WRITINGS BY THE MOTHER
© Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust

Sweet Mother,

What is the difference between sports and physical education?

Sports are all the games, competitions, tournaments, etc. that are based on competition and lead to placings and prizes.

Physical education means principally all the various exercises for the development and maintenance of the body.

Naturally, here we have combined the two. But this is mainly because human beings, especially in their childhood, still need a certain excitement in order to make effort.

Blessings.

14 January 1970

Collected Works of The Mother, First Edition, Volume 16, p. 403