ties of philanthropy, mental idealisms
, family affections etc., but except the first, these are, though difficult, still not so difficult to overpass
or else transform. Sometimes however these things are as sticky as the rajasic difficulties.Sri Aurobindo
Letters of Sri Aurobindo
Volume I - Part 4
Fragment ID: 10523
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Sri Aurobindo — Nirodbaran Talukdar
October 16, 1935
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Obviously [in sadhana] the rajasic movements are likely to create more trouble than the sattwic ones. The greatest difficulty of the sattwic man is the snare of virtue and self-righteousness, the ties of philanthropy, mental idealisms, family affections etc., but except the first, these are, though difficult, still not so difficult to overpass or else transform. Sometimes however these things are as sticky as the rajasic difficulties.
1 SABCL, volume 22: idealisations
2 SABCL, volume 22: surpass
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