Sri Aurobindo

Sri Aurobindo

Indian philosopher and poet.

A prominent Indian philosopher and spiritual leader who developed Integral Yoga, which aims at the transformation of human nature into a divine consciousness. His writings explore the evolution of consciousness and the potential for a spiritual awakening that includes not just personal enlightenment but also the transformation of society. His work emphasizes the integration of spiritual practice with everyday life and the pursuit of a higher, evolutionary purpose.

Sri Aurobindo Quotes about Silence

  • While doing work if the mind continues to be active let it be so, but there must be at the same time a capacity for silence.
  • Sit in meditation! But do not think! Look only at your mind! You will see thoughts coming into it! Before they can enter, throw these away from your mind till your mind is capable of entire silence.
  • Not only a truer knowledge, but a greater power comes to one in the quietude and silence of a mind that, instead of bubbling on the surface, can go to its own depths and listen.
  • When mind is still, then truth gets her chance to be heard in the purity of the silence.
  • There is nothing mind can do that cannot be better done in the mind's immobility and thought-free stillness. When mind is still, then truth gets her chance to be heard in the purity of the silence.