Sri Aurobindo

Letters of Sri Aurobindo

Volume 2. 1937

Letter ID: 1856

Sri Aurobindo — Nirodbaran Talukdar

February 18, 1937

Will a simple “demand” give the thing?

A demand is an aspiration for something – it will bring its answer, not always immediately, but in time.

But which source?

Whatever the source.

Where is the time to ask for all that when one is busy writing?

Have it at any time as the thing you want – whenever you think of your poetry.

I thought of giving you a simple beauty today, but give this instead for you to see if what I demanded from the source has been granted.

If it’s something which means a big advance, you can’t expect it all at once.

Well, Sir, has the source responded?

Responded to what? What were you asking for?

Where does the poem strike you – at the solar or lunar plexus?

It must be the Baron plexus. It is surely your contact with him that has started you on this line.