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
Sri Aurobindo quotes about
attitude movement assuming
The Purusha should assume at all times the attitude of a giver of sanction while rejecting the lower movements and accepting only truth-movements.
his-love god-love objects
One who loves God finds the object of his love everywhere.
europe crucifixion-of-christ meditation
There are four great events in history, the siege of Troy, the life and crucifixion of Christ , the exile of Krishna in Brindaban and the colloquy on the field of Kurukshetra. The siege of Troy created Hellas, the exile in Brindaban created devotional religion, (for before there was only meditation and worship), Christ from his cross humanized Europe, the colloquy at Kurukshetra will yet liberate humanity.
desire egoism
All desires and egoism will have to be banished from the being.
meditation divine-power watches
[S]tand aside and watch the working of the divine power in yourself.
evolution consciousness existence
Evolution of consciousness is the central motive of terrestrial existence.
firsts stable conditions
Peace is the first condition, without which nothing else can be stable.
knowledge sun humans
Our human knowledge is a candle burnt On a dim altar to a sun-vast Truth.
blow lasts calm
Yes, this Purusha consciousness must be maintained; otherwise the calm will not last. The knocks and blows that come from outside cannot disturb one, if this Purusha consciousness remains at the back.
time care failing
Care not for time and success. Act out thy part, whether it be to fail or to prosper.
intellectual vision would-be
A great thing would be done if all these God-visions could embrace and cast themselves into each other; but intellectual dogma and cult egoism stand in the way.
attachment desire conventions
All thoughts, desires, conventions, attachments which come from outside must be ruthlessly pushed away.
mistake moving peaceful
What comes from outside, one mistakes it as coming from inside. So many thoughts etc. move about outside in the universal - these manifest inside you. All these you must push away as foreign to you and the inside must be made peaceful, calm and quiet; then it will start descending from above.
awareness states higher-power
Not in the state of unconsciousness, but in full awareness when the higher Power will descend into and direct us, then only the yogic life will begin.