Champaklal Speaks

Mother in Trance

There was a time when while conversing with people Mother, would suddenly go into trance and later would say, “I fell asleep.” Now I did not like her saying this, because I knew that it was not that; she does not sleep but goes deep within to do some occult work. However for a long time I kept quiet when she spoke thus, Finally one day I could not control myself and asked her: “Why do you keep saying, 'I fell asleep'? It is not true, you are not asleep.” She smiled sweetly and gave me a penetrating look. Then she said: “Champaklal, you are right. But I say this because people would not be able to understand my state.”

Later, gradually she herself starred saying, “I went into trance.” But even when in trance she remained fully conscious. Outwardly it seemed that she had gone within and was unaware of all that going on around her. It often happened that after coming out after trance she astonished us by relating what was going on outside during that period.