Sri Aurobindo
Letters on Himself and the Ashram
The Complete Works of Sri Aurobindo. Volume 35
The Leader and the Guide
The Avatar and the Earth Consciousness [3]
I did not mean that anyone here could replace or equal myself and the Mother, much less the persons you name or the actual Muthu equal the actual Ramakrishna. But certainly it is possible for X and Y and Z (I wont repeat the names) to change, to throw off their present perversities or limitations and come nearer to us than they are now if they have the sincere will and make the endeavour. I have explained my meaning to {{0}}X[[The disciple to whom the letters of 9 and 10 February 1935 on pages 40210 were written. Ed.]] so I do not repeat it here. Of course in my writing to X, there is a certain note of persiflage and humorous insistence of which you must take account if you want to get the exact measure of my reasoning and its significance.
10 February 1935