The Mother’s commentaries on Sri Aurobindo’s 'Thoughts and Aphorisms' spoken or written in French.
Ce volume comporte les commentaires de la Mère sur les Pensées et Aphorismes de Sri Aurobindo, et le texte de ces Aphorismes.
The Mother’s commentaries on Sri Aurobindo’s 'Thoughts and Aphorisms' were given over the twelve-year period from 1958 to 1970. All the Mother's commentaries were spoken or written in French. She also translated Sri Aurobindo's text into French.
210—In my ignorance I thought anger could be noble and vengeance grandiose; but now when I watch Achilles in his epic fury, I see a very fine baby in a very fine rage and I am pleased and amused. 211—Power is noble, when it overtops anger; destruction is grandiose, but it loses caste when it proceeds from Page 276 vengeance. Leave these things, for they belong to a lower humanity.
210—In my ignorance I thought anger could be noble and vengeance grandiose; but now when I watch Achilles in his epic fury, I see a very fine baby in a very fine rage and I am pleased and amused.
211—Power is noble, when it overtops anger; destruction is grandiose, but it loses caste when it proceeds from
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vengeance. Leave these things, for they belong to a lower humanity.
Anger and vengeance belong to a lower humanity, the humanity of yesterday and not of tomorrow.
1 December 1969
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