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This world is a vast unbroken totality, a deep solidarity joins its contrary powers.

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Man in the world’s life works out the dreams of God.
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Dreams God Life Man World
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
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
Evolution of consciousness is the central motive of terrestrial existence.
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Consciousness Evolution Existence Motive
The spiritual path is one of falling on your face, getting up, brushing yourself off, turning and looking sheepishly at God and then taking the next step.
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Fall God Path Spiritual
He who chooses the infinite has been chosen by the infinite.
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Choice Deep Wisdom
Stand aside and watch the working of the divine power in yourself.
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Divine Power Stand Work Yourself
Live within; be not shaken by outward happenings.
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Calm Live Peace Shake
The fly that touches honey cannot use it’s wings; so too the soul that clings to spiritual sweetness ruins it’s freedom and hinders contemplation.
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Fly Freedom Honey Sweet Touch Wings
There is nothing small in God’s eyes; let there be nothing small in thine
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Eyes God Small Yourself
Not only a truer knowledge, but a greater power comes to one in the quietude and silence of a mind that, instead of bubbling on the surface, can go to its own depths and listen.
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Knowledge Listening Power Surface True
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
There is a knowledge in the heart of sleep.
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Heart Knowledge Sleep
Ourselves within us lethal forces nurse; We make of our own enemies our guests.
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Enemy Force Ourselves
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
Peace is the first condition, without which nothing else can be stable.
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Condition Peace Stability

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