Preparing for the Miraculous

178 eleven talksprecedence was enacted on which humanity’s future depended?This “tactical” move was possible because the Avatarwas present on Earth in his/her physical completeness, i.e.in a male/female body. If the Avatar had been present inonly one body, the death of this body would have cancelledout any possibility of accomplishing the present missionsuccessfully. (This illustrates how the planning and thecompletion of the mission of an Avatar is decided upon andpre-exists outside the dimensions, outside “the theatre” ofthe material world.)Sri Aurobindo let himself gradually become moreand more ill. In the last few days before his departure theMother said: “He is losing interest in himself.” The faithfulNirodbaran, gathering his courage in both hands, venturedat last to ask him: “Are you not using your force to cureyourself?” “No!” came the stunning reply. ... Then, Nirodbaranwrites, we asked: “Why not? How is the disease goingto be cured otherwise?” “Can’t explain. You won’t understand,”was the curt reply. On this Nirodbaran reflects:“The big mystery as to his strange attitude and non-interventionstill remains.” 12 None understood, then as now,that Sri Aurobindo descended voluntarily into death to dosomething in the Inconscient which only the Avatar couldexecute, in order to prevent that his mission on Earth, inthe short or the long term, would come to nothing.According to the testimony of Nirodbaran, a medicaldoctor, Sri Aurobindo was never unconscious in the courseof his “illness.” “It was during this period [on the very lastday] that he often came out of the trance and each timeleaned forward, hugged and kissed Champaklal who wassitting by the side of his bed. Champaklal also hugged him12 Nirodbaran: Twelve Years with Sri Aurobindo, p. 274.