Two quick observations: A: Circa 1940, Sri Aurobindo's consciousness had transcended his physical body… RYD: His consciousness had transcended the physical long decades before 1940. What was happening after 1938 is something altogether different than that. His physical was responding directly to the supramental light and force. This he has described in his sonnet The Golden Light dated 8 August 1938. The Mother told the same thing to Amal in 1954. A: This (gesture from the throat to the mouth) is the connection with people, and that's EXTREMELY unpleasant, really extremely unpleasant (I can't say), and materially it results in the deterioration of teeth and ... Very unpleasant. RYD: The Mother speaks of the unpleasant effects due to connection with people; it is particularly so when the body is undergoing the supramental transformation. Dyuman-bhai told me on one occasion what the Mother had instructed him once. He had to do some work in Sri Aurobindo’s room—I think it was replacing a fused electric bulb. He had to carry a ladder also to reach the ceiling. She told him categorically not to look at all at Sri Aurobindo, but just do the work as quickly as possible and come out. His body had become extremely sensitive to all kinds of vibrations and precaution was necessary. In it also lies the greatness of the attendants who served him in his room, particularly after the accident on 24 November 1938. ~ RYD