(Then Mother takes from the table by her side a few letters of SriAurobindo which she intends to publish, including these:) "The prestige of an institution claiming to bea centre of spirituality lies in its spirituality (Mother laughs), not in newspaper columns or famous people."This, I know, is about the Theosophical Society. I don't know whom he wrote it to. [[In fact, the text of this letter was given truncated to Mother. Sri Aurobindo was referring to the Ashram and not to the Theosophical Society. Here is the full text of the letter: "Queer idea all you fellows seem to have of the 'prestige' of the Asram. The prestige of an institution claiming to be a centre of spirituality lies in its spirituality, not in newspaper columns or famous people. Is it because of this mundane view of life and of the Asram held by the sadhaks that this Asram is not yet the centre of spirituality it set out to be?" (Nirodbaran's Correspondence with Sri Aurobindo, vol. 2, p. 1105. Even in the Centenary Edition - 26.380-381 - the last sentence was omitted.) ]] "A sincere heart is worth all the extraordinary powers in the world."It's lovely. page 244 , Mother's Agenda , volume 10 , 19th July - 1969 |