Sri Aurobindo

Letters of Sri Aurobindo

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Sri Aurobindo — Sahana Devi

September 24, 1932

Mother smiled as usual and there was no difference in her. The depression came into you subconsciously be-cause you had the discussion with X. When you discuss like that with people, you may put something in them, but something also comes from them to you. So as X was not in quite a good condition, though nothing like what he used to be in his depressions, you easily got a touch of it and as soon as the subconscious could find a habitual excuse (the imagination of Mother’s not smiling) it sent it up to the mind. You should always be on your guard against these automatic interchanges. A little care is sufficient – and no needless discussion.