Sri Aurobindo

Letters of Sri Aurobindo

Volume 1. 1935

Letter ID: 1349

Sri Aurobindo — Nirodbaran Talukdar

June 7, 1935

I was happy to know that you liked my poem, but I accept with much reservation your other statement that the poet has come out, for after a long labour I could not even complete a sonnet. If the poet has come out I think it is a sort of Krishna’s afternoon visit to Chaitanya! As for the Yogi, I submit myself to anything,– injection, forceps or even operation; but only do bring him out, please. He is overdue!

Well, at any rate it proves that he is there – for these poems were true poetry – and can come out, even if he has still to be dragged out by the hair of his head. In time he will surely become less shy and difficult. As for the Yogi – well, we will see.