Sri Aurobindo
Letters of Sri Aurobindo
Volume 3. 1936-37
Fragment ID: 18424
1936-37
What happens when inertia turns into shama?
If it is turned into shama, then you will not feel tamasic or inert, only a calm repose pervading the being.
Passive peace is always the first proper basis. Those who get force first have no settled basis, so long as peace is not there.