Mankind has used two powerful weapons to destroy its own powers and enjoyment, wrong indulgence and wrong abstinence. - Aurobindo Ghosh

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Mankind has used two powerful weapons to destroy its own powers and enjoyment, wrong indulgence and wrong abstinence.

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About Aurobindo Ghosh

Sri Aurobindo [born Aravinda Akroyd Ghose] (15 August 1872 – 5 December 1950) was an Indian nationalist, scholar, poet, mystic, philosopher, yogi and guru, who developed concepts of human progress and spiritual evolution. With the help of his spiritual collaborator, Mirra Alfassa, he founded the Sri Aurobindo Ashram.

Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, Rudolf 1922 (Public domain / CC0)

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Native Name: অরবিন্দ ঘোষ
Alternative Names: Sri Aurobindo Ghose Sri Orobindo Orobindo Ghosh Shri Aurobindo Aurobindo Ghose Sri Aurobindo Aurobindo Aravinda Ackroyd Ghose A.A.Ghosh A.G. Maharshi Aravind Babu

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I write, not for the orthodox, nor for those who have discovered a new orthodoxy, Samaj or Panth, nor for the unbeliever. I write for those who acknowledge reason but do not identify reason with Western Materialism; who are sceptics but not unbelievers; who, admitting the claims of modern thought, still believe in India, her mission, her gospel, her immortal life and her eternal rebirth.

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