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The great are strongest when they stand alone, A God-given might of being is their force.

Sri Aurobindo

Sin and virtue are a game of resistance we play with God in His efforts to draw us towards perfection.
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Effort Game God Perfection Resistance Sin Virtue
We are sons of God And must be even as he.
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God Himself Son
But difficulties were made to be overcome and if the Supreme Will is there, they will be overcome.
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Difficult Willing
A God who cannot smile, could not have created this humorous universe.
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God Humor Smile Universe
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
Impossibility is only a sum of greater unrealised possibles. It veils an advanced stage and a yet unaccomplished journey.
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Greatness Impossible Journey Possible
An active mind needs an outlet. If it stops by itself from within, well and good; otherwise one should not try to stop this by force.
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Active Force Mindset Oneself Stop Try
He who chooses the infinite has been chosen by the infinite.
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Choice Deep Wisdom
Witness and stand back from Nature, that is the first step to the soul’s freedom.
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Freedom Nature Soul Stand
Rather hang thyself than belong to the horde of successful imitators.
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Choice Death Imitation Success
Stand aside and watch the working of the divine power in yourself.
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Divine Power Stand Work Yourself
When Reason died, then Wisdom was born.
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Death One Liner Reason Wisdom
What the soul sees and has experienced, that it knows; the rest is appearance, prejudice and opinion.
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Appearance Experience Opinion Prejudice Soul
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
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
Peace is the first condition, without which nothing else can be stable.
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Condition Peace Stability

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