Sri Aurobindo

Letters of Sri Aurobindo

Volume I - Part 1

Fragment ID: 9815

The peace (śama) is the pure form, tamas is its degraded or perverted form – just as rajas is the degraded or perverse form of Tapas. When there is the transformation, tamas can be got rid of – but till then there is always a possibility of its mixing with the peace or stillness so long as that is not perfect and all-pervading.