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The indispensable basis of our Yoga is sincerity, honesty, un-
selfishness, disinterested consecration to the work to be done,
nobility of character and straightforwardness. They who do not
practise these elementary virtues are not Sri Aurobindo's dis-
ciples and have no place in the Ashram. That is why I refuse to
answer imbecile and groundless accusations against the Ash-
ram emanating from perverse and evil-intentioned minds.
Sri Aurobindo always loved deeply his Motherland. But he
wished her to be great, noble, pure and worthy of her big mis-
sion in the world. He refused to let her sink to the sordid and
vulgar level of blind self-interests and ignorant prejudices. This
is why, in full conformity to his will, we lift high the standard of
truth, progress and transformation of mankind, without caring
for those who, through ignorance, stupidity, envy or bad will,
seek to soil it and drag it down into the mud. We carry it very
high so that all who have a soul may see it and gather round it.
CWM 13: 123

Coming and settling here
The reason for people to come and settle here is surely not
to find comfort and luxury—this can be found anywhere if one
is lucky enough. But what one can get here, that is not got in
any other place: it is the Divine Love, Grace and Care. It is when
this is forgotten or disregarded that people begin to feel miser-
able here. Indeed whenever somebody feels unhappy and dis-
contented, it can be taken as a sure sign that he is turning his
back on what the Divine is always giving and that he has gone
astray in pursuit of worldly satisfaction.
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If you want to be happy here, you must come with the will
to do the yoga of self-perfection; for if you do not come for
that, you will be shocked at every moment by things that are

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