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Did he succeed? Yes and no. His success was partial. He did feed the ignorance-night of humanity, but he encountered tremendous opposition when he wanted to transform the body-consciousness of unlit, obscure and impure humanity. Alas, he was therefore only a partial success. Needless to say, his divine brother-successors, too, have fared and are faring the same.
Sri Chinmoy, AUM — Vol.II-1, No. 9, 27 September 1974, Vishma Press, 1974