The Winds of Wonder

To Comment or not to Comment on Sri Aurobindo’s Writings

The following are from: More Answers from the Mother

https://incarnateword.in/cwm/17/

Sweet Mother,

Yesterday You said that in our Synthesis of Yoga class it is useless and even stupid to comment on Sri Aurobindo’s writings. Sweet Mother, I have been committing this stupidity in my classes for years. May I beg you to allow me to stop giving them?

Many lazy-minded people are very happy to be given explanations about Sri Aurobindo’s books, because they have the feeling that they understand better. That is why I have not interfered. Indeed, it is better for people to hear readings and take interest in them than to have no contact at all with Sri Aurobindo’s writings.

So you should continue with the class; but in making comments, you must understand that they cannot avoid being inadequate, and that the original text far surpasses anything you can say about it.

With my blessings.

The Mother            

https://incarnateword.in/cwm/17/11-november-1947/

Please tell me what to do, Mother, so that nothing and no one can disturb me.

The whole being must be governed by the psychic being and by that alone.

https://incarnateword.in/cwm/17/31-august-1934/

Mother,

I was asked to write a small book on the life of Sri Aurobindo. I was to get Rs.1000 for it from the[p.319] Government of India. I sent the manuscript. They have suggested many changes: No mention of his message on Cripps’ proposals. (His quotations about the Chinese invasion, Korea, etc. are allowed.) Brahmacharya is a taboo. No unprovable things should be mentioned. I have refused to give them my book. Just for your information.¹

But they will ask a book from somebody who knows nothing about Sri Aurobindo and who will say a lot of nonsense!…

What to do?…

1. The Government of India subsequently accepted the disciple’s book and published it without emendation. ↩

https://incarnateword.in/cwm/17/5-september-1969/

We are never alone: the Divine is always with us. It is up to us to become conscious of His Presence.

Blessings.

https://incarnateword.in/cwm/17/1-january-1973/

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