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1956 – Kein
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This evening the Divine Presence, concrete and material,
was there present amongst you. I had a form of living gold, bigger than the
universe, and I was facing a huge and massive golden door which separated the
world from the Divine. As I looked at the door, I knew and
willed, in a single movement of consciousness, that THE TIME HAS COME’,
and lifting with both hands a mighty golden hammer I struck one blow, one
single blow1 on the door and the door was shattered to pieces. Then the supramental Light and Force and
Consciousness rushed down upon earth in an uninterrupted flow. |
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21. März
1956 |
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The age of Capitalism and business is drawing to a
close. But the age of Communism, too, will pass.
For Communism as it is preached is not constructive, it is a weapon to combat
plutocracy. But when the battle is over and the armies are disbanded for want
of employment, then Communism, having no more utility, will be transformed
into something else that will express a higher truth. We know this truth, and we are working for
it so that it may reign upon earth. |
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2. Mai 1956 |
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There have been all kinds of predictions, by all
kinds of prophets. It has been said, ‘There will be a new heaven and a
new earth, a new race shall be born, the world shall be transformed…’ Prophets
have spoken of this in every tradition. When the mind came down upon earth,
something like a million years went by between the manifestation of the mind
in the earth atmosphere and the appearance of the first man. But it will go
faster this time because man is waiting for something, he has a vague idea:
he is awaiting in some way or another the advent of the superman. Whereas the
apes were certainly not awaiting the birth of man, they never thought of it—for
the excellent reason that they probably don’t think very much! But man
has thought about it and is waiting, so it will go faster. But faster
probably still means thousands of years. We shall speak of this again in a
few thousand years! Those who are ready within, who are open
and in touch with the higher forces, those who have had a more or less direct
personal contact with the Supramental Light and Consciousness, are capable of
feeling the difference in the earth atmosphere. But those who are not even remotely
conscious of their inner beings, who would be quite at a loss to say what
their souls look like, are certainly not ready to perceive the difference in
the earth atmosphere. They still have quite a way to go for that. Because,
for those whose consciousness is more or less exclusively centered in the
outer being—mental, vital and physical—things need to have an absurd
or unexpected appearance to be noticeable. And then they call it a miracle. …the first time someone died in the
Ashram, they expressed a considerable dissatisfaction: ‘But I came here
because I thought this yoga would make me immortal! If you can still die,
then why did I come here?’ People take the train to come here—there
were about a hundred and fifty more people than usual1—simply because
they want to ‘benefit.’ But this may be exactly why they have not
benefited from it! Because This [the supramental consciousness] has not come
to make people benefit in any way whatsoever! What reason and what right have they to
ask that things be easier? What have they done on their side? Why should it
be easier? To satisfy people’s laziness and sloth—or what? Who are you trying to fool? The Divine? …
That is hardly possible. And that’s how it is—swapping,
bargaining. We are not a commercial enterprise, we have made it clear that we
are not doing business. I am not speaking of people from outside
who have never thought about it, who have never felt concerned and who do not
even know that there may be something like the Supermind to receive, in fact.
I am speaking of people who have built their lives upon this aspiration (and
I don’t doubt their sincerity for a minute), who have worked—some
of them for thirty years, some for thirty-five, others somewhat less—all
the while saying, ‘When the supermind comes … When the Supermind
comes …’ That was their refrain: ‘When the supermind comes …’
Consequently, they were really in the best possible frame of mind, one could
not have dreamt of a better predisposition. How is it, then, that their inner
preparation was so … let’s just say ‘incomplete,’
that they did not feel the Vibration immediately, as soon as it came, through
a shock of identity? Individually, each one’s goal was
to make himself ready, to enter into a more or less intimate individual
relationship with this Force, so as to help the process; or else, if he could
not help, at least be ready to recognize and be open to the Force when it
would manifest. Then instead of being an alien element in a world in which
your OWN inner capacity remains unmanifest, you suddenly become THAT, you enter
directly, fully, into the very atmosphere: the Force is there, all around
you, permeating you. But really, this attitude … this
rather overly commercial attitude, is usually not very profitable. If you have
difficulties and you sincerely aspire, it is likely that the difficulties
will diminish. Let us hope so. What I call a ‘descent’ is
this: first of all, the consciousness climbs in ascent, then you catch the
Thing up above and redescend with it. This is an INDIVIDUAL event. I don’t care what words you use. I
do not essentially insist upon my words, but I explain them to you, and it’s
better to agree on words beforehand, for otherwise there’s no end to
explanations. If they want to give themselves to the
new life, well, the new life will enter into them. |
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10. August 1956 |
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My Lord, through me thou hast
challenged the world and all the adverse forces have risen in protest. |
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12.
September 1956 (Supramental Entity) |
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Something a little taller than myself: its feet
extended below my feet and its head went a little beyond my head. …A solid block with a rectangular
base—a rectangle with a square base—one single piece. …A light, not like the golden light
of the Supermind: rather a kind of phosphorescence. I felt that had it been
night, it would have been physically visible. |
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7. Oktober 1956 |
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As Sri Aurobindo says, people see God as
a magnified man: he is the Demiurge, Jehovah—what I call the ‘Lord
of Falsehood.’ |
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28. Oktober 1956 |
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One should beware of
the charm of memories. What remains of past experiences is the effect they
have had in the development of the consciousness. But when one attempts to
relive a memory by placing oneself again in similar circumstances, one
realizes quite rapidly how devoid they are of their power and charm, because
they have lost their usefulness for progress. |