Sri Aurobindo

Letters of Sri Aurobindo

Volume 2. 1935

Fragment ID: 17684

1935

There are stories in the old scriptures, Puranas, that some great yogis were tempted by the Apsaras (fairies of other worlds). Then some of them left their yogic tapasya and even married them. Are these really facts or mere religious fables?

These things are possible but they do not usually happen – because it is difficult for beings of the subtle worlds to materialise to such an extent or for a long time. They prefer to act by influencing human beings, using them as instruments or taking possession of a human mind and body.