Sri Aurobindo

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
Even an outward life made in the image of this inner harmony will inherit the divine peace.
harmonyThe Synthesis of Yoga
To be free from desire is itself a kind of freedom; but the deepest freedom is to be perfectly the soul of God's will.
surrenderLetters on Yoga
We must accept the many-sidedness of the manifestation even while we assert the unity of the Manifested.
unityThe Life Divine
What is needed is sincerity, the agreement of the entire being with the will to progress.
sincerityLetters on Yoga
The earth is being prepared for a complete transformation, and the chosen instrument of this transformation is the human being.
transformationThe Mother (paraphrasing Aurobindo)
Man is a transitional being. He is not final.
evolutionThe Hour of God
The step from man to superman is the next approaching achievement in the earth's evolution.
evolutionThe Hour of God
There is one fundamental requirement: a quietude in the inner being and a confident reliance on the Divine.
trustLetters on Yoga
All can be done if the god-touch is there.
graceSavitri
A heart that has felt the clasp of love can never again forget its sweetness.
loveSavitri
Always behind the thought and emotion of life, hidden, lies the still and peaceful Brahman.
selfThe Life Divine
Patience and confidence in the Divine are necessary; their absence creates many obstacles.
patienceLetters on Yoga
Walk like the wind that blows; pass through life with the equal foot of the soul.
equanimityLetters on Yoga
The greatest victories are the least talked of.
humilityThoughts and Aphorisms
When thou art able to see how necessary is suffering to final delight, hatred and persecution to thy perfect love, then thou knowest something of the divine plan.
wisdomThoughts and Aphorisms
If we know not the world, it is because we are too full of ourselves.
humilityThoughts and Aphorisms
True freedom of action comes when one is free of the bondage of the lower nature.
freedomLetters on Yoga
Life is a battlefield. The forces of darkness and the forces of light contend within us. We must aspire and call the Light.
aspirationLetters on Yoga
Quietness without is the body of inner peace.
peaceLetters on Yoga
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