Thoughts and Aphorisms 44 to 48 with commentaries by The Mother

44—Only those thoughts are true the opposite of which is also true in its own time and application; indisputable dogmas are the most dangerous kind of falsehoods. Why are indisputable dogmas the most dangerous ones? 45—Logic is the worst enemy of Truth, as self-righteousness is the worst enemy of virtue; for the one cannot see its own errors nor the other its own imperfections. What is the role of logic and reason in our lives? 46—When I was asleep in the Ignorance, I came to a place of meditation full of holy men and I found their company wearisome and the place a prison; when I awoke, God took me to a prison and turned it into a place of meditation and His trysting-ground. Is Sri Aurobindo speaking here of his own experience in prison during his political life? 47—When I read a wearisome book through and with pleasure, yet perceived all the perfection of its wearisomeness, then I knew that my mind was conquered. How is it possible to read a wearisome book with pleasure? 48—I knew my mind to be conquered when it admired the beauty of the hideous, yet felt perfectly why other men shrank back or hated. What does "the beauty of the hideous" mean?