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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

To hope for a true change of human life without a change of human nature is an irrational and unspiritual proposition.
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Change Hope Nature True
Evolution of consciousness is the central motive of terrestrial existence.
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Consciousness Evolution Existence Motive
Trust the divine power, and she will free the godlike elements in you and shape all into an expression of divine nature.
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Divine Expression Nature Power Trust
For all problems of existence are essentially problems of harmony.
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Existence Harmony Problem
One has to do sadhana for the total manifestation of the Divine in oneself.
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Divine Manifestation Oneself
The practice of Yoga brings us face to face with the extraordinary complexity of our own being.
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Face Ourselves Practice
The most vital issue of the age is whether the future progress of humanity is to be governed by the modern economic and materialistic mind of the West or by a nobler pragmatism guided, uplifted and enlightened by spiritual culture and knowledge.
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Culture Economics Future Humanity Issue Knowledge Progress Spiritual
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.
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Forever Limitation Purpose Religion Time Universe
By your stumbling, the world is perfected.
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Perfection World Yourself
The experiences of your past life which are stored within come up to the surface to be rejected. By rejecting all these by and by the inside will have to be cleansed.
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Cleaning Experience Past People Rejection Willing
An active mind needs an outlet. If it stops by itself from within, well and good; otherwise one should not try to stop this by force.
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Active Force Mindset Oneself Stop Try
The spiritual path is one of falling on your face, getting up, brushing yourself off, turning and looking sheepishly at God and then taking the next step.
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Fall God Path Spiritual
All existence is a manifestation of God.
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Existence God Manifestation
Knowledge gropes but meets not Wisdom’s face.
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Face Knowledge Wisdom
Man in the world’s life works out the dreams of God.
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Dreams God Life Man 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

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.

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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.

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