bernie
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Ascension...
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4/22/2009 7:59 AM
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Ascension…
There is only one truth in you on which you must lay constant hold, the truth of your own divine potentialities; and secondly, the Call of the Light of your nature. If you cling firmly to this, or, if you are shaken from your hold, return to it constantly, it will justify itself in the end in spite of all stumbling and obstacles. If you have chosen the Divine, you can be sure that the Divine first chose you.
Sri Aurobindo
A Force-compelled, fate-driven earth-born race,
O petty adventurers in an infinite world
And prisoners of a dwarf humanity,
How long will you read the circling tracks of mind
Around your little self and petty things?
But not for a changeless littleness were you meant,
Not for vain repetition were built;
Out of the Immortal's substance you were made;
Your actions can be swift revealing steps,
Your life a changeful mold for growing gods,
A Seer, a strong Creator, is within,
The immaculate Grandeur broods upon your days,
Almighty powers are shut in Nature's cells.
A greater destiny waits you in your front:
This transient earthly being if he wills
Can fit his acts to a transcendent scheme.
Ascend from Nature to divinity's heights;
Face the high gods, crowned with felicity,
Then meet a greater God, thy self beyond Time.
Sri Aurobindo in Savitri
(Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol is an epic poem in blank verse by Sri Aurobindo, based upon a myth from the Mahabharata. Its central theme revolves around the transcendence of man as the consummation of terrestrial evolution, and the immergence of an immortal supramental gnostic race upon earth. Savitri approaches 24,000 lines, making it the longest poem in metre in the English language.) Sri Aurobindo in 1916. Date of Birth August 15, 1872 (1872-08-15) Place of birth Birth Aurobindo Akroyd Ghosh Date of death December 5, 1950 (aged 78)
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lilsparrow
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RE: Ascension...
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4/22/2009 8:01 AM
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ah Bernie . . . a beautiful photograph!
Peace, be still . . .
♥
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RE: Ascension...
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4/23/2009 7:02 AM
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Oh dear, I see that you completely changed your post after I replied  . What happened to the beautiful flowers and mountains and sky? I am confused . . .
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RE: Ascension...
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4/25/2009 3:09 PM
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Sorry! they vanished...
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RE: Ascension...
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4/28/2009 9:24 AM
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