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That within us which seeks to know and to progress is not the mind but something behind it which makes use of it.

Sri Aurobindo

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.
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Creature Freedom Love Nature World
Genius discovers a system; average talent stereotypes it till it is shattered by fresh genius.
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Average Discover Genius Talent
Only when Eternity takes Time by the hand, Only when infinity weds the finite’s thought, Can man be free from himself and live with God.
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Forever Hands Life Thinking Time
By your stumbling, the world is perfected.
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Perfection World Yourself
Suffering makes us capable of the full force of the Master of Delight; it makes us capable also to bear the utter play of the Master of Power. Pain is the key that opens the gates of strength; it is the high-road that leads to the city of beatitude.
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Delight Force Hard Time Inspirational Key Master Open Pain Strength Suffering
The yogin becomes aware in part of the action of the supramental power organizing the lower vehicle (ādhāra). A part of it remains behind the veil and prepares itself.
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Action Awareness Preparation Yoga
When we have passed beyond knowings, then we shall have Knowledge.
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Beyond Knowledge Known
One who loves God finds the object of his love everywhere.
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God Love Object Religious
Witness and stand back from Nature, that is the first step to the soul’s freedom.
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Freedom Nature Soul Stand
The cup has to be left clean and empty for the divine liquor to be poured into it.
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Cleaning Divine Empty
That which we call the Hindu religion is really the Eternal religion because it embraces all others.
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Embrace Forever Religion
To doubt the experience is to discourage it. Let it be developed, see what is in it.
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Courage Development Doubt Experience See
Transform reason into ordered intuition; let all thyself be light. This is thy goal.
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Goal Intuition Light Order Transformation
My God is love and sweetly suffers all.
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God Love Myself Suffering
Rather hang thyself than belong to the horde of successful imitators.
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Choice Death Imitation Success
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

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