Chapter 16January 17, 1973

Quite well, little Mother.

Yes?

Yes, Mother Yes, Mother Yes, Mother.

(Mother receives Satprem and Sujata fifty-five minutes late.)

Nothing to be said.... It’s chaos!

The Supermind has obviously nothing in common with our regular time.

(silence)

I feel I am being pulled in opposite directions by the old world and the new....

(Mother shakes her head and plunges in)

We need a message for February 21, Mother.

Do you have it?

No! [laughter] Z proposes two texts from Sri Aurobindo, but I feel it would be better to have Well, no, Mother! Won’t you rather say something yourself?

(after a silence)

Plus on avance, plus le besoin d’une présence divine devient impérieux et... inévitable. [The more we advance, the more the need of a divine presence becomes imperative and... inevitable.]

“Inevitable” isn’t the word, it’s....

“Indispensable”?

Yes, that’s it, indispensable.

Is it all right?

Yes, Mother.

(Mother writes the message in French)

1973.

(then she signs it)

How do you want to put it in English?

We should put: “The more we advance on the way, the more the need of a divine Presence becomes indispensable – imperative and indispensable.”

(Mother writes the message with her eyes closed)

A dot on the “i” here [Satprem guides Mother’s hand]. That’s all. And just put a period at the end, and your signature.

Is my handwriting all right?

Yes, it’s quite good, Mother, it came out very well.

(Mother goes into contemplation)

(Sujata:) Mother, you are going to see the Dalai Lama tomorrow, aren’t you? Satprem would be very interested to know your impression – what you have felt.