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The expression “from above” is for us only a way of speaking. Many receive from above the command for action – we call it intuition.

Sri Aurobindo

This world is a vast unbroken totality, a deep solidarity joins its contrary powers.
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Power Solidarity World
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
The mind of an ordinary man is truly near the heart.
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Heart Man Mindset Ordinary
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
There is a knowledge in the heart of sleep.
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Heart Knowledge Sleep
Knowledge gropes but meets not Wisdom’s face.
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Face Knowledge Wisdom
Turn all things to honey; this is the law of divine living.
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Divine Honey Law Live
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
Our human knowledge is a candle burnt On a dim altar to a sun-vast Truth.
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Human Knowledge Truth
The consciousness of the seer, is a greater power for knowledge than the consciousness of the thinker. The perceptual power of the inner sight is greater and more direct than the perceptual power of thought.
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Consciousness Greatness Knowledge Power Thinking
The Person is a bubble on Time’s sea.
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Person Sea Time
The yogin becomes aware in part of the action of the supramental power organizing the lower vehicle (ādhāra). A part of it remains behind the veil and prepares itself.
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Action Awareness Preparation Yoga
In order to see, you have to stop being in the middle of the picture
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Order Photograph Stop Yourself
That which we call the Hindu religion is really the Eternal religion because it embraces all others.
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Embrace Forever Religion
Death is but changing of our robes to wait in wedding garments at the Eternal’s gate.
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Change Death Forever Gate
Stand aside and watch the working of the divine power in yourself.
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Divine Power Stand Work Yourself

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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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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