Nirodbaran

Correspondence with Sri Aurobindo

Second Series

1. Spirituality

Seeking for Happiness

You have hit me well by asking me whether I do my doctoring for the sake of happiness. You know very well that it was forced on me!

Most people do things because they have to, not out of the happiness they find in the things. It is only its hobbies and penchants that the nature finds some happiness in, not usually in work – unless of course the work itself is one's hobby or penchant and can be indulged in or dropped as one likes.

11.02.1936