Patel, Govindbhai

My Pilgrimage to the Spirit

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Sri Aurobindo — Patel, Govindbhai

July 26, 1932

July 26, 1932

What are the main disadvantages of negative means from the positive point of view?

The negative means are not evil. They are useful for their object which is to get away from Life. But, from the positive point of view, they are disadvantageous, because, they get rid of the powers of the being instead of divinizing them for the transformation of Life.