No one is getting more than five seconds. He wanted at least a minute or two, and the boy supposedly told him that so much time would, in fact, burn him down, and he got a bit perplexed. Still, he said that, in fact, it was true, and it’s as if Sri Aurobindo x-rayed/zapped to the very ground of his being in those five seconds and had a Rebirth and an Initiation. After reading this, I don’t know why I tried staring into the eyes of Sri Aurobindo in this picture that’s available on the cover page of Savitri – he looks straight into the camera in this picture. Honestly, I got a bit scared within just two or three seconds. Usually, I feel the gravitas and radiance when I see his other pictures, but I got a bit scared for the first time. Is it because I was trying to somehow subconsciously trying to check/ verify the experience of the American Professor? Do wrong intentions/ scepticism create such reactions?
Absolutely. When we try to judge the Divine or doubt and verify it is like a salt doll trying to gauge the depth of the ocean. It is intimidated and is afraid of losing its little self completely. The American professor did not go to test him but to receive the Divine Grace in a state of humility and aspiration to stay a little longer in Sri Aurobindo’s Presence. He was not trying to look into Sri Aurobindo’s eyes but to have his Darshan. I hope you have had a fleeting glimpse of the power that Sri Aurobindo holds. Perhaps it is the perfect occasion to surrender oneself to Sri Aurobindo and The Mother.
Affectionately,
Alok Da
