Sri Aurobindo

Letters of Sri Aurobindo

CWSA 35

Fragment ID: 9325

Egoism among Sadhaks [1]

I have heard that some people here have gigantic egos, like X and Y, while some have fat egos, like Z. What sort of ego do I have?

Your ego is small and not gigantic – not tall and vehement and aggressive like Y’s, but squat and inertly obstinate – not fat, completely, nor thin, but short and roundish and grey in colour.

3 November 1935