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
110
quotes in library
Quotes by Sri Aurobindo
110 quotes“It is the Divine that does the work; you have only to be the willing instrument.”
surrenderLetters on Yoga
“Never has even the inferior nature been able to escape suffering, even when it was satisfying its desires.”
wisdomThe Synthesis of Yoga
“When the soul calls the Divine, the Divine answers.”
soulLetters on Yoga
“There is no greater pride and glory than to be a perfect instrument of the Master.”
serviceLetters on Yoga
“Everything depends on the receptivity of the consciousness.”
opennessLetters on Yoga
“All depends upon a single thing: the choice of the soul.”
soulLetters on Yoga
“The aim of yoga is the liberation of consciousness from the limits of the ordinary mind, life and body.”
freedomThe Synthesis of Yoga
“Without aspiration there is no progress; without surrender there is no realization.”
aspirationLetters on Yoga
“Calm is the very foundation of yoga, the basis on which all else stands.”
calmLetters on Yoga
“Equality is the great means of accomplishment in Yoga.”
equanimityThe Synthesis of Yoga
“Bear; but ask within for strength. Aspire; but be quiet and content with the pace of the Divine working in you.”
patienceLetters on Yoga
“Be still; let the divine speak through you. Then your every word and act will be inspired and right.”
stillnessLetters on Yoga
“True meditation is to be silent in mind and live in the presence of the Divine.”
presenceLetters on Yoga
“Life cannot be cancelled; it can only be transformed.”
transformationThe Life Divine
“Greatness is the consciousness which sees in itself all the world.”
consciousnessThoughts and Aphorisms
“The supreme spirit is bound by no law and the man who has realized his oneness with God can have no law but the divine will.”
freedomEssays on the Gita
“Sin is whatever obscures the soul.”
soulThoughts and Aphorisms
“Even the body's atoms can become awakened.”
transformationSavitri
“The greatest difficulty in the way of the search for divine perfection is human nature itself.”
humilityLetters on Yoga
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