Sri Aurobindo
Letters of Sri Aurobindo
Volume 3. 1936-37
Fragment ID: 18125
1936-37
When the vital feels dull and unhappy because of the constant emptiness, the light of the higher knowledge brings it to the right attitude. But this lasts only for a few days, after which the vital reverts to its old habit. Why so?
Because of the obstinacy of the subconscient vital in error – it sends up the same thing always. If the conscious vital refuses to receive it, then it will stop or at any rate be ineffective.