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What they do not see, what they cannot see, is that the ashram is only a means to achieve a certain end. It is not the end itself. For that is entirely an inward affair, leaving the man entirely free to live in or out of ashrams. If a monk says that the spiritual attainment is possible only in a monastery, this proves that--however reputed or revered he may be--his own attainment is a limited one.

-- Notebooks Category 3: Relax and Retreat > Chapter 4 : Retreat Centres > # 26