Nirodbaran

Talks with Sri Aurobindo

Volume 1

10 December 1938 – 14 January 1941

28 October 1940

Evening

Radio news came that Italy has invaded Greece.

Sri Aurobindo: It is the result of their Brenner Pass meeting.

Purani: England will now have a chance to bombard Italy from close quarters.

Sri Aurobindo: Yes, if they know how to use this opportunity they can occupy the islands there.

Purani: If Turkey wants to fight, she should join now.

Sri Aurobindo: If she has any sense she ought to. The British can’t send an army. Unfortunately the Greeks are not good fighters. If the Turks come in, then they can put up a fight. They have their army in Thrace.

Purani: Turkey spoke some time ago about giving help to Greece, an alliance, probably.

Sri Aurobindo: Alliance or understanding?

Purani: May be understanding.

Sri Aurobindo: Turks usually keep to their undertakings.

Nirodbaran: Unless Russia beguiles them.

Sri Aurobindo: But will Russia protect Turkey if she is invaded?

(After a while) Gandhi has been forestalled in non-violence by Poland. The Poles adopted non-violence against the Nazis and do you know the results? The Polish lady, who wants to come here and is Ravindra’s friend, wrote to Gandhi an account of the German oppression against the non-violence. She has given a report in a Telugu paper which accidentally came into Satyakarma’s hands. He was very upset and spoke to the Mother. The Mother has asked Krishnayya to translate it. The Polish lady cites a few horrible instances of atrocity on men and women, young and old.