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
Somebody had sent a reply-paid wire to Sri Aurobindo asking for some message for Pratap Mazumdar's centenary, which they were celebrating. Naturally Sri Aurobindo refused.
SATYENDRA: They have wasted two rupees. (Laughter)
SRI AUROBINDO: I may send a message one day late. (Laughter)
PURANI: Even then they may publish it.
SRI AUROBINDO: If I say that he was an insignificant person? (Laughter)
PURANI: That would be a nice idea.
SRI AUROBINDO: I don't see why they are making a fuss about him. He was a second-class personality. All I know about him is that he was Keshab Sen's disciple and went to America.
PURANI: He was a good speaker.
SRI AUROBINDO: Plenty of people are good speakers!
PURANI: You have seen the Egyptian Government's queer resolution? They think that a sixty-miles' entry into their territory is not of much concern.
SRI AUROBINDO: No! It is only desert! It is like walking on the garden-path of a compound. When they actually come to the verandah, then it is of some concern and something needs to be done!
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