Chapter 4November 20, 1971

You see, my body is full of pains and malfunctions, but as soon as I go into that state (vast, peaceful gesture) everything is done – time doesn’t exist anymore. Time is endless in the old consciousness, while it doesn’t exist in this one. I don’t know how to describe it.

(silence)

Being flowery, I would say: the old consciousness is like... it’s death, it’s as if you were going to die any minute: you suffer, you... it’s the consciousness that leads to death. And the other one (vast, immutable, smiling gesture) is life... peaceful life, eternal life. Yes, that’s it.

But it’s not that, you follow, these are just words.

(Mother goes into contemplation)

I can’t express it.

It’s not necessary.112

(Mother hands Satprem two notes.)

“We are at a moment of transition in the history of the earth. It is a moment only in terms of

the eternity of time. But compared to human life this moment is long. Matter is in the process of changing to prepare for a new manifestation; but the human body is not sufficiently plastic and offers resistance. This is why the number of incomprehensible disorders and diseases is increasing and becoming a problem for medical science.

The remedy lies in union with the divine forces which are at work and in a confident and

quiet receptivity that facilitates the process.”

“Those who want to progress have an exceptional chance; because the transformation

begins by opening the consciousness to the working of the new forces; and thus individuals have a unique and marvelous opportunity to open to the divine influence.”

112A long meditation which was like a bath of dense, concentrated power as if you were in a “solid flow.” It seemed to become more tremendously dense each time – though perhaps that is a subjective impression. We can’t help mentioning a phenomenon that Satprem observed often enough: each time Mother came out of her contemplation, she had a sort of

* * *

(Then Mother listens to Satprem read a letter

from the disciple in the Vatican.)

And what about the cardinal who was supposed to come here?

Not a cardinal.

He’s not a cardinal?

No, but he handles millions. He’s a Monsignor.

That means archbishop?

I don’t know, Mother. I just know that he is in charge of an enormous “charity” which has millions, and he gets all his money from women – he has a power over women. A colossal fortune. Were he to turn it to the right side, it would be good.

(Mother nods)

But he’s a man who is enslaved to his lower nature, I think. He has both an intelligence that would enable him to reach very high and a lower nature...

Very assertive.

And nothing in between.

Because, I had counted a little on his coming here and telling the people at the Mission to keep quiet – they’re a nuisance. They’re creating all sorts of trouble for us (they’re not the only ones, but they’re contributing). So I had hoped he would come here and tell them to keep quiet.

I’ll tell P.L. He can do that; he is a very intimate friend of the cardinal of France, Tisserant. He would just have to say a word to him and it would be taken care of.

Good.

There are the Sisters, the ones who have a kind of hospital – they’re very nice, they work very well and take very good care of the people who go there. But the College... they’ve played a great part in the troubles that took place here.113 It’s not the Sisters, they’re very nice. It’s the College.

I’ll tell him.