Sri Aurobindo

Letters of Sri Aurobindo

Volume 2. 1937

Letter ID: 1899

Sri Aurobindo — Nirodbaran Talukdar

April 4, 1937 (Afternoon)

... It seems K and her child may go, though perhaps a little risky, as absolute rest is indicated...

He will not be running about in the train. What is meant by absolute rest for a child of 4 months? To stay here is much more risky.

Mother’s milk and sleep are now available, though the former not much. What about the number of stools? Can you help that?

Medically, the effective treatment for the case and the person has not been found – Yogically, the mother has proved to be not a receptive instrument and the child also does not answer to the Force except for a short while and in a slight degree – the wisest thing for them is therefore to go.