Patel, Govindbhai

My Pilgrimage to the Spirit

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Fragment ID: 18868

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Sri Aurobindo — Patel, Govindbhai

May 29, 1930

May 29, 1930

Do hostile forces attack a person to test him? Why do they attack particular persons?

Hostile forces attack every sadhaka; some are conscious, others are not. Their object is either to influence the person or to use him or to spoil the sadhana or the work or any other motive of the kind. Their object is not to test — but their attack may be used by the guiding Power as a test.