Amal Kiran's Correspondence with The Mother

22 January 1970

(Amal sent a report on the financial condition of Mother India. It is followed by the Mother’s comments.)

SOME DETAILS ABOUT MOTHER INDIA

Ever since December 1968, the Press, which used to charge us about Rs. 500 every month (paper cost), has been charging us about Rs. 1600 for composing, printing, etc. We have tried to pay all the charges, but the bills of four months have not been met: this means a debt of over Rs. 6000.

Out of our subscriptions and advertisements we can pay up to Rs. 1000 monthly. So, even if we could pay off the Rs. 6000 debt, we shall be in the future in loss every month by Rs. 600.

If we can get advertisements to cover two or three pages each month, we can meet the excess. In the meantime we are badly in need of some donation to help us pay off those Rs. 6000.

I quite agree to “Mother India” continuing; but the Press is insisting to be paid and “Mother India” must pay—that is all. If it can pay it continues.

If it cannot pay it must stop.

And I say like that because I am convinced that with a little trouble and care it must be able to pay.

So, take the trouble and go on. Dyuman is ready to help in the organisation.

With love and blessings.

22 January 1970

Mother dearest,

O please help me to belong entirely to you! I want a radical push inward and upward as well as outward towards you. I hope I don’t seem too hopeless to you.

Not at all hopeless — I am sure that finally it will be all right. But, for the moment, you are still too much attached to your intellectual cleverness — it hampers your progress.

My blessings

The only way to remedy too much talking is to keep silent.