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The mind of an ordinary man is truly near the heart.

Sri Aurobindo

The principle of Yoga is the turning of one or of all powers of our human existence into a means of reaching divine Being.
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Existence Human Ourselves Power Principle
Genius discovers a system; average talent stereotypes it till it is shattered by fresh genius.
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Average Discover Genius Talent
Recover the source of all strength in yourself, and all else will be added to you … political freedom, the mastery of human thought, the hegemony of the world.
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Human Politics Recover Source Strength World
Knowledge gropes but meets not Wisdom’s face.
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Face Knowledge Wisdom
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
Each victory gained over oneself means new strength to gain more victories.
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Gain Inspirational Strength Victory Win
Outside and above the mind there is the play of a consciousness which is lighted by the higher Truth, but man is not conscious of it and of that he has to be conscious.
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Consciousness Mindset Play Truth
All existence is a manifestation of God.
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Existence God Manifestation
When Reason died, then Wisdom was born.
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Death One Liner Reason Wisdom
The soul in man is greater than his fate.
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Fate Greatness Man Soul
An active mind needs an outlet. If it stops by itself from within, well and good; otherwise one should not try to stop this by force.
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Active Force Mindset Oneself Stop Try
Peace is the first condition, without which nothing else can be stable.
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Condition Peace Stability
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
One who loves God finds the object of his love everywhere.
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God Love Object Religious
The expression “from above” is for us only a way of speaking. Many receive from above the command for action – we call it intuition.
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Action Command Expression Intution Talk Way
What is God after all? An eternal child playing an eternal game in an eternal garden.
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Atheist Children Forever Game God Perspective

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