Others too had to understand Her secret - her own disciples, Nations. Will she be heard? Will she be allowed to pursue her experience? '... The body knows that the work will go on and on and on...'
The last turning point of Mother's yoga, and she comes out of it with this cry: "I have walked a long, long time. There was nothing but a constant cry, as if everything were torn away from me. It was the whole problem of the world." And this Agenda is more and more strewn with heartrending little cries. It was not enough to have found the secret for herself, the others too had to understand, her own disciples, Nations locked in their egoistic power: "They have no faith! 'She is old, she is old', an atmosphere of resistance to the change; 'it is impossible, impossible' from all sides.... Not a single minute should be wasted - I am in a hurry.... The reign of the Divine must, oh, must come!.... If the entire Russian block were to turn to the right side, that would be an enormous support! The victory is certain, but I don't know which path will be followed to reach it.... We must cling, cling so tightly to Truth.... They don't listen to me any more." She is 93, groping her way into the unknown: "I see more clearly with eyes closed than with eyes open, and it is a physical vision, purely physical, but a kind of physical that seems more complete. The consciousness of the cells is what has to change, all the rest will follow naturally! I have the feeling I am on my way to discovering the illusion that must be destroyed so that physical life may go on uninterrupted - death is the result of a distortion of consciousness." Will she be heard? Will she be allowed to pursue her experience? "Only a violent death could halt the transformation; otherwise the body knows that the work will go on and on and on...." And this cry again: "There will be a miracle! But what, I don't know."
We need a message for the Darshan of the 24th.
(after a silence)
I don't know if it's any good.... It's my experiences these last few days.
(Mother writes with her eyes closed)
Human blindness is such that many people expect to attain the Truth while keeping the habit of lying.
At least 4 or 5 people around me are lying—lying to me! Just these last few days.
Shall I put that?... You're not happy!
Oh yes, yes! I completely agree.... Because Falsehood has many levels.1
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Well, anyway I say "the habit of lying," I don't say "the Falsehood."
Yes, Mother, I know, I was speaking for myself!
(Mother laughs) What I say there concerns the crudest of all levels: they lie to me to get me to do certain things. Just these last few days. And it's so spontaneous on their part that they don't even realize that I am going to find out.
The first case was M.2
If I give this message, they'll think, "Oh, well, there are 'many,' so it doesn't matter!" (laughter) They always twist things around like that!
I could put it another way:
It is imperative not to tell lies when one aspires to the Truth.
People will say, "Oh, that's obvious!"
Well, it isn't so obvious at all!
But they do it just the same.
I can say:
Needless to say that those who aspire to Truth must abstain from telling lies.3
It's the lies of the lower nature that are difficult to... dispel.
(Mother nods her head) Yes, but that has nothing to do with "telling lies."
Lying is always the sign of a lack of courage. A refusal to face the situation as it is.
(Mother goes back within, long contemplation)
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Nothing to ask?
(Sujata slips a note to Satprem: "Is India doing okay?")
What is India doing, Mother?
I received some news from Indira, who told me that they're sending all the help they can up there [to Bangladesh]. They are taking a very positive position. But she says that the outcome will probably be war with Pakistan, and maybe even with China—they're expecting it.
That's good! Let the Falsehood burst open!
You know that they had asked my advice? And I told them that they had to help urgently4 (that letter was hand-delivered to her). And her answer was brought back to me. She said she agreed, that they were already doing it: even medical assistance and everything. They're sending everything. But West Pakistan wrote to Russia... (Mother tries to recall). They're angry [Russia?], because they had advised them not to start a war, and the advice was not followed. So now they say [the Pakistanis]: India had better not help because... that would mean war. And Russia sent this information to India. And China has clearly taken a position for Pakistan.
So it may get very nasty.
It has to be straightened out once and for all, Mother.
Both England and America are still like this (vacillating gesture).
For them it's Pakistan's "internal affair."
Yes.
But it seems to me that India is too slow in taking an effective stand to recognize the country.
Oh, it was done these last few days. Already two or three days ago....
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??... I'm speaking of the official recognition of the government of Bangladesh.
There isn't any government.
But they said there is a government—a provisional government.
When did they say that?
Already at least 5 or 6 days ago.
Yes, but the man [Sheikh Mujibur] has been made a prisoner—and tortured into the bargain, to make him say what he doesn't want to say.5
It's horrible, mon petit!
Oh, yes.
(silence)
But I feel that the more India procrastinates or beats around the bush, the more difficult the situation will become for her.
Oh, but it's over, she's not procrastinating anymore.
Yes, except that she doesn't want to recognize the government of Bengal officially.
Yes, she does.
??
They have even helped to form it.
!?
That was these past few days—the news hasn't come out yet. I get news that hasn't come out.
It's far more serious than it seems.
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Yes, Mother.
But, Mother, I have the feeling India is the symbol of the world's battle and the new Consciousness cannot be established in the world so long as India has not regained her unity.
It's obvious that India is the symbol of the New World in formation, so India must be "one," symbolically, in order for the New World to see the light of day....
Consequently Pakistan has to disappear.6
But of course!
There's no doubt about that. So this must be the time.
But they've already missed one chance.7
Yes, they've already missed one chance. But now... they shouldn't miss this one.
But India herself is divided.
Divided?
Yes, in Orissa, for example. A large part of Orissa is entirely under Sri Aurobindo's influence, and another part is in revolt.... N.S. has relentless enemies there. She was elected there, but she has relentless enemies—India herself is divided.
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It's serious.8
Such an ardent faith would be needed... but... (gesture of something crumbling into dust between her fingers).
You see, the Force is so active.... Lies that have gone on for years are becoming visible here too—the mixture is everywhere.
Such a... such a force of truth would be needed, you know, a force that would be great enough to overcome all that.
For me, Victory is certain, but I don't know if it's tomorrow or... (gesture into the distance).
I don't know what road we will take to get there.
Victory is certain, that's obvious, but what road are we going to take to get there?
And it very much depends on our individual position; that's what they don't understand. We must cling, cling so tightly to the Truth that nothing can touch us.
It always comes back to the same thing: "What You will, Lord, what You will."
But that has become formidable.
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