Sri Aurobindo

Letters of Sri Aurobindo

Letters

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Sri Aurobindo — Unknown addressee

May 29, 1928

It is all nonsense about C’s keeping up his power and position. It is the Mother who has put him there in control of the work (power) under her directions and gave him his position, and she would not be at all pleased if he did not keep up the position she has given him. As for egoism have you and others none? One ought to be free from egoism oneself before one can blame others for having it. What a sadhak should do is to be busy with getting rid of his own ego. To be busy with observing and resenting the ego of others can only raise and increase his own and prevent him from getting rid of it.

Sri Aurobindo