say, "Is the ochre robe everything? You will realize God without it. What is the need of taking the ochre robe?"
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6. Disciple: "The Master said that those who would accept him as their spiritual ideal would not be born again. Again Swamiji said that no liberation is possible without being initiated into Sannyasa. What, then, will be the way out for the householders ?"
Mother: "Yes, what the Master said is true and what Swamiji said is also equally true. The householders have no need of external renunciation. They will spontaneously get internal renunciation. But some people need external renunciation. Why should you be afraid? Surrender yourself to the Master and always remember that he stands behind."
TN360
7. "Spiritual progress becomes easier