“There is a veil between the Supermind above and the lower Prakriti below - the veil of ingrained formations. This veil may completely withdraw or be partially withdrawn. Thus even if there is some little opening, with the contact of Light from above the lower nature will get slowly changed.” IfsMayLittlesLightChangedOpeningContactVeilsFormation Author:Sri Aurobindo
“You can't be an openly gay movie star. You can't be an openly gay pop star, really - minus Ricky Martin.” ActorsStarsGayPopsMovieMovie StarMinusPop Stars Author:Rashida Jones
“Even if the being is not entirely purified, varieties of inspirations and powers may come down from above but this may lead to serious errors. Inspirations from above mixing with the impurities from below get all muddled up and the sadhak takes this for an absolute command. Many a sadhak has thus fallen into danger. Therefore, one must particularly lay stress on the purification of the being.” IfsMayInspirationDangerSeriousStressAbsolutesLaysErrorsCommandVarietyFallenMixingPurificationImpurity Author:Sri Aurobindo
“The all-embracing vast being which is there behind the play of the universe and with which you will have to identify yourself - for this is your true self.” SelfPlayUniverseBehindsTrue Self Author:Sri Aurobindo
“The expression "from above" is for us only a way of speaking. Many receive from above the command for action - we call it intuition.” WayActionExpressionIntuitionCommand Author:Sri Aurobindo
“What sort of politics you people do? Such is the way of all parliaments: one can sense even beforehand the trend of voting, in which direction it will turn.” PeopleWayTurnsVotingTrendsParliament Author:Sri Aurobindo
“Can everybody contact the higher forces? No, not indeed; but they submit themselves to a discipline and this brings them success.” ForceHigherDisciplineContactSubmit Author:Sri Aurobindo
“Turkey, Japan do great work because they can keep under control their little personal selfishness, egoism, jealousy, etc. when they get down to work.” LittlesSelfishnessEtcJapanTurkeysGreat WorkEgoism Author:Sri Aurobindo