AT THE FEET OF THE MOTHER
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I have a roomate, now he is now opening to the vastness of Sri Aurobindo, He is reading ’12 Years with Sri Aurobindo’ and tells me very happily the events between Nirod da and Sri Aurobindo that he reads.Β And we discuss about Sri Aurobindo during the walks, is it ok to discuss? πŸ˜ŠπŸ™πŸ»πŸͺ·[…]

Although when we discuss about them, a kind of Humility comes inside both of us, but still I wanted to ask, doesn’t the ego harm anything by these discussions? πŸ¦š

It is perfectly fine to share and discuss things between friends. At the same time, it is always good to be humble and know that there is always so much more to know.

Affectionately,

Alok Da

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