September 9, 1967

As soon as you want to do something, everything contrary rises up in a mass ... to a degree of stupidity beyond all measure. You want to create Harmony: everyone quarrels! Intelligent people seem to become foolish, they do foolish things—since morning I have been spending my time writing to stop people from doing foolish things Strange. They are intelligent, responsible people, people who have worked for a long time—but ... nonsense.

Oh, as soon as there is a little power—the power of light, power of truth, power of love (the aspect of power in things)—as soon as that manifests (gesture of uprising), it creates a terrible confusion: everyone feels full of energy, and with that energy does foolish things! ... Then, if you withdraw the Power ... (gesture of flattening) flat out—no one does anything anymore!

Anyway ...