Chapter 6October 30, 1963

had used my method and it worked quite well. I had explained to him how to "pass the thing" on to the Lord (that is, to learn to offer it). He tried it and told me, "It worked quite well, the thing didn't take root: a moment of discomfort, and it was over."

One should learn to do that. If one does it with one's head, it's useless; what's effective is when you are able to summon that sort of eternal immobility... then, the effect is immediate. But generally, people know how to do it for others but not for themselves, because for themselves, they go on vibrating – when it hurts a lot, it's difficult to stop that vibrating. But it CAN be done; even when the pain is absolutely acute, almost unbearable (normally one would start screaming), one CAN, one can do it and summon that silent immobility to the painful spot – immobility of eternity. Very, very quickly, within a few seconds, the intensity disappears; there remains only a memory, which one should take care not to reawaken by thinking about it, but which lingers as a memory in the body, as when you've given yourself a good knock, a sound blow, and the acute pain has gone, but the mark stays. It stays a more or less long time. If one made the effort to stay very, very quiet, immobile, without doing anything, thinking anything, wanting anything, for a long enough time, I think there would be very little effect.

So much so that, for example, one KNOWS one has a violent fever (the thing comes with a violent fever, a violent reaction), yet there is no sign of fever! I had the experience three or four times; I had those things that bring on bouts of violent fever, and when the doctor came, I asked him, "Doctor, do I have a fever?" (I knew very well I had a fever, I didn't need to ask him! One of those fevers that make you run a very high temperature; but then there was that immobility I had summoned.) The doctor feels my pulse: "No, you're fine!"

Of course, one can imitate this mentally, but it's only an imitation. What I mean is something else, which has nothing to do with mental will – (laughing) maybe it's a gift from the Lord, I don't know!

(On the occasion of Satprem's birthday Mother writes the following message:)

"A

day

shall

come

when

all

the

beautiful

dreams

will

become

real,

with

a

reality

far

more

marvelous than anything we can dream of.

With our love and blessings."

I've put it into French, but it's something Sri Aurobindo said for you!

I put "our," it's deliberate. And he said with assurance, "Do tell him this, let him not forget that all the most beautiful, the most The other day I wondered, "What am I going to tell him?" And he immediately answered me, "Tell him this."

Yes, it wet be that way.

Yes! It's obvious.