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The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram
Let nothing disturb the faith
02/14/2017
Painting by Priti Das Gupta of Sri Aurobindo Ashram
To get rid of an evil mind
03/15/2017
Published by The Mother on 02/26/2017
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  • On Thoughts and Aphorisms
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  • goodwill
  • keeping others happy
The Mother of Sr Aurobindo Ashram

One must truly be a saint—a great saint, a great sage—and completely free, not at all influenced by other people. Naturally, I am not speaking of those who seek fame, because there they fall into the crudest traps; but even goodwill, the wish to make people happy, to please them, to help them, is enough to create a distortion.

Ref: On Thoughts and Aphorisms)

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