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

Sri Aurobindo

Man in the world’s life works out the dreams of God.
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Dreams God Life Man World
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
The existence of poverty is the proof of an unjust and ill-organised society, and our public charities are but the first tardy awakening in the conscience of a robber.
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Awakening Conscious Existence Poverty Society
The subliminal mind receives and remembers all those touches that delight the soul. Our soul takes joy in this right touching by the Essence of all experience.
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Essence Experience Mindset Remember Right Soul Touch
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
Hidden nature is secret God.
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God Hide Nature One Liner Secret
All existence is a manifestation of God.
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Existence God Manifestation
Impossibility is only a sum of greater unrealised possibles. It veils an advanced stage and a yet unaccomplished journey.
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Greatness Impossible Journey Possible
What men call knowledge, is the reasoned acceptance of false appearances. Wisdom looks behind the veil and sees.
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Acceptance Appearance Knowledge Man Reason
One has to do sadhana for the total manifestation of the Divine in oneself.
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Divine Manifestation Oneself
That which we call the Hindu religion is really the Eternal religion because it embraces all others.
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Embrace Forever Religion
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
The mind has these four levels: physical, vital, buddhi, higher mind. The Supermind is far above these.
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Level Mindset Physical Spiritual
Be conscious first of thyself within, then think and act. All living thought is a world in preparation; all real act is a thought manifested. The material world exists because an idea began to play in divine self–consciousness.
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Act Consciousness Idea Material Play Preparation Thinking
What the soul sees and has experienced, that it knows; the rest is appearance, prejudice and opinion.
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Appearance Experience Opinion Prejudice Soul
Rather hang thyself than belong to the horde of successful imitators.
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Choice Death Imitation Success

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