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Namah Beholding our dark shadows

light, but by making the darkness conscious commit, that there is no experience, no matter
(3).” how painful, we cannot live with. It is only
this real humility that makes the presence
of the Divine more close, for it is only
when we are on our knees (symbolically)
in the face of the darkness within, that
Her Grace can enter our wounds where we
ache the most.

References

1. Sri Aurobindo. Birth Centenary Library, Volume
29. Pondicherry: Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust;
1970, p. 480.
Making our peace with our shadows is a life-
long process, but one that makes us more 2. Sri Aurobindo. SABCL, Volume 20; 1970, pp.
real, more humble and in touch with our 68-69.
vulnerabilities. It grounds us into our own
bodies and makes us aware that we are 3. Jung CG. The Collected Works of Carl Jung,
mortal beings whose time on Earth is Volume 13. Princeton NJ: Princeton University
limited, that there is no fault we can never Press; 1967, p. 253.

Poorva Sharma is a psychology student based in Delhi.

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