We read the lines from Savitri p407
I looked upon the world and missed the Self
And when I found the Self, I lost the world,
In this English reflection we see whom should the Indian nation rightfully regard as the father of the Nation India.
This brief reflection is based on understanding mental formations and sanskaar as mentioned in the letter of Sri Aurobindo below, dated 26 January 1934.
We look at the difference between the soul and psychic being, and growth of the psychic being through lives.