Sri Aurobindo
Letters of Sri Aurobindo
Volume I - Part 2
Fragment ID: 10198
These [forces of depression, dullness of mind, etc.] are things that wander about in the atmosphere and jump upon one without notice. It is often difficult to see where precisely they come from and often there is no reason at all or any inviting cause in oneself. They have simply to be thrown off as when something falls on the body.