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for the Sannyasin of the ordinary type at least, because we do
not turn our backs on life; neither are we grihasthas, because
we do leave behind us the ordinary human life and its institu-
tions and motives.
--
The difficulty in X's case is of two kinds. First, his mind
seems to cling to traditional ideas and ways of action, while
here they are thrown aside altogether. It is impossible without
an entirely free intelligence (or, in its place, a strong psychic
faith and ardour) to follow the movement here.
CWSA 35: 563

Only two kinds of people can stay here with any true profit;
(1) Those who are ready to absorb the spiritual atmosphere
and change.

(2) Those who, if not yet ready, can still surrender to the
influence and prepare slowly till they are ready.

CWSA 35: 564

... Here only those should come who feel a definite call and
are sure that here lies their spiritual destiny and nowhere else.
CWSA 35: 567
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Ashram or elsewhere
It is certainly quite true that the psychic contact can exist
at a distance and that the Divine is not limited by place, but is
everywhere. It is not necessary for everybody to be at Pondicher-
ry or physically near the Mother in order to lead the spiritual
life or to practise this Yoga, especially in its earlier stages. But
that is only one side of the truth; there is another. Otherwise
the logical conclusion might be that there was no necessity

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