Sri Aurobindo

Letters of Sri Aurobindo

Volume 2. 1938

Letter ID: 2049

Sri Aurobindo — Nirodbaran Talukdar

February 25, 1938

“The deliverance from the grave –

Earth’s crucifixion of the Light

That is bound like passion’s galley-slave –

...”

[After Sri Aurobindo’s correction on 20.2.38:]

For thy deliverance from the grave –

Earth’s crucifixion of the Light

In the earth-bound, Nature’s galley-slave –

...”

You have repeated “earth”.

I should have thought it clear that the repetition is intentional. Earth does that crucifixion in the earth-bound – once the earth-binding ceases, the soul is free. Cf. St. Paul, “O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?”

I am much delighted and relieved to find that you have not lost your sense of humour by your Supramental transformation, Sir!

Where the deuce do you get these ideas? From Dilip? The Supramental being the absolute of all good things, must equally be the absolute of humour also. Q.E.D.