes and Fragments

(Note written by hand two months after Sri Aurobindo’s departure)

The lack of the earth’s receptivity and the behavior of Sri Aurobindo’s disciples1 are largely responsible for what happened to his body. But one thing is certain: the great misfortune that has just beset us in no way affects the truth of his teaching. All he said is perfectly true and remains so. Time and the course of events will make this abundantly clear.

(This note, originally written in English, was meant for the officials who had wanted to present

Mother with the Nobel Peace Prize proposed for Sri Aurobindo in 1951)

Since the beginning of the earth wherever and whenever there was the possibility of manifesting a ray of consciousness, I was there.2 1In an ‘official’ version, Mother had omitted ‘and the behavior of Sri Aurobindo’s disciples.’