Chapter 3

Eternal Presence

You spoke of Sri Aurobindo’s birth as “eternal” in the history of the universe. What exactly was meant by “eternal”?

The sentence can be understood in four different ways on four ascending planes of consciousness:

1. Physically, the consequence of the birth will be of eternal importance to the world.

2. Mentally, it is a birth that will be eternally remembered in the universal history.

3. Psychically, a birth that recurs for ever from age to age upon earth.

4. Spiritually, the birth of the Eternal upon earth.

Since the beginning of earth history, Sri Aurobindo has always presided over the great earthly transformations, under one form or another, one name or another.

It is said that Sri Aurobindo in a past life took an active part in the French Revolution. Is it true?

You can say that all through history Sri Aurobindo played an active part. Especially in the most important movements of history he was there – and playing the most important, the leading part. But he was not always visible.

Sri Aurobindo is constantly among us and reveals himself to those who are ready to see and hear him.

Sri Aurobindo is in the subtle physical, you can meet him when you sleep, if you know how to go there.

The help of Sri Aurobindo is constant: it is for us to know how to receive it.

Sri Aurobindo is always with us, enlightening, guiding, protecting. We must answer to his grace by a perfect faithfulness.

Sri Aurobindo is always present.

Be sincere and faithful.

This is the first condition.

Blessings.