Sri Aurobindo
Letters of Sri Aurobindo
Volume IV - Part 1
Fragment ID: 13735
To remain in silence as much as possible is good for a time. But entire retirement is seldom found to be helpful – the lower movements may remain quiescent owing to want of stimulus from outside, but do not disappear. For that you must be able to get an inner quietude and a mastery over the outer movements which will resist any atmosphere.