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The practice of Yoga brings us face to face with the extraordinary complexity of our own being.

Sri Aurobindo

Suffering makes us capable of the full force of the Master of Delight; it makes us capable also to bear the utter play of the Master of Power. Pain is the key that opens the gates of strength; it is the high-road that leads to the city of beatitude.
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Delight Force Hard Time Inspirational Key Master Open Pain Strength Suffering
The anarchic is the true divine state of man in the end as in the beginning; but in between it would lead us straight to the devil and his kingdom.
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Beginning Devil Divine Kingdom Man State True
Transform reason into ordered intuition; let all thyself be light. This is thy goal.
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Goal Intuition Light Order Transformation
Watch the too indignantly righteous. Before long you will find them committing or condoning the very offence which they have so fiercely censured.
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Commitment Fierce Offense Right
All thoughts, desires, conventions, attachments which come from outside must be ruthlessly pushed away.
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Attachment Away Desire Thinking
Evolution of consciousness is the central motive of terrestrial existence.
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Consciousness Evolution Existence Motive
Detachment is the beginning of mastery.
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Beginning Master One Liner
My God is love and sweetly suffers all.
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God Love Myself Suffering
The whole world yearns after freedom, yet each creature is in love with his chains; this is the first paradox and inextricable knot of our nature.
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Creature Freedom Love Nature World
When we have passed beyond knowings, then we shall have Knowledge.
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Beyond Knowledge Known
Each victory gained over oneself means new strength to gain more victories.
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Gain Inspirational Strength Victory Win
To doubt the experience is to discourage it. Let it be developed, see what is in it.
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Courage Development Doubt Experience See
Perfect health, sincerity, honesty, straightforwardness, courage, disinterestedness, unselfishness, patience, endurance, perseverance, peace, calm, self control are all things that are taught infinitely better by example than by beautiful speeches.
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Better Character Endurance Example Health Perfection Teaching Value
The mind of an ordinary man is truly near the heart.
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Heart Man Mindset Ordinary
For all problems of existence are essentially problems of harmony.
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Existence Harmony Problem
The expression “from above” is for us only a way of speaking. Many receive from above the command for action – we call it intuition.
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Action Command Expression Intution Talk Way

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