June 28, 1972

(Mother first listens to some letters from Sri Aurobindo to

 Nirod, and in particular the following ones, which

 catch her attention and amuse her.)

Why not write something about the Super

mind which these people find so difficult to

 understand?

What's the use? How much would anybody

 understand? Besides the present business is to

 bring down and establish the Supermind, not to

 explain it. If it establishes itself, it will explain

 itself - if it does not, there is no use in explaining

 it. I have said some things about it in past

writings, but without success in enlightening

 anybody. So why repeat the endeavor?

(October 8, 1935)

 On Himself, XXVI.164[215]

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What disciples we are of what a Master! I

 wish you had chosen or called some better

 stuff.

As to the disciples, I agree! - Yes, but would the

 better stuff, supposing it to exist, be typical of

 humanity? To deal with a few exceptional types

 would hardly solve the problem. And would they

consent to follow my path-that is another ques

tion? And if they were put to the test, would not

 the common humanity suddenly reveal itself - that

 is still another question.

(August 3, 1935)

On Himself, XXVI.178-179

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Strange, it comes in gusts. A sudden gust comes in which everything is clear - the supermind is evident. And the body sees, it even sees what it is expected to do. The next minute, poof ! (gesture of curtaining) it's veiled again.

These are like two different ways of being in relationship with the Divine - both are relationships with the Divine: one is the old way and the other the new way. Formerly, you see, whenever I had a difficulty, I would immediately curl up in my relationship with the Divine, and it would go away. But now it's no longer the same. The relationship with the Divine is itself on a different footing.

So really ... (Mother gestures to indicate that she does not know).

My shelter, my lifelong shelter, which helped me get through everything, seems to be gone. Now ... it's no longer the same. Now, that, too, has to be surpassed. (Mother shakes her head and raises her arms as if to say: but how?)

(Mother plunges in)

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