And about style – should one try to improve it consciously or let oneself flow on?Sri Aurobindo
Letters of Sri Aurobindo
Volume 2. 1936
Letter ID: 1731
Sri Aurobindo — Nirodbaran Talukdar
September 23, 1936
I have started writing. Sir. Not exactly a story, for I have just let myself go... Should one have a rough outline of the plot or just begin somewhere and somehow?
It is done either way according to the author’s prakriti1.
And about style – should one try to improve it consciously or let oneself flow on?
Same thing.
Good Lord, your writing is exceeding all limits, Sir!
Transformation of handwriting. The self exceeds all limits, the handwriting should do so also.
“Lord, Sir,...” – I don’t know what to make of it. [Letter of 22.9.36.]
You seem to have made it out all right.
By having a world in oneself you mean what the Yogis say, having brahmānḍa2 within by the power of Yoga?
Or by the power of Nature.
Had a vision of a small pretty steam launch sailing at moderate speed in the sea. Meaning? Slow spiritual progress?
Yes.
About D’s gramophone record affair, rumours were that you refused him permission, but D insisted and brought the gramophone company people by special request. Well, D told us that they have come of their own accord with your permission.
All that not true. They offered themselves to come and D took our permission. I have seen the correspondence. Who is spreading all these inventions?
5 is running temperature 99°, morning and afternoon – “strategic”?
Perhaps it is the grief of his lost tiffin carrier that gives him that.
A says he can’t work more than he would like to – i.e. till 12.
What’s that? Why should he want to work more than he would like to? Do you mean “as much as” by any chance?
My boil has burst!!
Hurrah!
G’s afternoon temperature 99°.
Tell him not to work too much. He is rushing about too much. For some months he must do it only in small quantities. If the temperature comes back, you will have to give the remaining four injections – to be bought in town.
Shivalingam – Pain, swelling [leg] much less. Slight pain while walking. Shall I try protein injections? In such cases it gives good results at times, but might give febrile reaction.
You can try. He is solid and stolid.
Or shall I let him go on with slight pain and swelling till the Supramental descends?
No sir. Supramental does not want to have to deal with swelled things, either heads, legs or stomachs.
1 Nature.
2 Creation – literally “egg of Brahman”.