Page 39 - All India Magazine Aug-2026

For this four virtues are indispensable, without which prog-
ress is uncertain and subject to interruptions and troublesome
falls at the first opportunity:
Sincerity, faithfulness, modesty and gratitude.
*
What qualities are necessary for one to be called "a true child
of the Ashram"?

Sincerity, courage, discipline, endurance, absolute faith in
the Divine work and unassailable trust in the Divine Grace. All
this must be accompanied by a sustained, ardent and persever-
ing aspiration, and by a limitless patience.
*
The Ashram is meant for those who want to consecrate
their lives to the Divine.
CWM 13: 112-13

The two indispensable conditions
to live as a disciple in the Ashram

1) To be resolved to make the needs of the soul come be-
fore all others, and to satisfy the other needs, those of the
body, vital and mind, only so far as they do not interfere with
the fulfilment of the needs of the soul.

2) To be convinced that I am in a position to know the needs
of the soul of each and every one and that therefore I have the
right and the competence to judge in this respect.
One loses most of the advantage of being here if one is not
convinced that I can foresee better the consequences and the
results of things and actions.
CWM 13: 113-14

All India Magazine, August 2026 39