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That within us which seeks to know and to progress is not the mind but something behind it which makes use of it.

Sri Aurobindo

A great thing would be done if all these God-visions could embrace and cast themselves into each other; but intellectual dogma and cult egoism stand in the way.
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Ego God Greatness Stand Vision Way
Genius discovers a system; average talent stereotypes it till it is shattered by fresh genius.
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Average Discover Genius Talent
The only work that spiritually purifies us is that which is done without personal motives.
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Motive Personal Purity Spiritual Work
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
There is a knowledge in the heart of sleep.
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Heart Knowledge Sleep
When mind is still, then truth gets her chance to be heard in the purity of the silence.
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Chance Mindset Purity Silence
The Atheist is God playing at hide and seek with Himself; but is the Theist any other? Well, perhaps; for he has seen the shadow of God and clutched at it.
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Atheist God Himself Play Shadow
That within us which seeks to know and to progress is not the mind but something behind it which makes use of it.
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Mindset Progress Seek
The Atheist is God playing at hide and seek with Himself.
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Atheist God Himself
If India is to survive, she must be made young again. Rushing and billowing streams of energy must be poured into her; her soul must become, as it was in the old times, like the surges, vast, puissant, calm or turbulent at will, an ocean of action or of force.
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Energy Force Nature Ocean Survive Water Young
True knowledge is not attained by thinking. It is what you are; it is what you become.
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Knowledge Thinking True Yourself
There is nothing small in God’s eyes; let there be nothing small in thine
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Eyes God Small Yourself
Knowledge gropes but meets not Wisdom’s face.
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Face Knowledge Wisdom
Rather hang thyself than belong to the horde of successful imitators.
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Choice Death Imitation Success
When Reason died, then Wisdom was born.
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Death One Liner Reason Wisdom
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

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