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
his-love god-love objects
One who loves God finds the object of his love everywhere.
evolution consciousness existence
Evolution of consciousness is the central motive of terrestrial existence.
time care failing
Care not for time and success. Act out thy part, whether it be to fail or to prosper.
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.
kind all-kinds indication
All kinds of indications will come from above and whatever you do must be referred to the Above.
archer arrows target
A thought is an arrow shot at the truth; it can hit a point , but not cover the whole target. But the archer is too well satisfied with his success to ask anything farther.
limited-time purpose exclusive
If a religion is not universal, it cannot be eternal. A narrow religion, a sectarian religion, an exclusive religion can live only for a limited time and a limited purpose.
happenings
Live within; be not shaken by outward happenings.
mastery detachment
Detachment is the beginning of mastery.
hinduism embrace hindu-religion
That which we call the Hindu religion is really the Eternal religion because it embraces all others.
sake propaganda
Propaganda is necessary only for the sake of money!
human-nature human-life irrational
To hope for a true change of human life without a change of human nature is an irrational and unspiritual proposition.
time self roots
A hidden Bliss is at the root of things. A mute Delight regards Time's countless works: To house God's joy in things Space gave wide room, To house God's joy in self our souls were born.