Sri Aurobindo

Letters of Sri Aurobindo

Volume 2. 1935

Fragment ID: 17433

1935

How is one to get rid of the tamas of the outer being and realise the inner permanently?

Not to identify oneself is the first necessity. Not to be depressed or disturbed is the second. Then a little sooner or a little later the change comes.

There are always two alternatives, either to remain calm and detached and aspire or pray or else to use the Will or other active means as you used to do sometimes before.