While doing work if the mind continues to be active let it be so, but there must be at the same time a capacity for silence.
SRI AUROBINDO
SRI AUROBINDO
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Sri Aurobindo117 quotes“While doing work if the mind continues to be active let it be so, but there must be at the same time a capacity for silence.”
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