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By your stumbling, the world is perfected.

Sri Aurobindo

The Atheist is God playing at hide and seek with Himself; but is the Theist any other? Well, perhaps; for he has seen the shadow of God and clutched at it.
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Atheist God Himself Play Shadow
The first principle of true teaching is that nothing can be taught.
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Principle Teaching True
Remember that you are at an exceptional hour in a unique epoch, that you have this great happiness, this invaluable privilege, of being present at the birth of a new world.
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Exceptional Privilege Remember Unique World
Evolution of consciousness is the central motive of terrestrial existence.
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Consciousness Evolution Existence Motive
The all-embracing vast being which is there behind the play of the universe and with which you will have to identify yourself – for this is your true self.
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Identity Play True Universe
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
Detachment is the beginning of mastery.
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Beginning Master One Liner
The supreme state of human love is the unity of one soul in two bodies.
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Body Human Love Soul State
This world is a vast unbroken totality, a deep solidarity joins its contrary powers.
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Power Solidarity World
The spiritual path is one of falling on your face, getting up, brushing yourself off, turning and looking sheepishly at God and then taking the next step.
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Fall God Path Spiritual
India of the ages is not dead nor has she spoken her last creative word; she lives and has still something to do for herself and the human peoples.
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Age Creativity Herself Human People
Ourselves within us lethal forces nurse; We make of our own enemies our guests.
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Enemy Force Ourselves
Not only a truer knowledge, but a greater power comes to one in the quietude and silence of a mind that, instead of bubbling on the surface, can go to its own depths and listen.
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Knowledge Listening Power Surface True
The inside must be made entirely calm and quiet and there should reign an upward aspiration – a state of awaiting.
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Aspiration Calm Quiet State Wait
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 Person is a bubble on Time’s sea.
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Person Sea Time

By your stumbling, the world is perfected.

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