Sri Aurobindo

Letters of Sri Aurobindo

Volume II - Part 2

Fragment ID: 11659

In external things all men of action have to do that [shift their concentration quickly from one thing to another] – otherwise they would not be able to cope with their work. In respect to inner concentration, it is not so easy because people bring other vibrations which interfere with the poise of the consciousness – a mere mental interruption ought not to be difficult to recover from; but if the consciousness itself gets invaded or else drawn out, it takes time to get back. In the end a condition develops in which the inner consciousness is always concentrated and in a poise, samāhitaḥ, and outside things take place only on the outermost surface. Then it becomes easy.