"There were no monks and ascetics here, no idols, recitations, devotional chanting and other forms of traditional Indian Ashram life. When we got into the building, we saw a number of people, all in simple and neat dresses, and some even in pants and coats, but no saints or sannyasis, no monks or mahants, no shaven heads … no preaching or prayers, no siksha or sermons."
Mirra Alfassa

January 1, 1970