Sri Aurobindo

Letters of Sri Aurobindo

Fragment ID: 15689

(this fragment is largest or earliest found passage)

Sri Aurobindo — Sahana Devi

Undated

I do not feel as if the difficulty were anything psycho-logical, it is some difficulty in the body consciousness or the body itself (physical nerves). It is a question of opening the body entirely to the force; then these things would disappear. But this can only come gradually by a habit of relaxation of the consciousness and a quiet and wide opening of it so that peace can come down in the cells. Meanwhile, this sleeplessness is very troublesome and ought to be got rid of. Mother wants you to try the medicine which was given to L for her pains. It not only cures pains but is meant to bring good sleep. Perhaps it may correct the nervous habit the body has got into of restlessness and not sleeping. For it is a habit that it has contracted and cannot shake off; once it is well broken, it may disappear. Mother will ask Pavitra to send the medicine to Nirod who will prepare it for you and you can take it after the evening meditation and go home and rest.