black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

A great thing would be done if all these God-visions could embrace and cast themselves into each other; but intellectual dogma and cult egoism stand in the way.

Sri Aurobindo

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

Face Ourselves Practice
No danger can perturb my spirit’s calm.
SRI AUROBINDO

Calm Dangerous Myself Spirit
The Divine Truth is greater than any religion or creed or scripture or idea or philosophy.
SRI AUROBINDO

Divine Greatness Idea Philosophy Religion Truth
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

Beginning Consciousness Life State Yoga
A thought is an arrow shot at the truth; it can hit a point, but not cover the whole target. But the archer is too well satisfied with his success to ask anything farther.
SRI AUROBINDO

Point Satisfaction Success Thinking Truth
To have a developed intellect is always helpful if one can enlighten it from above and turn it to a divine use.
SRI AUROBINDO

Development Divine Help Intellectual
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.
SRI AUROBINDO

Creature Freedom Love Nature World
Faith is the soul’s witness to something not yet manifested, achieved or realised, but which yet the Knower within us, even in the absence of all indications, feels to be true or supremely worth following or achieving.
SRI AUROBINDO

Achievement Faith Manifestation Realize Soul Worth
Genius discovers a system; average talent stereotypes it till it is shattered by fresh genius.
SRI AUROBINDO

Average Discover Genius Talent
Peace is the first condition, without which nothing else can be stable.
SRI AUROBINDO

Condition Peace Stability
Ourselves within us lethal forces nurse; We make of our own enemies our guests.
SRI AUROBINDO

Enemy Force Ourselves
Evolution of consciousness is the central motive of terrestrial existence.
SRI AUROBINDO

Consciousness Evolution Existence Motive
Sin and virtue are a game of resistance we play with God in His efforts to draw us towards perfection.
SRI AUROBINDO

Effort Game God Perfection Resistance Sin Virtue
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.
SRI AUROBINDO

Fly Freedom Honey Sweet Touch Wings
Love is the keynote, Joy is the music, Knowledge is the performer, the Infinite All is the composer and audience.
SRI AUROBINDO

Audience Joy Love Music Performance
The inside must be made entirely calm and quiet and there should reign an upward aspiration – a state of awaiting.
SRI AUROBINDO

Aspiration Calm Quiet State Wait

A great thing would be done if all these God-visions could embrace and cast themselves into each other; but intellectual dogma and cult egoism stand in the way.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

A great thing would be done if all these God-visions could embrace and cast themselves into each other; but intellectual dogma and cult egoism stand in the way.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Sri Aurobindo Quotes