"He [Gandhi] has no reason in him at all, never was reasonable at any moment in his life & I suppose never will be..I don't think he is himself really sure what he will do next.He has not only 2 minds but 3 or 4 minds."
31/7/1932
"Gandhi is a European- truly a Russian Christain in an Indian body...What he preaches is not Indian spirituality but something derived from Russian Christianity, non-violence, suffering, etc" - Sri Aurobindo on 22nd June 1926
"All his [Gandhi] preaching is derived from Christianity and though the garb is Indian the essential spirit is Christian. He may not be Christ, but at any rate, he comes in continuation of the same impulsion." - Sri Aurobindo on 22nd June 1926
"Gandhi is wonderstruck that his interpretation of the Gita is seriously questioned by a Shastri. I am rather wonderstruck at his claim to an infallible interpretation of the Gita." - Sri Aurobindo on 2nd June 1924
"I never had any illusion about Gandhi's satyagraha- it has only fulfilled my prediction that it would end in a great confusion or a great fiasco and my only mistake was that I put an "or" where there should have been an 'and'. " - Sri Aurobindo on 10th August 1933
"Have u read what Gandhi has said in answer to a correspondent?He says that if 8 crores of Muzlims demand a separate state, what else r the 25 crores of Hindus to do but surrender?Otherwise there will be a civil war..I think this kind of people are a little cracked." 28/5/1940
"It [referring to Gandhi's non-violence] is a beautiful idea, but not credible. Does anybody really believe in his non-violence?... will he face an army with his charkha?" - Sri Aurobindo on 5th May 1940
"This non-violence resistance I have never been able to fathom..To change the opponent's heart by passive resistance is something I don't understand..I am afraid Gandhi has been trying to apply to ordinary life what belongs to spirituality" - Sri Aurobindo on 16th January 1939
A disciple: Gandhi has offered his help through the Viceroy to the British government and asked the British to lay down their arms and practice non-violence.
Sri Aurobindo: "He must be a little cracked"." 4th July 1940
Reference: India's Rebirth by Sri Aurobindo
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