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The soul in man is greater than his fate.

Sri Aurobindo

Be conscious first of thyself within, then think and act. All living thought is a world in preparation; all real act is a thought manifested. The material world exists because an idea began to play in divine self–consciousness.
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Act Consciousness Idea Material Play Preparation Thinking
The first principle of true teaching is that nothing can be taught.
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Principle Teaching True
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
Arise, transcend Thyself, Thou art man and the whole nature of man Is to become more than himself.
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Art Himself Nature Transcendence
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.
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Beginning Consciousness Life State Yoga
There is nothing mind can do that cannot be better done in the mind’s immobility and thought-free stillness. When mind is still, then truth gets her chance to be heard in the purity of the silence.
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Better Chance Mindset Silence Truth
Live according to Nature, runs the maxim of the West; but according to what nature, the nature of the body or the nature which exceeds the body? This first we ought to determine.
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Body Determination Live Nature
Delight is the secret. Learn of pure delight and thou shalt learn of God.
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Delight God Learning Secret
What the soul sees and has experienced, that it knows; the rest is appearance, prejudice and opinion.
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Appearance Experience Opinion Prejudice Soul
When Reason died, then Wisdom was born.
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Death One Liner Reason Wisdom
The only work that spiritually purifies us is that which is done without personal motives.
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Motive Personal Purity Spiritual Work
The soul in man is greater than his fate.
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Fate Greatness Man Soul
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
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
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
To listen to some devout people, one would imagine that God never laughs.
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God Imagination Laughter Listening People

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