Sri Aurobindo

Letters on Himself and the Ashram

The Complete Works of Sri Aurobindo. Volume 35

Remarks on the Current State of the Sadhana, 1931 – 1947

1936 [11]

We hear your Supermind is very near — not 50 years, we hope! Time to push us up a little, Sir, so that we may give you a proper reception, what?

That’s what the Force seems to be trying to do.

Don’t forget to make us feel at least the Descent. 30 years’ {{0}}sadhana,[[See the letter of 4 April 1935 on page 374. — Ed.]] by Jove!

30 years too little or too many? What would have satisfied your rational mind — 3 years? 3 months? 3 weeks? Considering that by ordinary evolution it could not have been done even at Nature’s express speed in less than 3000 years, and would ordinarily have taken anything from 30,000 to 300,000, the transit of 30 years is perhaps not too slow.

10 September 1936