On Thoughts and Aphorisms

Aphorism - 76 7—Europe prides herself on her practical and scientific organisation and efficiency. I am waiting till her organisation is perfect; then a child shall destroy her.1 When these Aphorisms were published in...

Aphorism - 73 —When Wisdom comes, her first lesson is, "There is no such thing as knowledge; there are only aperçus of the Infinite Deity." This is very good. There is no need for any questions. Aphorism - 74, 75...

Aphorism - 72 —The sign of dawning Knowledge is to feel that as yet I know little or nothing; and yet, if I could only know my knowledge, I already possess everything. In sleep one occasionally has a very accurate...

Aphorism - 71 —A thought is an arrow shot at the truth; it can hit a point, but not cover the whole target. But the archer is too well satisfied with his success to ask anything farther. But it is obvious! It is so...

Aphorism - 70 70—Examine thyself without pity, then thou wilt be more charitable and pitiful to others. Very good!

JNANA (Knowledge): Third Period of commentaries (1962-1966) 69—Sin and virtue are a game of resistance we play with God in His efforts to draw us towards perfection. The sense of virtue helps us to cherish our sins in...

Aphorism - 63, 64, 65 63—God is great, says the Mahomedan. Yes, He is so great that He can afford to be weak, whenever that too is necessary. 64—God often fails in His workings; it is the sign of His illimitable...

Aphorism - 60 60—There is no mortality. It is only the Immortal who can die; the mortal could neither be born nor perish. Does a being carry his mental, vital and physical experiences from one life to another?...

Aphorism - 59 59—One of the greatest comforts of religion is that you can get hold of God sometimes and give him a satisfactory beating. People mock at the folly of savages who beat Page 94 their gods when their...

Aphorism - 58 58—The animal, before he is corrupted, has not yet eaten of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; the god has abandoned it for the tree of eternal life; man stands between the upper heaven and the...

Aphorism - 55—Be wide in me, O Varuna; be mighty in me, O Indra; O Sun, be very bright and luminous; O Moon, be full of charm and sweetness. Be fierce and terrible, O Rudra; be impetuous and swift, O Maruts; be strong...

51—When I hear of a righteous wrath, I wonder at man's capacity for self-deception. When one deceives oneself, one always does it in good faith. One is always acting for the good of others or for the welfare of...