Mother
with Students on Death -II
Is
the will for progress enough to prevent the deterioration
that comes with time? How can the physical being prevent
this deterioration?
That
is precisely what the transformation of the body is: the
physical cells not only become conscious, but receptive
to the true Consciousness-Force; that is, they allow the
working of this higher Consciousness. That is the work of
transformation.
How
does the will, the central light, which is not material,
act on the gross matter of the cell?
It
is just like asking, "How does the will act on matter?''
All life is like that. You should explain to these children
that their whole existence is the result of the action of
the will, that without will, matter would be inert and immobile
and that it is precisely the fact that the vibration of
will acts on matter that makes life possible. Otherwise
there would be no life. If they want a scientific answer
and want to know how, it is more difficult, but the fact
is there, it is a fact that can be seen at every second.
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July 1968
- The Mother
How
does one become conscious of the physical being?
Mankind,
nearly all of mankind, is conscious only of the physical
being. With education, the number of men who are conscious
of their vital and mind is increasing. As for the human
beings who are conscious of their psychic being, they are
relatively few.
If you mean, "How does one awaken the consciousness
of the physical being?'', that is precisely the aim of physical
education. It is physical education that teaches the cells
to be conscious. But for the development of the brain, it
is study, observation, intelligent education, above all
observation and reasoning. And naturally, for the whole
education of the consciousness from the point of view of
character, it is yoga.
Does
the central will of the physical being have a particular
location in the body?
It
is the brain.
Can
one experience death without dying?
Certainly.
One can experience death yogically; one can even experience
it materially, if death is short enough so that the doctors
do not have time to pronounce you dead.
After
death, which part of the being becomes aware that one
is dead?
Any
part of the being that survives can become aware that the
body is no longer there. It depends.
How
can one tell for certain that the physical body is dead?
Only
when it decomposes.
How
can one control or prevent the process of disintegration?
By
carefully maintaining the physical balance.
When
one dies, does one necessarily feel physical pain?
Not
necessarily.
28
September 1968
- The Mother
What
should we do in our daily lives to stop the process of
death?
The
method is to detach one's consciousness from the body and
to concentrate it on the deeper life, so as to bring this
deeper consciousness into the body.
If
the sense of "self'' has identified itself more with
the mind in life, is this the same sense of "self''
that has all the experiences after death, that is, that
retains at the same time the memories of life? I am asking
this about the mind, for it remains formed a little longer
than the other parts after death.
It
is not true that the mind is more durable. The psychic consciousness
which has identified itself with the little physical part
leaves this little physical person. Insofar as this consciousness
has shaped the life, it remembers what it has shaped and
the memory is closely linked to the psychic consciousness
in the events. Wherever the psychic consciousness has not
taken part in events, there is no memory. And only the psychic
consciousness can continue; it is not the mind that retains
memories, that is quite incorrect.
1
February 1969
- The Mother
A
few days later, during a conversation with the teacher
about this student, Mother said, by way of conclusion:
In
fact, there is no death.
-
The Mother
