November 20, 1971
(Mother hands Satprem two notes.)
“We are at a moment of transition in the history of
the earth. It is a moment only in terms of
the eternity of time. But compared to human life this moment is long.
Matter is in the process of changing to prepare for a
new manifestation; but the human body is not suffi
ciently plastic and offers resistance. This is why the
number of incomprehensible disorders and diseases is
increasing and becoming a problem for medical science.
The remedy lies in union with the divine forces which
are at work and in a confident and quiet receptivity
that facilitates the process."
November 18, 1971
"Those who want to progress have an exceptional
chance; because the transformation begins by opening
the consciousness to the working of the new forces; and
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thus individuals have a unique and marvelous oppor
tunity to open to the divine influence."
November 20, 1971
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(Then Mother listens to Satprem read a letter
from the disciple in the Vatican.)
And what about the cardinal who was supposed to come here?
Not a cardinal.
He’s not a cardinal?
No, but he handles millions. He’s a Monsignor.
That means archbishop?
I don’t know, Mother. I just know that he is in charge of an
enormous "charity" which has millions, and he gets all his
money from women — he has a power over women. A colossal
fortune. Were he to turn it to the right side, it would be good.
(Mother nods)
But he’s a man who is enslaved to his lower nature, I think. He
has both an intelligence that would enable him to reach very
high and a lower nature …
Very assertive.
And nothing in between.
Because, I had counted a little on his coming here and telling the people at the Mission to keep quiet — they’re a nuisance. They’re creating all sorts of trouble for us (they’re not the only ones, but they’re contributing). So I had hoped he would come here and tell them to keep quiet.
I’ll tell P.L. He can do that; he is a very intimate friend of the
cardinal of France, Tisserant. He would just have to say a
word to him and it would be taken care of.
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Good.
There are the Sisters, the ones who have a kind of hospital — they’re very nice, they work very well and take very good care of the people who go there. But the College … they’ve played a great part in the troubles that took place here. [[Against the Sri Aurobindo University. ]] It’s not the Sisters, they’re very nice. It’s the College.
I’ll tell him.
(silence)
You don’t have any questions?
What about you, what do you say?
I am asking if you have any questions.
There’s a lot of talk of war….
Well, they’ve begun fighting.
No, they haven’t!
They’ve begun fighting; I received a letter yesterday or the day before. They’ve crossed the border [[Only 12 days later, on December 2, will India launch a general offensive. ]] [of East Bengal].
You think that means war?
(Mother makes a gesture of not knowing)
This is not the official news. It’s the “combatants”[["Mukti Bahini" army of liberation or Bengali resistance. ]] who write me: the general who came here….
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