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Not in the state of unconsciousness, but in full awareness when the higher Power will descend into and direct us, then only the yogic life will begin.

Sri Aurobindo

The practice of Yoga brings us face to face with the extraordinary complexity of our own being.
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Face Ourselves Practice
One mighty deed can change the course of things; a lonely thought becomes omnipotent.
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Action Change Course Direction Lonely Oneself
To have a developed intellect is always helpful if one can enlighten it from above and turn it to a divine use.
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Development Divine Help Intellectual
The consciousness of the seer, is a greater power for knowledge than the consciousness of the thinker. The perceptual power of the inner sight is greater and more direct than the perceptual power of thought.
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Consciousness Greatness Knowledge Power Thinking
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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Active Capacity Mindset Silence Time
Ourselves within us lethal forces nurse; We make of our own enemies our guests.
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Enemy Force Ourselves
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
That within us which seeks to know and to progress is not the mind but something behind it which makes use of it.
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Mindset Progress Seek
That which we call the Hindu religion is really the Eternal religion because it embraces all others.
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Embrace Forever Religion
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
The fly that touches honey cannot use it’s wings; so too the soul that clings to spiritual sweetness ruins it’s freedom and hinders contemplation.
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Fly Freedom Honey Sweet Touch Wings
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
Man in the world’s life works out the dreams of God.
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Dreams God Life Man World
Life is life – whether in a cat, or dog or man. There is no difference there between a cat or a man. The idea of difference is a human conception for man’s own advantage.
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Advantage Difference Life Man
The Person is a bubble on Time’s sea.
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Person Sea Time
The only work that spiritually purifies us is that which is done without personal motives.
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Motive Personal Purity Spiritual Work

Not in the state of unconsciousness, but in full awareness when the higher Power will descend into and direct us, then only the yogic life will begin.

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