Sri Aurobindo
The Mother

to Prithwi Singh

Correspondence (1933-1967)

5 September 1938

Prithwi Singh — Sri Aurobindo

Mother,

Regarding my letters ... there is an uncertainty in my mind as to your exact wish in the matter. Except usually once a month to children I do not write to anyone outside unless with your sanction for some work of the Asram. But still I find that 2 to 3 letters a month come to me apart from the children's. You will please therefore let me know Mother if it will be possible for you to see them without feeling any inconvenience. My object in begging this favour from you was that it will put a check on my writing outside. But I will never insist, I will follow what you will please say.

I think it is not necessary to send the letters that come.

The other letter I am enclosing herewith for your kind perusal. It will speak for itself. My brief acquaintance with him was at Santiniketan and he seemed to me to be a good man but I am no judge of characters. As you will see from the letter, he wants to come permanently. Please let me know, Mother, what I shall write to him in reply.

With deep devotion

Prithwi Singh

At present it is out of the question. There is and will remain for some time the difficulty of accommodation. Moreover it is not possible to accept anyone as a permanent resident sadhak without having seen him first. Usually it is only after one has practised the Yoga for a time and made some progress that it is useful or advisable to take up life in the Asram.

Sri Aurobindo
5 September 1938