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
garden soul humanity
Only the soul that is naked and unashamed, can be pure and innocent , even as Adam was in the primal garden of humanity .
yoga two giving
Thus to act under the guidance coming from above, this is one side of the sadhana, the dynamic side. The other one is the discrimination between the Purusha and the Prakriti. The Purusha will calmly observe, give sanction, choose, but will realise that all this does not belong to him - all these are outside him. This is the static side of the sadhana. These two aspects constitute the basis of Yoga.
secret delight pure
Delight is the secret. Learn of pure delight and thou shalt learn of God.
essence joy touching
The subliminal mind receives and remembers all those touches that delight the soul. Our soul takes joy in this right touching by the Essence of all experience.
running body west
Live according to Nature, runs the maxim of the West; but according to what nature, the nature of the body or the nature which exceeds the body? This first we ought to determine.
order brain causes
In order to explain why the ordinary Sadhus and Yogis take to tobacco and gānja [an intoxicant], I said that these cause stimulation of the physical brain. But these have reactions. And to stimulate the brain thus is not the proper process.
sea persons bubbles
The Person is a bubble on Time's sea.
mind use helpful
To have a developed intellect is always helpful if one can enlighten it from above and turn it to a divine use.
unique world privilege
Remember that you are at an exceptional hour in a unique epoch, that you have this great happiness, this invaluable privilege, of being present at the birth of a new world.
cups empty clean
The cup has to be left clean and empty for the divine liquor to be poured into it.
overcoming spirituality made
But difficulties were made to be overcome and if the Supreme Will is there, they will be overcome.
reign calm quiet
The inside must be made entirely calm and quiet and there should reign an upward aspiration - a state of awaiting.
spirit calm danger
No danger can perturb my spirit's calm.
spiritual character expression
Spirituality is the master key of the Indian mind. It is this dominant inclination of India which gives character to all the expressions of her culture. In fact, they have grown out of her inborn spiritual tendency of which her religion is a natural out flowering. The Indian mind has always realized that the Supreme is the Infinite and perceived that to the soul in Nature the Infinite must always present itself in an infinite variety of aspects.