Sri Aurobindo

Letters on Himself and the Ashram

The Complete Works of Sri Aurobindo. Volume 35

Lights, Visions, Dreams

Receiving Sri Aurobindo’s Light [2]

What is the meaning of “to get rid of all other mental influences”? Is it this that I had better not read any other books except Sri Aurobindo’s or not try to learn anything by hearing or admiring others?

It is not a question of reading books or learning facts. When a woman loves or admires, her mind is instinctively moulded by the one she loves or admires, and this influence can last after the feeling itself has gone or appears to be gone. This does not refer to X’s influence merely. It is a general rule given to keep yourself from any other admiration or influence.

30 May 1932