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When Reason died, then Wisdom was born.

Sri Aurobindo

Our human knowledge is a candle burnt On a dim altar to a sun-vast Truth.
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Human Knowledge Truth
But difficulties were made to be overcome and if the Supreme Will is there, they will be overcome.
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Difficult Willing
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
Genius discovers a system; average talent stereotypes it till it is shattered by fresh genius.
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Average Discover Genius Talent
Rather hang thyself than belong to the horde of successful imitators.
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Choice Death Imitation Success
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
To listen to some devout people, one would imagine that God never laughs.
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God Imagination Laughter Listening People
Arise, transcend Thyself, Thou art man and the whole nature of man Is to become more than himself.
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Art Himself Nature Transcendence
Watch the too indignantly righteous. Before long you will find them committing or condoning the very offence which they have so fiercely censured.
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Commitment Fierce Offense Right
To doubt the experience is to discourage it. Let it be developed, see what is in it.
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Courage Development Doubt Experience See
We cannot afford to raise any institution to the rank of a fetish. To do so would be simply to become the slaves of our own machinery.
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Afford Institution Machine Ourselves Raise Simplicity Slave
We are sons of God And must be even as he.
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God Himself Son
One mighty deed can change the course of things; a lonely thought becomes omnipotent.
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Action Change Course Direction Lonely Oneself
One has to do sadhana for the total manifestation of the Divine in oneself.
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Divine Manifestation Oneself
The subliminal mind receives and remembers all those touches that delight the soul. Our soul takes joy in this right touching by the Essence of all experience.
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Essence Experience Mindset Remember Right Soul Touch
The inside must be made entirely calm and quiet and there should reign an upward aspiration – a state of awaiting.
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Aspiration Calm Quiet State Wait

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