Sri Aurobindo
The Mother

to Prithwi Singh

Correspondence (1933-1967)

29 September 1934

Sri Aurobindo

Prithwi Singh

The Mother accepts in principle your coming here as a permanent member of the Asram. She would like you indeed to consider yourself, from now on as a member, — as Duraiswami¹ is though living for most of the year in Madras, — not an outside disciple.

The question remains about the time of your coming here not to return. Here the Mother is inclined to think that it would be more satisfactory to settle the affairs of the estate definitely, and then permanently come. There would in that case be some delay, but it would have this advantage of leaving little chance of a call or pull from over there to create any vibrations in the sadhana. The second date proposed by you would then have to be adopted.

Next, the children. Most of them are too young to have an intelligent will of their own in such matters as yet and in a matter like sadhana there should be no pressure or influencing of any kind. The delay will give some of them time to grow into a possibility of a clear and willed choice. Under this arrangement the matter of their coming over here can be decided then, when things are ready. Meanwhile their photographs can be sent and perhaps the older of them can come at some darshan² time so that the Mother can see them.

I think these are the main points in your letter. As for other details it is for you to arrange. You have given us a clear idea of the situation and the possibilities and we will help you with the Force we can give you to support your measures.

Sri Aurobindo
29 September 1934

¹ S. Duraiswami Iyer, a reputed lawyer at the Madras High Court. In 1942 he was Sri Aurobindo's personal messenger to the Congress, to urge them to accept the Cripps proposal.

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² When the disciples used to silently stand in front of Sri Aurobindo and Mother for a few moments. There were three darshans a year at the time.

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