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Genius discovers a system; average talent stereotypes it till it is shattered by fresh genius.

Sri Aurobindo

The whole world yearns after freedom, yet each creature is in love with his chains; this is the first paradox and inextricable knot of our nature.
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Creature Freedom Love Nature World
The Person is a bubble on Time’s sea.
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Person Sea Time
When we have passed beyond knowings, then we shall have Knowledge.
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Beyond Knowledge Known
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
While doing work if the mind continues to be active let it be so, but there must be at the same time a capacity for silence.
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Active Capacity Mindset Silence Time
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
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
Evolution of consciousness is the central motive of terrestrial existence.
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Consciousness Evolution Existence Motive
Delight is the secret. Learn of pure delight and thou shalt learn of God.
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Delight God Learning Secret
There is a knowledge in the heart of sleep.
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Heart Knowledge Sleep
Genius discovers a system; average talent stereotypes it till it is shattered by fresh genius.
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Average Discover Genius Talent
Live within; be not shaken by outward happenings.
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Calm Live Peace Shake
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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Beginning Devil Divine Kingdom Man State True
The mind has these four levels: physical, vital, buddhi, higher mind. The Supermind is far above these.
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Level Mindset Physical Spiritual
The first principle of true teaching is that nothing can be taught.
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Principle Teaching True
The highest aim of the aesthetic being is to find the Divine through beauty; the highest Art is that which by an inspired use of significant and interpretative form unseals the door of the spirit.
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Aesthetic Art Divine Door Finding Spirit

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