see that a sadhak is making too much progress for their taste. But they can do nothing against a clear and steady will and a faithful perseverance.Sri Aurobindo
Letters of Sri Aurobindo
Volume 3
Letter ID: 787
Sri Aurobindo — Roy, Dilip Kumar
July 15, 1936
The poems of your father which you have sent me are indeed exceedingly beautiful and the warsong1 is a truly powerful poem, I don’t remember having seen anything equal to it in its line. It is good if he is now receiving his dues as a poet.
It is a fact that the lower forces always intrude when they see that a sadhak is making too much progress for their taste. But they can do nothing against a clear and steady will and a faithful perseverance.
1 Dilip’s English translation of this song is published in Hark! His Flute (p. 93), under the title “The Agressor”:
“Onward, onward, all to the front
With vibrant songs of victory....”
This can be sung in the same tune as Bengali.