Sri Aurobindo

Letters of Sri Aurobindo

Volume 3

Letter ID: 821

Sri Aurobindo — Roy, Dilip Kumar

September 15, 1936

Right. But at least half-a-dozen lines to Sotuda – tomorrow? What? I put off replying to him today as he stresses your writing to him. So also Vidya in a short note today – imploring me to ask you to write to her particularly as she is unwell she adds.

Am making all efforts – though there is an accumulation of such letters pressing for disposal tonight. Still with luck!

(Later bulletin 6 a.m., 15th September) Ah bah! No luck. One overdue undelayable letter took all the spare time. [P?] today!

l am all right. Have read four hundred fifty pages by this evening of Jawaharlal. Too engrossing. So I conclude here. Movements all spotless – that goes without saying grace a vous et Mere [thanks to you and Mother] whose sweetness I felt especially today – her talk too. How beautifully she talks – truly. What a grace she has! Yet you champion yogic uncouthness, ungainliness and unmannerliness among sadhakas!

What the deuce! Where? Which? Can’t locate this championship.

Aghast I would be had not Mother countered your position. How would you act now and manoeuvre for a position for the uncouth ones thus pitted against her charming personal example? Forgive a little innocent amusement on the part of an elfin disciple, won’t you?

For he has after all cornered you, what?

I am thinking of starting japa, etc. but this book is preventing. Well in a day or two.

P.S. Jokes apart guru, I have truly been especially struck by a peculiarly sweet note in Mother’s talk and ways. She has no doubt been always so – but today I was more conscious of it – possibly because she talked at some length after a long time.