Savitri
A Legend and a Symbol

Chapter 7November 22, 1972

Book 11. November

I wish I could disappear to do the work better.

(Mother remains within the whole time)

You’ll be better over there [at Nandanam].

What do you wish?

Well, you know, I always wish to ask you how things stand.

Oh! Better not speak about that.

Yes. I understand it’s a process...

Oh!...

...that’s infinite and....

Yes. Either I say everything or nothing at all. And saying everything is.... You know, there’s both a constant effort and... (Mother opens her hands) every minute a discovery. So describing it would be endless, and also uninteresting.

Well, I’m not so sure about that! I’m not so sure!

Therefore....

(silence)

The body consciousness is beginning to be wise, it too is saying with a great, great... more than sincerity, “Let Your Will be done.” People and their opinions and their way of seeing things seem so very ridiculous to it!

Yes, I can understand that.

Let Your Will be done.