consideration to this part of you – consideration would have been a much more dangerous test than refusal.Sri Aurobindo
Letters of Sri Aurobindo
07. Transformation of the Vital
Fragment ID: 2980
Vehemence comes from the unregenerate vital ego which is just the thing that stands most in the way of the transformation; other things are comparatively mild obstacles compared with this part of the being. It is much better that the Mother refused consideration to this part of you – consideration would have been a much more dangerous test than refusal.