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I envy so much your frame of mind-quiet, gentle, light, yet deep and free . You are already free, Marie, free already-you are Jivanmukta. I am more of a woman than a man, you are more of a man than woman. I am always dragging other's pain into me-for nothing, without being able to do any good to anybody-just as women, if they have no children, bestow all their love upon a cat!!!
Do you think this has any spirituality in it? Nonsense, it is all material nervous bondage -that is what it is. O! to get rid of the thraldom of the flesh!
Your friend Mrs. Martin very kindly sends me copies of her magazine every month-but Sturdy's thermometer is now below zero, it seems. He seems to be greatly disappointed with my non-arrival in England this summer. What could I do?
We have started two Maths (monasteries) here, one in Calcutta, the other in Madras. The Calcutta Math (a wretched rented house) was awfully shaken in the late earthquake.
We have got in a number of boys, and they are in training; also we have opened famine relief in several places and the work is going on apace. We will try to start similar centres in different places in India.
In a few days I am going down to the plains and from thence go to the Western parts of the mountains. When it is cooler in the plains, I will make a lecture tour all over and see what work can be done.
Here I cannot find any more time to write-so many people are waiting-so here I stop, dear Marie, wishing you all joy and happiness.
May you never be lured by flesh is the constant prayer of-
Ever yours in the Lord,
Vivekananda