Sri Aurobindo

Letters of Sri Aurobindo

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Sri Aurobindo — Sahana Devi

December 18, 1934

The two parts in you are of course the inner being which is conscious and knows and the outer which can still beclouded and indulge itself in the freaks of the old nature– abhiman and the rest which you describe.

... As yet the physical consciousness and subconscient are still open to attack and to recurrences – so caution is best until this is no longer so.

For the same reason you have to be careful about food. There is just now an acute struggle between the supra mentalising (not supramental) Force and the Asuric powers in the material and violent attacks on the body have been felt by many. It is better not to give a loophole in the shape of a physical cause – such as pullao –attractive and rajasic – can be.