Delight is the secret. Learn of pure delight and thou shalt learn of God.
SRI AUROBINDOThe 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.
More Sri Aurobindo Quotes
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He who chooses the infinite has been chosen by the infinite.
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To listen to some devout people, one would imagine that God never laughs.
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Genius discovers a system; average talent stereotypes it till it is shattered by fresh genius.
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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.
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The soul in man is greater than his fate.
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Each victory gained over oneself means new strength to gain more victories.
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The first principle of true teaching is that nothing can be taught.
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The only work that spiritually purifies us is that which is done without personal motives.
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That within us which seeks to know and to progress is not the mind but something behind it which makes use of it.
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To have a developed intellect is always helpful if one can enlighten it from above and turn it to a divine use.
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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.
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When Reason died, then Wisdom was born.
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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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Transform reason into ordered intuition; let all thyself be light. This is thy goal.
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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.
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