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True knowledge is not attained by thinking. It is what you are; it is what you become.

Sri Aurobindo

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
The expression “from above” is for us only a way of speaking. Many receive from above the command for action – we call it intuition.
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Action Command Expression Intution Talk Way
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
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 all-embracing vast being which is there behind the play of the universe and with which you will have to identify yourself – for this is your true self.
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Identity Play True Universe
But few are those who tread the sunlit path; Only the pure in soul can walk in light.
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Light Path Purity Soul Sun Walk
Transform reason into ordered intuition; let all thyself be light. This is thy goal.
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Goal Intuition Light Order Transformation
The consciousness of the seer, is a greater power for knowledge than the consciousness of the thinker. The perceptual power of the inner sight is greater and more direct than the perceptual power of thought.
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Consciousness Greatness Knowledge Power Thinking
This world is a vast unbroken totality, a deep solidarity joins its contrary powers.
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Power Solidarity World
Rather hang thyself than belong to the horde of successful imitators.
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Choice Death Imitation Success
One has to do sadhana for the total manifestation of the Divine in oneself.
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Divine Manifestation Oneself
When we have passed beyond knowings, then we shall have Knowledge.
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Beyond Knowledge Known
Suffering makes us capable of the full force of the Master of Delight; it makes us capable also to bear the utter play of the Master of Power. Pain is the key that opens the gates of strength; it is the high-road that leads to the city of beatitude.
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Delight Force Hard Time Inspirational Key Master Open Pain Strength Suffering
Our human knowledge is a candle burnt On a dim altar to a sun-vast Truth.
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Human Knowledge Truth
To hope for a true change of human life without a change of human nature is an irrational and unspiritual proposition.
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Change Hope Nature True
He who chooses the infinite has been chosen by the infinite.
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Choice Deep Wisdom

True knowledge is not attained by thinking. It is what you are; it is what you become.

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