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-23_Kalidasa – Hindu Drama.htm

Hindu Drama   The origin of the Sanscrit drama, like the origin of all Hindu arts and sciences, is lost in the silence of antiquity;…

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-01_The Sole Motive of Man’s Existence.htm

  Sri Aurobindo in Baroda, 1906 Part One The Harmony of Virtue Sri Aurobindo wrote all the pieces in this part in England between 1890…

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-49_Conversations of the Dead – Dinshah – Perizade.htm

Part Five   Conversations of the Dead   Sri Aurobindo wrote these dialogues in 1910 or shortly before. He published the first two in the…

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-62_The Chandranagar Manuscript – At the Society’s Chambers.htm

At the Society’s Chambers   Professor —Gentlemen, I believe we are here in full strength. It is gratifying to find so much enthusiasm still abroad…

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-65_The Chandranagar Manuscript – The Real Difficulty.htm

The Real Difficulty   The real difficulty is always in ourselves, not in our surroundings. There are three things necessary in order to make men…

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-38_On Education -The Sense Improvement by Practice.htm

VI   Sense-Improvement by Practice   ANOTHER cause of the inefficiency of the senses as gatherers of knowledge, is insufficient use. We do not observe…

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-53_Conversations of the Dead – Littletone-Percival.htm

V   Littleton, Percival   LITTLETON After so long a time, Percival, we meet. It is strange that our ways, upon earth associated and parallel,…

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-47_On Art – The Revival of Indian Art.htm

The Revival of Indian Art   THE MAIN DIFFERENCE   THE GREATNESS of Indian art is the greatness of all Indian thought and achievement. It…

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-88_Appendix-II – Premises of Astrology.htm

Appendix Two   Premises of Astrology   Sri Aurobindo wrote these notes around 1910. They were not intended for publication.   Chapter I   Elements…

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-25_Kalidasa – Vikramorvasie – The Caracters.htm

Vikramorvasie   The Characters   Pururavus is the poet’s second study of kinghood; he differs substantially from Agnimitra. The latter is a prince, a soldier…

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