Preparing for the Miraculous

able version of the spoken word. Each text follows the talkfaithfully and treats a given topic in its entirety, yet theseare not polished-up essays which are supposed to exhausttheir subject and could in each case easily be extended intoa book.The reader may find that repetitions occur, even ofquotes. I have kept these repetitions because I thought thatthey create an inner resonance which connects the varioustopics into a whole which reflects, as I dare to hope, theAurobindian vision behind it.I wish to thank fellow-Aurovillians Anandi Breton andJoseba Martinez for suggesting to give the talks; Bindu Mohantyand Carel Thieme for their initiative of organizingthem; Shraddhavan for her hospitality at Savitri Bhavan;Sergey Stanovykh for the video recordings; Joel Van Lierdeand the people of the Auroville Radio for the audio recordings;and Muriel Ghion and Antim Singhi for their kindassistance when giving the talks. Also thanks, once more,to Carel Thieme for reading the texts in spite of his busyschedule.Last but not least I would like to thank the Aurovillianaudiences. Their empathy and aspiration have each timecreated the atmosphere which carried me through the talksand made them an unforgettable experience for me.G.V.V.