“I am not sure how the book and the author got dragged into the discussion of religion and aspiration-rejection-surrender! Nevertheless since we are at it..... “—Vikas This happened because of the unsavoury comments from some rationalist quarters that Integral Yoga in the Ashram has become a Religion of the Credulous. It is on that basis that an opposition to the Lives has sprung up—it is maintained by them. But the real question is: Can Integral Yoga at all become a Religion in the conventional sense as it is understood? The trouble is, this has never been looked into when the plain answer is “No, never.” ~ RYD