February 12, 1972
I received a letter from P.L. [the friend in the Vatican]. Here's what he says:
"...Thanks to Mother's Protection, things around me had calmed down a little, when suddenly the storm broke out again. To the former intrigues have now been added slander and... a threat of expulsion (which in itself I would not mind, but they should not triumph!). This threat is in fact meant to upset me and force me to change my attitude. I feel the need to go back and see Mother—the sooner the better. But practically I cannot do it; furthermore, I am being watched; I am afraid that if they find out I am going to Pondicherry, they will try to set the Bishop against the Ashram, for, as you know, if he is now quiet, it is because of a certain intervention, which was very discreet but effective. Naturally, the others know nothing of my intercession with T.Tisserant, the Cardinal of France, had written to the Pondicherry "Mission" to quieten them down...."
I have been preoccupied with him.
One day, I was very much preoccupied with him.
(silence)
Shall we remain silent?
(meditation)