At the feet of The Mother and Sri Aurobindo

08 January 1933

MYSELF: Mother, after informing you, I became conscious about one thing — I could see very well what was working behind the condition. I saw that that force came to test if I really wanted to be freed from the bondage. A friction with one’s relatives is often succeeded by a soft and tender feeling which along with a sense of sympathy or emotional stress covers the consciousness completely; and taking advantage of the occasion and the weakness, the force tries to turn the mind and increase the tenderness towards the old tie. This, I saw, is also one of the tricks of the forces. Please show me if I am anywhere wrong in my perception.

SRI AUROBINDO: NO, what you saw about the forces was perfectly correct. You are not exaggerating or deceiving yourself.

(8.1.33)