Sri Aurobindo

Letters of Sri Aurobindo

Volume 2. 1935

Fragment ID: 17113

1935

“I roamed and roamed, sought in each niche and corner, broke through here and there, explored this way and that, but alas! met nothing that could satisfy my desires. All my energy was wasted and now I lie fallen and depressed. The world is all maya...” So says my ego!

Well, if it has discovered that the world is all maya, why does it not give up its desires and let the soul have a chance?