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The only work that spiritually purifies us is that which is done without personal motives.

Sri Aurobindo

If a religion is not universal, it cannot be eternal. A narrow religion, a sectarian religion, an exclusive religion can live only for a limited time and a limited purpose.
SRI AUROBINDO

Forever Limitation Purpose Religion Time Universe
The highest aim of the aesthetic being is to find the Divine through beauty; the highest Art is that which by an inspired use of significant and interpretative form unseals the door of the spirit.
SRI AUROBINDO

Aesthetic Art Divine Door Finding Spirit
The most vital issue of the age is whether the future progress of humanity is to be governed by the modern economic and materialistic mind of the West or by a nobler pragmatism guided, uplifted and enlightened by spiritual culture and knowledge.
SRI AUROBINDO

Culture Economics Future Humanity Issue Knowledge Progress Spiritual
Impossibility is only a sum of greater unrealised possibles. It veils an advanced stage and a yet unaccomplished journey.
SRI AUROBINDO

Greatness Impossible Journey Possible
She saw the myriad gods, and beyond God his own ineffable eternity; she saw that there were ranges of life beyond our present life, ranges of mind beyond our present mind and above these she saw the splendors of the spirit.
SRI AUROBINDO

Beyond God Life Spirit
No danger can perturb my spirit’s calm.
SRI AUROBINDO

Calm Dangerous Myself Spirit
Detachment is the beginning of mastery.
SRI AUROBINDO

Beginning Master One Liner
Arise, transcend Thyself, Thou art man and the whole nature of man Is to become more than himself.
SRI AUROBINDO

Art Himself Nature Transcendence
Delight is the secret. Learn of pure delight and thou shalt learn of God.
SRI AUROBINDO

Delight God Learning Secret
When Reason died, then Wisdom was born.
SRI AUROBINDO

Death One Liner Reason Wisdom
Stand aside and watch the working of the divine power in yourself.
SRI AUROBINDO

Divine Power Stand Work Yourself
One who loves God finds the object of his love everywhere.
SRI AUROBINDO

God Love Object Religious
The practice of Yoga brings us face to face with the extraordinary complexity of our own being.
SRI AUROBINDO

Face Ourselves Practice
Turn all things to honey; this is the law of divine living.
SRI AUROBINDO

Divine Honey Law Live
Genius discovers a system; average talent stereotypes it till it is shattered by fresh genius.
SRI AUROBINDO

Average Discover Genius Talent
But few are those who tread the sunlit path; Only the pure in soul can walk in light.
SRI AUROBINDO

Light Path Purity Soul Sun Walk

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