Sri Aurobindo

Letters of Sri Aurobindo

Volume 2. 1935

Fragment ID: 17721

1935

Regarding the change of the physical nature, I never thought of doing it myself My impression was that such a herculean task could only be performed by the Mother’s Force, while I maintained my station above. I always had a will for it but did not put myself to work at it.

One can remain in the higher consciousness and yet associate oneself with the change of the lower nature. No doubt it is the Mother’s Force that will do what is necessary but the consent of the” sadhak, the association of his will with her action or at least of his witness vision is necessary also.

You left it [the ordinary nature] to be dealt with by the Force while you remained above – and if you could have remained above it would no doubt have been dealt with.