There is a veil between the Supermind above and the lower Prakriti below - the veil of ingrained formations. This veil may completely withdraw or be partially withdrawn. Thus even if there is some little opening, with the contact of Light from above the lower nature will get slowly changed.
Sri AurobindoIs it true that existence consists only in the action of energy? Or is it not rather that energy is an output of Existence?
Sri AurobindoWhat the soul sees and has experienced, that it knows; the rest is appearance, prejudice and opinion.
Sri AurobindoNot only a truer knowledge, but a greater power comes to one in the quietude and silence of a mind that, instead of bubbling on the surface, can go to its own depths and listen.
Sri Aurobindo