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.
SRI AUROBINDO
SRI AUROBINDO
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Sri Aurobindo117 quotes“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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