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The most vital issue of the age is whether the future progress of humanity is to be governed by the modern economic and materialistic mind of the West or by a nobler pragmatism guided, uplifted and enlightened by spiritual culture and knowledge.

Sri Aurobindo

Delight is the secret. Learn of pure delight and thou shalt learn of God.
SRI AUROBINDO

Delight God Learning Secret
He who chooses the infinite has been chosen by the infinite.
SRI AUROBINDO

Choice Deep Wisdom
To listen to some devout people, one would imagine that God never laughs.
SRI AUROBINDO

God Imagination Laughter Listening People
Genius discovers a system; average talent stereotypes it till it is shattered by fresh genius.
SRI AUROBINDO

Average Discover Genius Talent
The existence of poverty is the proof of an unjust and ill-organised society, and our public charities are but the first tardy awakening in the conscience of a robber.
SRI AUROBINDO

Awakening Conscious Existence Poverty Society
The soul in man is greater than his fate.
SRI AUROBINDO

Fate Greatness Man Soul
Each victory gained over oneself means new strength to gain more victories.
SRI AUROBINDO

Gain Inspirational Strength Victory Win
The first principle of true teaching is that nothing can be taught.
SRI AUROBINDO

Principle Teaching True
The only work that spiritually purifies us is that which is done without personal motives.
SRI AUROBINDO

Motive Personal Purity Spiritual Work
That within us which seeks to know and to progress is not the mind but something behind it which makes use of it.
SRI AUROBINDO

Mindset Progress Seek
To have a developed intellect is always helpful if one can enlighten it from above and turn it to a divine use.
SRI AUROBINDO

Development Divine Help Intellectual
Perfect health, sincerity, honesty, straightforwardness, courage, disinterestedness, unselfishness, patience, endurance, perseverance, peace, calm, self control are all things that are taught infinitely better by example than by beautiful speeches.
SRI AUROBINDO

Better Character Endurance Example Health Perfection Teaching Value
When Reason died, then Wisdom was born.
SRI AUROBINDO

Death One Liner Reason Wisdom
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.
SRI AUROBINDO

Advantage Difference Life Man
Transform reason into ordered intuition; let all thyself be light. This is thy goal.
SRI AUROBINDO

Goal Intuition Light Order Transformation
While doing work if the mind continues to be active let it be so, but there must be at the same time a capacity for silence.
SRI AUROBINDO

Active Capacity Mindset Silence Time

The most vital issue of the age is whether the future progress of humanity is to be governed by the modern economic and materialistic mind of the West or by a nobler pragmatism guided, uplifted and enlightened by spiritual culture and knowledge.

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The most vital issue of the age is whether the future progress of humanity is to be governed by the modern economic and materialistic mind of the West or by a nobler pragmatism guided, uplifted and enlightened by spiritual culture and knowledge.

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