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When Reason died, then Wisdom was born.

Sri Aurobindo

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
One has to do sadhana for the total manifestation of the Divine in oneself.
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Divine Manifestation Oneself
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
The only work that spiritually purifies us is that which is done without personal motives.
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Motive Personal Purity Spiritual Work
Rather hang thyself than belong to the horde of successful imitators.
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Choice Death Imitation Success
For all problems of existence are essentially problems of harmony.
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Existence Harmony Problem
Delight is the secret. Learn of pure delight and thou shalt learn of God.
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Delight God Learning Secret
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
You carry in yourself all the obstacles necessary to make your realization perfect. If you discover a very black hole, a thick shadow, be sure there is somewhere in you a great light. It is up to you to know how to use the one to realize the other.
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Carry Discover Greatness Light Necessary Obstacle Oneself Realize
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
The soul in man is greater than his fate.
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Fate Greatness Man Soul
Knowledge gropes but meets not Wisdom’s face.
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Face Knowledge Wisdom
To listen to some devout people, one would imagine that God never laughs.
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God Imagination Laughter Listening People
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
Our human knowledge is a candle burnt On a dim altar to a sun-vast Truth.
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Human Knowledge Truth
Witness and stand back from Nature, that is the first step to the soul’s freedom.
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Freedom Nature Soul Stand

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