Sri Aurobindo

Letters of Sri Aurobindo

Volume 2. 1936

Letter ID: 1803

Sri Aurobindo — Nirodbaran Talukdar

December 17, 1936

[This medical report was written by Dr. Becharlal.]

S has been asking for white bread instead of our Asram bread. We are not in favour of it.

It would not be good for him.

J asked me to concentrate on the Mother, before writing poetry. Concentrate on the Mother: her eyes, feet, hands etc., etc., then keep quiet for a moment, and jot down whatever comes. As I tried the method, I went somewhere very deep within and heard some lines (which however I couldn’t catch), on waking I wrote down those very lines!

I suppose, having concentrated on the Mother, you were taken by her to the world of art and poetry and heard something there.