During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualized.

在他呆在修行所他真是灵化了。

We maybe doing social work in the eyes of people, but actually, we are real gymnosophist in the heart of the world.

在人们眼中，或许我们是在做社会工作，但是实际上，我们真只是世界中修行者。

The meditative response in which he performs them gives him that vital loosening and equability of all his powers, that collectedness and presence of mind, without which no right work can be done.

虽然形不是修行目，有时候他们对修行是很有帮助。作者有一段对修行解释也非常到位。