Sri Aurobindo

Letters of Sri Aurobindo

Volume 2. 1937

Letter ID: 1962

Sri Aurobindo — Nirodbaran Talukdar

June 6, 1937

“Bury these quivering clay’s repeated cries

In the dumb earth’s eternal grave of sighs.”

Shall I make it “clay’s repeated wave” and bring “grave” at the end of the last line?

Eh! how can there be a wave of clay? I have put pit instead of grave – I am damned if I know what it means, but it sounds awfully fine.

K is all right today. Another examination tomorrow.

It turns out that his statement is a lie as I thought – he has had these fits before.

J has eczema on fingers and legs. Oil and sunbath not very effective. She finds that ice application gives much relief when there is itching. But I don’t know really if ice can cure eczema.

Sahana cured her skin with ice, but it was perhaps not eczema.

I thought for eczema the less the water the better it is.

I cured mine with force + very hot water, but I don’t recommend it to others.

Will you kindly ask Mother? Last time J was cured by constant and persistent sunbath + oil. This time?

Mother says she knows only sunbath.

We think A’s illness is chronic mucous colitis... What do you say to screen-examination, and X-ray, if necessary?

If you like.