Patel, Govindbhai

My Pilgrimage to the Spirit

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Sri Aurobindo — Patel, Govindbhai

April 21, 1932

April 21, 1932

Why do you allow yourself in the least to be troubled and concerned by what people say about you? It is for you to see whether there is any shadow of truth in what is said about or to you by others: If there is, you can yourself put it right in yourself; if there is no truth, then what is said is not worth notice.

We can’t prevent gossip and talk and fault-finding by decree; it is from within themselves that people must change in this matter.