Sri Aurobindo

Letters of Sri Aurobindo

Volume 2. 1937

Letter ID: 1981

Sri Aurobindo — Nirodbaran Talukdar

June 26, 1937

There is hardly any improvement in J’s eczema. What’s to be done? I can’t try anything else. Kindly ask Mother.

The medicine is practically exhausted – so you will have to find another – we don’t know of any that is effective. Eczema is a thing that comes and goes and comes again.

Why is it taking such a long time?

She writes that she has always had it owing to the peculiarity of her skin – insufficient secretion – some gland responsible. If so –

Can’t you give her a big dose?

If it is constitutional, a big dose will not be sufficient – it is only by a prolonged action that it could cease altogether.

Deviprasad has an enlarged gland below the jaw. He has been having it for a long time. Looks like a T.B. gland.

!!

[Sri Aurobindo put 2 exclamation marks.]

This poem is absolute hooking, Sir! As great poetry usually does, you know, the whole thing simply came down, so it must be a genuinely great creation, what?

Come down it did! As for the great creation, well –

Jatin Bal wants to know the last date for permission; is there such a date?

No.

Can a tentative permission be given?

Yes.

If no rooms are available, can he share my room?

I suppose so, if it is large enough for two.