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But the atmosphere of an ashram is rather a special one, something like that of a hothouse where tropical plants are reared in a northern clime--just slightly artificial. How will an inmate behave if he has to come out and pass the remainder of his years in the ordinary world, in an actual situation like earning his daily bread, his livelihood?

-- Notebooks Category 3: Relax and Retreat > Chapter 4 : Retreat Centres > # 179