Sri Aurobindo

Letters of Sri Aurobindo

Letters

Fragment ID: 15850

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Sri Aurobindo — Unknown addressee

April 14, 1923 (Evening)

Dictated letter about Barindra’s inquiries:

We should not accept any man into the Yoga because he is rich, or at the same time we should not debar any man because he happens to be rich. But he must be made to understand the demands of the Yoga. There are three demands:

1st. The will (not mere inclination or desire) for a greater Truth.

2nd. Complete consecration to that Truth in doing all the works for that Life.

3rd. Transformation.

That means he must be able to remove to give up all motives other than that of the practice of Yoga even in the worldly pursuits.

The possession of wealth is a great obstacle and it is also a supreme opportunity. In our aim of Yoga we have to conquer the world for the Divine and if we can bring some force of wealth from the rule of vital worlds on our side, it is worthwhile. At present these forces are held by the vital world. We should win them for the Divine.