Sri Aurobindo
Letters of Sri Aurobindo
08. Human Relationships in Yoga
Relations which are part of the ordinary vital nature in human life are of no value in the spiritual life – they rather interfere with the progress; for the mind and vital also should be wholly turned towards the Divine. Moreover, the purpose of sadhana is to enter into a spiritual consciousness and base everything on a new spiritual basis which can only be done when one has entered into complete unity with the Divine. Meanwhile one has to have a calm goodwill for all, but relations of a vital kind do not help – for they keep the consciousness down on a vital basis and prevent its rising to a higher level.