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Category Archives: Sri Aurobindo
Karma and Heredity — Sri Aurobindo
You must realise that all human beings are made partly of what is given them by their ancestors (not only father and mother but all the ancestors), partly of what they bring with them. The part they get from the … Continue reading
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The Nature of Desire — Sri Aurobindo
When you clutch at anything and try to make it your own with an egoistic sense of possession, then however beautiful and wonderful it may be, it loses its value and becomes ordinary. *** It is not a demand to … Continue reading
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Three Conditions for a Disciple — Sri Aurobindo
There are three conditions for a disciple for profiting fully from his relation to a spiritual guide. 1st: He must accept him entirely and him alone without submitting himself to any contrary or second influence. 2nd: He must accept the … Continue reading
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The Physical Mind and Peace and Silence — Sri Aurobindo
To get rid of the random thoughts of the surface physical mind is not easy. It is sometimes done by a sudden miracle, as in my own case, but that is rare. Some get it done by a slow process … Continue reading
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The Mother And The Sadhana in The Ashram — Sri Aurobindo
The basis of life here(Ashram) is wholly spiritual. An inner discipline is given, but it is on broad lines allowing each individual the necessary freedom for his nature and temperament to grow and change spontaneously. Broadly, the sadhana consists of … Continue reading
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Qualities Needed for The Sadhana — Sri Aurobindo
The first conditions of this Yoga are: (1) A complete sincerity and surrender in the being. The divine life and the transformation of the lower human into the higher divine nature must be made the sole aim of all the … Continue reading
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Sadhana on the Level of the Mind — Sri Aurobindo
For one who wants to practise sadhana, sadhana must come first—reading and mental development can only be subordinate things. * Reading can be only a momentary help to prepare the mind. But the real knowledge does not come by reading. … Continue reading
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There Is A Power Within That Knows Beyond — Sri Aurobindo
There is a Power within that knows beyond Our knowings; we are greater than our thoughts, And sometimes earth unveils that vision here. To live, to love are signs of infinite things, Love is a glory from eternity’s spheres. The … Continue reading
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Power to Practise An Inner Isolation — Sri Aurobindo
It is not absolutely necessary to abandon the ordinary life in order to seek after the Light or to practise Yoga. This is usually done by those who want to make a clean cut, to live a purely religious or … Continue reading
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The Effect of Profound Books and Their Loss in Significance — By Sri Aurobindo
November 1936 Disciple: I read your Essays on the Gita twice or thrice before. But when I started reading it again, I found that there were many ideas in it which I had missed before. I think if I read … Continue reading
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