eternally at rest even in the midst of action – peace gives this spiritual rest. Tamas is a degradation of it and leads to inaction.Sri Aurobindo
Letters of Sri Aurobindo
Volume II - Part 1
Fragment ID: 11266
Rest of the being from effort, disturbance etc.1 The Spirit is eternally at rest even in the midst of action – peace gives this spiritual rest. Tamas is a degradation of it and leads to inaction.
1 The correspondent wrote to Sri Aurobindo, “You have said, ‘The inertia (tamas) is a degradation of peace or rest.’ What sort of rest do you mean?” – Ed.