Sri Aurobindo
Sri Aurobindo
Sri Aurobindowas an Indian nationalist, hindu philosopher, yogi, guru and poet. He joined the Indian movement for independence from British rule, for a while was one of its influential leaders and then became a spiritual reformer, introducing his visions on human progress and spiritual evolution...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth15 August 1872
CountryIndia
Do not be eager for things above.
men causes chance
Nothing in the many processes of Nature, whether she deals with men or with things, comes by chance or accident or is really at the mercy of external causes.
journey veils stage
Impossibility is only a sum of greater unrealised possibles. It veils an advanced stage and a yet unaccomplished journey.
reason born late
Late, I learned that when reason died, then Wisdom was born; before that liberation, I had only knowledge.
men imperfection responsible
Man's freedom is relative and it cannot be held solely responsible for the imperfection of his nature.
desire egoism
All desires and egoism will have to be banished from the being.
freedom soul firsts
Witness and stand back from Nature, that is the first step to the soul's freedom.
uplifting spiritual light
A total spiritual direction given to the whole life and the whole nature can alone lift humanity beyond itself. . . It is only the full emergence of the soul, the full descent of the native light and power of the Spirit and the consequent replacement or transformation and uplifting of our insufficient mental and vital nature by a spiritual and supramental Supernature that can effect this evolutionary miracle.
nurse enemy guests
Ourselves within us lethal forces nurse; We make of our own enemies our guests.
heart sleep
There is a knowledge in the heart of sleep.
eye blow night
One may come armoured, Invinsible. His will immobile meets the mobile hour. The world blows cannot bend this Victor Head. Calm and sure are his steps in the growing night. The goal recedes, he hurries not his pace. He asks from no help from the inferior Gods. His eyes are fixed on the immutable aim.
fear-not
Fear not to be nothing that thou mayst be all.
heart eyebrows lotuses
On the top of the head is a Chakra - Sahasradala or the thousand-petalled lotus. There is a Chakra in the middle of the forehead between the eyebrows and one in the heart-centre. The region between the navel and head constitutes the mental field. From navel downward extending till the terminus of the spinal chord, mūlādhāra, is the seat of the vital.
guidance
Until you get a guidance from above you cannot be sure; but to get this guidance it requires time and sadhana.