Sri Aurobindo

Letters of Sri Aurobindo

06. Sadhana through Meditation

Fragment ID: 1421

“Nirvikalpa Samadhi” properly means a complete trance in which there is no thought or movement of consciousness or awareness of either inward or outward things – all is drawn up into a supracosmic Beyond. But here it cannot mean that – it probably means a trance in a consciousness beyond the Mind.

To break and rebuild is often necessary for the change; but once the fundamental consciousness has come there is no reason why it should be done with trouble and disturbance – it can be done quietly. It is the resistance of the lower parts that brings in trouble and disturbance.