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I’m developing an interest in reading books📖 from various genres and authors around the world, while also continuing to read Sri Aurobindo and the Mother. I’d like to read the Bhagavad Gita as well. Is it right to read all of these alongside my reading of Sri Aurobindo?

Why not? It helps to make the mind wide and supple. Only thing one should be careful about is how deeply one is getting influenced by these readings, especially if the central thought contradicts the core ideas of Sri Aurobindo’s vision. 

Affectionately,

Alok Da

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