Nirodbaran

Correspondence with Sri Aurobindo

Second Series

1. Spirituality

Spiritual Force and Other Forces (V)

When we were discussing a certain Spanish General you used the words: “with the right Force.” Why did you say “right”? Is there also a wrong Force?

Don't remember exactly what I wrote – can't say very well. But of course there can be a wrong Force. There are Asuric Forces, rajasic Forces, all sorts of Forces. Apart from that one can use a mental or vital Force which may not be the right thing. Or one may use the Force in such a way that it does not succeed or does not hit the General on the head or is not commensurate with the opposing Forces. (Opposing Forces need not be Asuric, they may be quite gentlemanly Forces thinking they are in the right. Or two Divine Forces  might knock at each other for the fun of the thing. Infinite possibilities, sir, in the play of the Forces.)

What is a mistake? Evidently the Force used is always the Force that was destined to be used. If it succeeds, it does its work in the whole and if it fails it has also done its work in the whole. ¹

In what way? A Force may be applied without any intuition – an intuition can come without any close connection with a Force, except the Force of intuition itself which is another matter. Moreover a Force may be applied from a higher plane than that of any Intuition.

17.04.1937

¹ The wise man grieves not over that.

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