My entire life so far has been filled with countless challenges. If I look back at my whole life, I can’t remember anything but challenges, whether they were related to relationships, health, society, yoga, or work. But now it seems that Mother has prepared these paths through these challenges, and I consider this to be Mother’s grace. If there hadn’t been so many difficulties, perhaps there wouldn’t have been so much grace either.I also have a feeling that along with the fragrance, these challenges will also come, and it might affect my spiritual practice in some way, but I am ready to face all of them. My desire is absolutely not to invite any kind of desires or pleasures along with the fragrance. It’s possible that this is present within me as a deep desire, and I am not yet aware of it, but my aspiration is that by overcoming all impurities, the fragrance will also progress in this yoga, and our love will become service to Mother. If Mother’s grace remains and your love as an elder brother continues, then all this will happen, won’t it?
The Mother and Sri Aurobindo are always with all true and sincere movements. They stand for Truth and not social conventions. They stand for human progress and not conventions. They stand for the future and not outdated traditions. They stand for whatever is true and pure and beautiful rather than polished appearances. And yes, as an elder brother I will always stand by both of you.
Affectionately,
Alok Da
