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But few are those who tread the sunlit path; Only the pure in soul can walk in light.

Sri Aurobindo

The first principle of true teaching is that nothing can be taught.
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Principle Teaching True
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
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
Yoga is a generic name for any discipline by which one attempts to pass out of the limits of one’s ordinary mental consciousness into a greater spiritual consciousness.
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Consciousness Discipline Greatness Limitation Name Ordinary
The Atheist is God playing at hide and seek with Himself.
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Atheist God Himself
Sit in meditation ! But do not think ! Look only at your mind ! You will see thoughts coming into it ! Before they can enter, throw these away from your mind till your mind is capable of entire silence.
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Meditation Mindset Silence Thinking
Rather hang thyself than belong to the horde of successful imitators.
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Choice Death Imitation Success
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
Each victory gained over oneself means new strength to gain more victories.
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Gain Inspirational Strength Victory Win
Love is the keynote, Joy is the music, Knowledge is the performer, the Infinite All is the composer and audience.
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Audience Joy Love Music Performance
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
My God is love and sweetly suffers all.
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God Love Myself Suffering
The soul in man is greater than his fate.
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Fate Greatness Man Soul
Detachment is the beginning of mastery.
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Beginning Master One Liner
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.
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Better Character Endurance Example Health Perfection Teaching Value
Evolution of consciousness is the central motive of terrestrial existence.
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Consciousness Evolution Existence Motive

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