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SHANTINIKETAN
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We never watch them and ask questions about what they think in those times, but leave it entirely to themselves, to the spirit of the place and the time, and the suggestion of the practice itself. We rely more upon the subconscious influence of Nature, of the associations of the place and the daily life of worship that we live, than on any conscious effort to teach them."
This letter sums up better than I can the ideals of Shantiniketan and gives expression to the spirit with which the ashram was started.
