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Preparing for the Miraculous

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ForewordThe talks in this book have been delivered in Auroville,<strong>the</strong> first four at <strong>the</strong> Townhall in September, <strong>the</strong> followingsix at Savitri Bhavan in November and December 2010. Thetalk on “The Kalki Avatar” was also held at <strong>the</strong> Townhall,in February 2011, in <strong>the</strong> context of <strong>the</strong> seminar on “MutationII”.I had been invited to give talks in Europe, <strong>the</strong> USA andIndia, but I had to cancel all travelling plans because of myheart condition. This led to <strong>the</strong> idea of giving a series oftalks in Auroville, where I am living, and to record <strong>the</strong>mso that <strong>the</strong> people who had invited me would be able, if<strong>the</strong>y so desired, to have <strong>the</strong> talks all <strong>the</strong> same. After havingdelivered <strong>the</strong> series it was found worthwhile to round it offby making <strong>the</strong> talks also available in writing.The texts in this collection are not transcriptions of <strong>the</strong>talks, <strong>the</strong>y are what I call “write-outs,” presenting a read-

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