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October 28, 1972

What would you like? … Nothing?

Do you think I’m soon going to pass into another life?

Another life?

Yes, another consciousness, let’s say.

(after a silence)

I wanted to ask you something. You know the mantra I gave you, I don’t remember if the last word is Bhagavatee or Bhagavateh?

Bhagavateh, Mother.

Ah, Bhagavateh! … (Mother repeats the mantra) OM Namo Bhagavateh … like that.

Yes, Mother.

(meditation)

Did you notice how strong the mantra is on the subconscient? It

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 has a great, great power over the subconscient.

I told you what a nuisance the subconscient is, didn’t I? …

Oh, yes!

But, repeating that mantra has a great, great effect on it.

(silence)

One mustn’t … one mustn’t … [get impatient]. If people can have trust….

Eating has become almost an impossibility, mon petit. In my case it’s all right because I don’t do anything, I am immobile all day, so if I don’t eat it doesn’t matter too much, but people who work and move and come and go must take care.

(Imploringly) Let me do the work.

I hope … I hope it will be useful to others.

It’s become … it’s become an almost unsolvable problem (Mother holds her throat): at times I can’t even swallow.

(silence)

I’ve found but one solution: What You want, Lord, what You want…. And what comes up from the subconscient is constantly met by: OM namo Bhagavateh, OM….

(meditation)

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