Sri Aurobindo

Letters of Sri Aurobindo

SABCL 26

Fragment ID: 8021

Q: Is it true that the deep significance of mantras like “Om Sānti” and words like “paix” (peace in French) is lost because of too much familiarity?

A: Yes, it must be the familiarity – for I remember when I first read the Om Shanti Shanti Shanti of the Upanishads it had a powerful effect on me. In French it depends on the form or the way in which it is put.

14-2-1936