Sri Aurobindo

Letters of Sri Aurobindo

Volume 2. 1936

Letter ID: 1696

Sri Aurobindo — Nirodbaran Talukdar

August 7, 1936

What about my poem? I hope it is mentally quite clear!

Very fine indeed, very. You have suddenly reached a remarkable maturity of the poetic power. Which seems to suggest that the periods of sterility were not so sterile after all or were rather an incubation period, a work of opening going on in the inner being behind the veil before it manifested in the outer. Let us hope the same is going on in the direct sadhana.

Today at Pranam I felt a somewhat “blocky” feeling, if you know what I mean?

Yes, thought at first I was afraid you meant you felt blockheaded or felt foolish! but remembered in time the “block” of descent.

Is it the descent of Force?

Usually the feeling comes from a mass of the higher consciousness coming down either as peace or as force.

Dr. Becharlal and I are again strongly suspecting D.L. of a double infection: hookworm with Trichomonas... We’ll make another stool examination...

By the way, I understand how hookworms get in, but how do these tropical Technomaniacs or whatever you call them, make their entry on the stage? Food? water? what?

S complains of hunger all the time. Five slices of bread are given in the morning, he wants one more! In spite of it, feels weak etc.

He must have bad assimilation due to liver, so always hungry and no profit from food.