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Our human knowledge is a candle burnt On a dim altar to a sun-vast Truth.

Sri Aurobindo

Arise, transcend Thyself, Thou art man and the whole nature of man Is to become more than himself.
SRI AUROBINDO

Art Himself Nature Transcendence
The expression “from above” is for us only a way of speaking. Many receive from above the command for action – we call it intuition.
SRI AUROBINDO

Action Command Expression Intution Talk Way
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
Live within; be not shaken by outward happenings.
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Calm Live Peace Shake
Life is life – whether in a cat, or dog or man. There is no difference there between a cat or a man. The idea of difference is a human conception for man’s own advantage.
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Advantage Difference Life Man
Care not for time and success. Act out thy part, whether it be to fail or to prosper.
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Care Failure Prosper Success Time
All thoughts, desires, conventions, attachments which come from outside must be ruthlessly pushed away.
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Attachment Away Desire Thinking
The principle of Yoga is the turning of one or of all powers of our human existence into a means of reaching divine Being.
SRI AUROBINDO

Existence Human Ourselves Power Principle
Only when Eternity takes Time by the hand, Only when infinity weds the finite’s thought, Can man be free from himself and live with God.
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Forever Hands Life Thinking Time
For all problems of existence are essentially problems of harmony.
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Existence Harmony Problem
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
Knowledge gropes but meets not Wisdom’s face.
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Face Knowledge Wisdom
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.
SRI AUROBINDO

Action Awareness Preparation Yoga
A thought is an arrow shot at the truth; it can hit a point, but not cover the whole target. But the archer is too well satisfied with his success to ask anything farther.
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Point Satisfaction Success Thinking Truth
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
Not in the state of unconsciousness, but in full awareness when the higher Power will descend into and direct us, then only the yogic life will begin.
SRI AUROBINDO

Beginning Consciousness Life State Yoga

Our human knowledge is a candle burnt On a dim altar to a sun-vast Truth.

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