Sri Aurobindo

Letters of Sri Aurobindo

Volume II - Part 1

Fragment ID: 10980

It is no part of the sadhana to accept the uglinesses of the lower nature on the ground that they exist – if that is what is meant by realism. Our object is not to accept or enjoy these things but to get rid of them and create a life of spiritual beauty and perfection. So long as we accept these things, that cannot be done. To observe that these things are there and reject them, refusing to allow them to touch you, is one thing; to accept and acquiesce in them is quite another.