Sri Aurobindo : conversations
Talks with Sri Aurobindo is a thousand-page record of Sri Aurobindo's conversations with the disciples who attended to him during the last twelve years of his life. The talks are informal and open-ended, for the attendants were free to ask whatever questions came to mind. Sri Aurobindo speaks of his own life and work, of the Mother and the Ashram, of his path of Yoga and other paths, of India's social, cultural and spiritual life, of the country's struggle for political independence, of Hitler and the Second World War, of modern science, art and poetry, and of many other things that arose in the course of conversation. Serious discussion is balanced with light-hearted banter and humour. By recording these human touches, Nirodbaran has brought out the warm and intimate atmosphere of the talks.
THEME/S
Today's evening radio says that 144 German planes have been brought down in England—the biggest number so far.
CHAMPAKLAL: That is the result of Darshan.
SRI AUROBINDO(laughing): The day of Hitler's triumphal entry into England!
NIRODBARAN: It seems Anandamayee of Dacca is dead.
SRI AUROBINDO: Oh! She is dead.
NIRODBARAN: It is reported in the paper.
SRI AUROBINDO: The disciples have killed her as they tried to do with the Maharshi by giving him dyspepsia?
NIRODBARAN: They say it must be due to the Divine Will.
SRI AUROBINDO: Everything is due to the Divine Will because the Divine Will is at the back of everything. But what is the Divine Will? The Will works through various factors—forces, one's own nature, etc. The murderer also can say that behind his murder there is the Divine Will. Then his being hanged also has to be taken in that light. Lele supported his queer acts by saying they were due to the Divine Will. If everything is taken like that, what is the use of doing Yoga?
(To Purani) I hear that the Darshan was a very happy one.
PURANI: Yes, many people say that. Plenty of people saw you smiling.
NIRODBARAN: Dilip also said it was a very happy Darshan. But they want to know what your impression was.
SRI AUROBINDO: Oh, that! Ali looked as if he was the Nizam.
PURANI: You recognised Dutt this time?
SRI AUROBINDO; Yes, I recognised him by the old cut of his face as well as by the man behind.
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