Page 5 - Sri Aurobindo on Humility
P. 5

T T h   e      h   u   m      a  n      c   o   n    s  c   i o   u    s  n   e   s   s     i s     p   e   r  m     e   a   t  e   d

                               u
                                                                                                        i
                                                        o

                                                                                                          s

                                                                              u
                                                    c
                h
                                                                                   s
                                                                                          e
                                                                                      n

                                                            n
                                                                 s
                                                                                                  s
                    e
                                                                                              s
                                                                        i
                                                                                                                                     a
                                                                                                                                 e
                                          a
                                   m
            The human consciousness is permeatedd
                           h
                                                                                                                                         t
                                                                                                                                            e
                                                                    c
                                                                                                                p

                                                                                                                    e
                                                                                                                           m
                                                                          o
                                                                                                                        r
                                             n
            i i n    a   l l    i t  s     p   a   s   t     i d   e   a   s     w     i t h       t h    i s     s   u   b   s   t  a   n   c   e
                                                                   e
                                           p
                                               a
                                     s

                                                   s
                                                             i
                                                              d
                                                       t

                                                                                                                      u
                                                                                                                          b
                                                                                                                  s
                                                                                                            s

                                                                                                                                         n
                                                                                                                                             c
                                                                                                                                     a
                                                                                                                              s
                                                                                                                                  t
                                                                                                          i
                                                                                 w
                                                                                       i

                                                                       a
                                                                           s
                                                                                                   t
                                                                                                     h

                                                                                         t
                                                                                           h
                           l
                                i

              n
                         l
                                  t

            in  all  its  past  ideas  with  this  substancee
                     a
            o o f    e   g   o   i s   m     .   I t     i s     o   n   l y      b   y      a     c   o   n   s   t  a   n   t    q    u   i e   t


                                                                                      y

                                                                                  b
                     e

                                                                 o
                                                         i
                                                           s
                             o
                         g
                                                                           y
                                                                     n
                                                                         l
                                                                                                                              t

                                                                                                                      a
                                                                                                                          n
                                                                                                                                   q
                                                                                                                                            i
                                                                                                                                              e
                                                                                                                                        u
            of egoism. It is only by a constant quiett
                                                                                                   c

                                                                                             a

                                                                                                       o
                                                                                                               s
                                                                                                                   t
                                                                                                           n
                f
                                 i

                                                   t
                                   s
                                       m
                                                 I
                                             .
            v v i g  i l a   n    c  e       a   n   d        i n   c   r  e   a  s   i n   g       c   o   n   s   c  i o    u   s  n    e   s  s
                                                                        r
                                                                                                                                  s
                                                                                            g
                                                                                                                         o
                                                                    c
                                                     d
                                                                                  s

                                                                                                                       i
                         a
            vigilance  and  increasing  consciousnesss
                                                                                                                                     n
                                                                               a
                                                                                      i
                       l
                                                                           e
                                                                                                                              u
                     i
                                                 n
                                                                                        n
                                  c
                             n
                i
                                                               n
                                                                                                                    c
                                                              i

                                                                                                                s
                                                                                                            n
                                                                                                                                              s
                                                                                                        o
                  g
                                                                                                    c
                                     e
                                                                                                                                          e

                                             a
            t t h  a   t     i t      c   a   n       b   e       g   o   t      o   u   t  —     f o    r     i f      i t     i s      n    o   t



                   a
                                          a
                                                                                                               i
            that  it  can  be  got  out—for  if  it  is  nott
                                                                                     u
                                                                                                                         t

                                              n
                                                                                                                        i
                                                                                                    o
               h
                                                                                         t
                                                                                                                 f
                                                                                                         r
                                                                                                  f
                       t
                                                                                                                                i
                                                                      o
                                                      b



                                                                          t
                                      c
                                                                                                                                         n
                                                                  g

                             i

                                                                                                                                  s
                                                                                 o
                                                                                                                                              o
                                                          e
                               t
                                                                                            —
                l
                             e

                                                                                                                        a

                                                                      p
                    o
                                                            y
                                                      l
                                                                                                        o
                  l
                                                                                                                                                l

                                                                                                                c
                                                                  o
                                                                                                    c
                                                                                                                                            e
                                                                                                                    e
                                                                                                                                        s
                                                        a
                                                                                                                                      t
            allowed to play openly, it conceals itself
                                                                                                                              s
                                                                                                            n
                                                                                         ,
                                                 p

                                                                                   l
                        w
                                                                               n
                                                                                     y
                                                                                                                                    i
                                                                                                                                                  f
                                           o

            a a
                                                                                                                            l
                                                                                             i
                                 d
                                        t
                                                                           e
                                                                                               t


                l
                                                                                                                                                l
                                                                                                                                                  f
                                                                                                                              s

                                                                                                                            l

                                                                                                                                    i
                                                                                                                                      t
                                                                                                                    e
                                                                                                                                            e
                                                                                                                c
                                        t
                                                                                                                        a
                                                                                                                                        s
                                                                           e

                                                 p
                                 d
                                                                  o
                                                                                                    c
                                                                      p
                    o
                                                                                             i
                                                                                     y

                                                                                   l
                                                                                               t
                                                                               n
                        w
                  l
                                                                                                        o
                                                      l
                                                            y
                                           o
                                                                                                            n
                                                        a

                             e
                                                                                         ,
            a a n   d     t  a   k  e   s     s  u   b    t  l e     a  n    d     d   i s   g   u   i s  e   d      f o    r  m     s  .
                                                                                                                               m
                                                                                       i
                                                 u
                                                          t

                                                                                   d
                                 k
                                                               e
                          t
                                                     b

                                                                     a
                             a

                                    e
                                                                                                                                     s
                                                                        n
                                                             l
                                                                             d
                                        s
                                                                                                                     f
                                                                                                     i
                    d
                                                                                                 u
                                                                                                                       o
                                                                                                          e
                n
                                                                                                              d


                                                                                                       s
                                                                                             g
                                                                                                                            r
                                                                                         s
                                              s
            and takes subtle and disguised forms..



                                                                              ~ ~   S r i     A u r o b i n d o ,   C W  S A  ,   3 1 :   2 1 8

                                                                                         A
                                                                                                       n
                                                                                            u
                                                                                                                                           1
                                                                                      i
                                                                                                               ,
                                                                                                          d
                                                                                                             o
                                                                                                                              ,
                                                                                                                  C
                                                                                                      i
                                                                                                                         S
                                                                                                o
                                                                                  S
                                                                                               r
                                                                                                                                    1
                                                                              ~ Sri Aurobindo, CWSA, 31: 2188
                                                                                                                           A
                                                                                                                                        2
                                                                                                   b
                                                                                                                                 3
                                                                                                                                      :
                                                                                                                     W
                                                                                     r
     bharatshakti.aurosociety.org                                                  renaissance.aurosociety.org
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10