Sri Aurobindo

Letters of Sri Aurobindo

Volume 4

Letter ID: 1011

Sri Aurobindo — Roy, Dilip Kumar

September 22, 1944

We cannot give you our approval for going away with this decision of not returning as we think it a wrong movement, vehement, hasty and unnecessary. We would not have refused permission to your going elsewhere for a time if you needed to do so for some good reason as has happened before. But we cannot accept this decision of yours as a final decision for the future.

It is nonsense talking about giving you another chance if you want to come back. There can be no question of another “chance”: if you go, you will always be welcome back as one coming home. That does not depend upon your success or failure in the sadhana. We know the difficulties of the sadhana and it is from the beginning a permanent chance that we have given you. Our relation is always there and our readiness to help is always there.

Whatever you decide, my love and blessings and the Mother’s will be always with you.