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The Atheist is God playing at hide and seek with Himself; but is the Theist any other? Well, perhaps; for he has seen the shadow of God and clutched at it.

Sri Aurobindo

You have however within you an inclination towards completeness.
SRI AUROBINDO

Complete Responsibility Yourself
Material things are not to be despised-without them there can be no manifestation in the material world.
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Manifestation Material World
India of the ages is not dead nor has she spoken her last creative word; she lives and has still something to do for herself and the human peoples.
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Age Creativity Herself Human People
The soul in man is greater than his fate.
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Fate Greatness Man Soul
No danger can perturb my spirit’s calm.
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Calm Dangerous Myself Spirit
Turn all things to honey; this is the law of divine living.
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Divine Honey Law Live
When Reason died, then Wisdom was born.
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Death One Liner Reason Wisdom
That which we call the Hindu religion is really the Eternal religion because it embraces all others.
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Embrace Forever Religion
Live within; be not shaken by outward happenings.
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Calm Live Peace Shake
A quiet mind does not mean that there will be no thoughts or mental movements at all, but that these will be on the surface, and you will feel your true being within, separate from them, observing but not carried away.
SRI AUROBINDO

Carry Mindset Movement Observation Quiet Separate True
What is God after all? An eternal child playing an eternal game in an eternal garden.
SRI AUROBINDO

Atheist Children Forever Game God Perspective
If a religion is not universal, it cannot be eternal. A narrow religion, a sectarian religion, an exclusive religion can live only for a limited time and a limited purpose.
SRI AUROBINDO

Forever Limitation Purpose Religion Time Universe
Perfect health, sincerity, honesty, straightforwardness, courage, disinterestedness, unselfishness, patience, endurance, perseverance, peace, calm, self control are all things that are taught infinitely better by example than by beautiful speeches.
SRI AUROBINDO

Better Character Endurance Example Health Perfection Teaching Value
The first principle of true teaching is that nothing can be taught.
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Principle Teaching True
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
My God is love and sweetly suffers all.
SRI AUROBINDO

God Love Myself Suffering

The Atheist is God playing at hide and seek with Himself; but is the Theist any other? Well, perhaps; for he has seen the shadow of God and clutched at it.

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