The very reason that the teachers work in the presence of the Ashram or Relics in any Centre, makes them prepared for Her, and it’s one of the Mother’s work that they do, right?
Is the Ashram School similar to Auroville, where people don’t necessarily engage in Yoga, having the Mother and Sri Aurobindo as Masters, but have a Goodwill that the Mother takes up and has Her work done for the Collective March?
There is no such inner or outer rule, and it is best not to assume the reasons as to why people come. Each has a different, often unique story. Doing work in the atmosphere of the Relics, studying or teaching in the Ashram School, or living in the Ashram or Auroville does not automatically help. One has to have faith, opening and receptivity to the Mother. Knowing them is a big word; many do not even know fully about the volumes of their Collected Works. It is rather unfortunate that people hardly read, partly due to laziness, a lack of aspiration to know and often because it is taken for granted that it is enough to be in the Ashram, do some work (regardless of attitude and motive) and participate in the activities. Well, staying and working in the Ashram atmosphere does help, but there is a difference between these things and doing the yoga consciously, which requires not just outer activity but inner effort at aspiration, rejection, sincerity and surrender.
Affectionately,
Alok Da
