Sri Aurobindo

Letters of Sri Aurobindo

Volume 2. 1938

Letter ID: 2145

Sri Aurobindo — Nirodbaran Talukdar

July 11, 1938

[Sri Aurobindo and the Mother]

“A fire leaps from range to range

And touches a height

Unshadowed by time’s sudden change

Or the bulk of night.”

Night has a bulk?

It may have, but it is not polite or poetic to talk about it – gives the idea that she is corpulent.

[Chand’s telegram:] “Embarkment enquiry 13th July protection.” Guru, is he embarking for Mecca? Looks like embankment which, he said, he demolished, of a tenant.

It is the telegraph office here that is embarking him – otherwise there would be no enquiry. He must be in trouble over his arbitrary abolition of his neighbours’ embankment.

Here is Dilipda’s royal mail! I have copied out the whole letter for you. Hope it is not worse than his original!

For this relief much thanks!

What about Darshan permission for Kalyan, and his staying in Dilipda’s house? Both granted?

Yes.

D is facing a lot of criticism, but he says he has resolved not to mind it.

I hope he will keep to his resolution of not minding what people say. It is a sage resolve and, if kept, will make a huge difference.

Any remarks on his songs?

Nothing particular. They have the usual qualities.

Padmasini seems much reduced. She has no appetite... May we give her small doses of arsenic with stomach tonics?

[Mother:] Yes.