Nirodbaran

Talks with Sri Aurobindo

Volume 1

10 December 1938 – 14 January 1941

8 February 1940

Champaklal: Somebody has written to Gandhi that he suffers terribly from sex desire. The sight of a woman wakes up passion in him. He can’t even go out because of that. So he asked Gandhi who is a saint about the remedy and what to do in such a case.

Sri Aurobindo: Or he asked him, “What did you do?” (Laughter)

Champaklal: His wife has suggested to him that he keep her with him when he goes out. Gandhi praised the frankness of the man and advised him to wear blue glasses when he goes out, always to look down, not to go to cinemas and to have faith in God and aspire to Him.

Sri Aurobindo: What is the idea behind the blue glasses?

Purani: It will disguise the female form.

Sri Aurobindo: How?

Purani: Because everything will assume one colour and there won’t be any differentiation.

Sri Aurobindo: That’s a different matter. But if the women could be made to look hideous, it might help still more.