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

Sri Aurobindo

One mighty deed can change the course of things; a lonely thought becomes omnipotent.
SRI AUROBINDO

Action Change Course Direction Lonely Oneself
A quiet mind does not mean that there will be no thoughts or mental movements at all, but that these will be on the surface, and you will feel your true being within, separate from them, observing but not carried away.
SRI AUROBINDO

Carry Mindset Movement Observation Quiet Separate True
The Atheist is God playing at hide and seek with Himself.
SRI AUROBINDO

Atheist God Himself
The practice of Yoga brings us face to face with the extraordinary complexity of our own being.
SRI AUROBINDO

Face Ourselves Practice
The inside must be made entirely calm and quiet and there should reign an upward aspiration – a state of awaiting.
SRI AUROBINDO

Aspiration Calm Quiet State Wait
Live according to Nature, runs the maxim of the West; but according to what nature, the nature of the body or the nature which exceeds the body? This first we ought to determine.
SRI AUROBINDO

Body Determination Live Nature
There is nothing small in God’s eyes; let there be nothing small in thine
SRI AUROBINDO

Eyes God Small Yourself
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.
SRI AUROBINDO

Ego God Greatness Stand Vision Way
The supreme state of human love is the unity of one soul in two bodies.
SRI AUROBINDO

Body Human Love Soul State
India saw from the beginning, – and, even in her ages of reason and her age of increasing ignorance, she never lost hold of the insight, – that life cannot be rightly seen in the sole light, cannot be perfectly lived in the sole power of its externalities.
SRI AUROBINDO

Age Beginning External Ignorance Life Power Reason
Each victory gained over oneself means new strength to gain more victories.
SRI AUROBINDO

Gain Inspirational Strength Victory Win
Stand aside and watch the working of the divine power in yourself.
SRI AUROBINDO

Divine Power Stand Work Yourself
The cup has to be left clean and empty for the divine liquor to be poured into it.
SRI AUROBINDO

Cleaning Divine Empty
Live within; be not shaken by outward happenings.
SRI AUROBINDO

Calm Live Peace Shake
The great are strongest when they stand alone, A God-given might of being is their force.
SRI AUROBINDO

Force Greatness Stand Strong
Genius discovers a system; average talent stereotypes it till it is shattered by fresh genius.
SRI AUROBINDO

Average Discover Genius Talent

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