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Evolution of consciousness is the central motive of terrestrial existence.

Sri Aurobindo

The fly that touches honey cannot use it’s wings; so too the soul that clings to spiritual sweetness ruins it’s freedom and hinders contemplation.
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Fly Freedom Honey Sweet Touch Wings
Our human knowledge is a candle burnt On a dim altar to a sun-vast Truth.
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Human Knowledge Truth
The soul in man is greater than his fate.
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Fate Greatness Man Soul
But few are those who tread the sunlit path; Only the pure in soul can walk in light.
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Light Path Purity Soul Sun Walk
There is a knowledge in the heart of sleep.
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Heart Knowledge Sleep
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
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
He who chooses the infinite has been chosen by the infinite.
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Choice Deep Wisdom
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
Peace is the first condition, without which nothing else can be stable.
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Condition Peace Stability
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
Evolution of consciousness is the central motive of terrestrial existence.
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Consciousness Evolution Existence Motive
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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Action Command Expression Intution Talk Way
The only work that spiritually purifies us is that which is done without personal motives.
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Motive Personal Purity Spiritual Work
This world is a vast unbroken totality, a deep solidarity joins its contrary powers.
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Power Solidarity World

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