Sri Aurobindo
Aurobindo Ghose
1872-1950 • Indian
HinduismVedanta
Indian philosopher, yogi and revolutionary who developed Integral Yoga — a path of inner transformation aiming at the descent of a higher 'supramental' consciousness into matter and life. Co-founder, with The Mother, of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry.
Key Works
- The Life Divine
- The Synthesis of Yoga
- Savitri
- Essays on the Gita
- Letters on Yoga
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Quotes by Sri Aurobindo
110 quotes“We are sons of God and must be even as he.”
becomingThoughts and Aphorisms
“All real progress in yoga depends upon the inner attitude.”
attitudeLetters on Yoga
“It is necessary to develop a calm and steady will, an even balanced equality.”
equanimityLetters on Yoga
“When the will is firm and the mind quiet, the descent of the higher consciousness becomes easier.”
consciousnessLetters on Yoga
“Follow your soul and not your mind.”
soulLetters on Yoga
“The Mother's grace can do all; only the soul must be in the right attitude.”
graceLetters on Yoga
“It is the heart that purifies, not the mind.”
heartLetters on Yoga
“Sit quiet, call within, listen.”
stillnessLetters on Yoga
“Doubt is the daughter of ignorance.”
wisdomThoughts and Aphorisms
“Calm, even when there is no apparent reason for it, is a sign that the inner being has begun to be open.”
calmLetters on Yoga
“Passion is the food of the lower nature; quietness is the food of the higher.”
disciplineLetters on Yoga
“When the inner being is awake, then the outer life can be made an expression of the soul.”
awakeningLetters on Yoga
“Despair is a confession of failure to oneself; it must not be allowed.”
perseveranceLetters on Yoga
“Bear all that is given you with equality; rejoice in nothing, despair in nothing.”
equanimityLetters on Yoga
“He who would do great things must learn to be patient with small things.”
patienceThoughts and Aphorisms
“True progress is to be attained slowly, surely, with the right attitude in the heart.”
growthLetters on Yoga
“The path is for the brave: the soft and the indolent need not enter.”
courageLetters on Yoga
“The Divine takes the seeker by the hand; only the seeker must offer the hand.”
surrenderLetters on Yoga
“Love is the supreme means of yoga.”
loveLetters on Yoga
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