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contrary to your habits and to the principles of ordinary life,
and it will not be possible for you to stay here, because these
things are necessary for the work and organisation here and
cannot be changed.
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We are not here to make our life easy and comfortable; we
are here to find the Divine, to become the Divine, to manifest
the Divine.
What happens to us is the Divine's business, it is not our
concern.
The Divine knows better than we do what is good for the
progress of the world and of ourselves.
CWM 13: 128

The true experiences that are needed for individual progress do
not depend on circumstances or on the environment in which
one lives, but on the inner attitude and the will for progress.
If you want to find your soul, to know it and obey it, remain
here at any cost.
If this is not the aim of your life and you are ready to live
the life of the immense majority of men, you may certainly go
back to your family.
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A reduced image of life
I appreciate your feelings about what a sadhak ought to be
and from that point of view, what you say is quite true. But it is
well understood that the Ashram is not exclusively composed
of sadhaks. The Ashram is a reduced image of life where those
who practice yoga are a minority, and if I were to keep here
only those who are quite sincere in their sadhana, very few in-
deed would remain.
Sri Aurobindo always reminds us of the fact that the Divine

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