To listen to some devout people, one would imagine that God never laughs; Heine was nearer the mark when he found in Him the divine Aristophanes. God… - Aurobindo Ghosh

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To listen to some devout people, one would imagine that God never laughs; Heine was nearer the mark when he found in Him the divine Aristophanes. God's laughter is sometimes very coarse and unfit for polite ears; He is not satisfied with being Molière, He must needs also be Aristophanes and Rabelais.

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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.

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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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The traditions of the past are very great in their own place, in the past, but I do not see why we should merely repeat them and not go farther. In the spiritual development of the consciousness upon earth the great past ought to be followed by a greater future.
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