Sri Aurobindo

Letters of Sri Aurobindo

SABCL 26

Fragment ID: 7769

Q: Here is a man of fifty intending vānaprastha, who thinks our Ashram will just be the place for him. He says he has prepared himself for Ashram life; his only fault being taking a little opium for the sake of health. What should I write to him?

A: Declined with thanks. Opium not allowed here. Also this is not a vānaprastha Ashram.

17-7-1936