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-22_Chapter IV Concentration.htm

Chapter IV   Concentration   A LONG with purity and as a help to bring it about, concentration. Purity and concentration are indeed two aspects,…

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-22_Chapter XXII The Conquest over the Dasyus.html

Chapter XXII   The Conquest over the Dasyus   THE DASYUS stand in opposition to both the Aryan gods and the Aryan seers. The Gods…

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-22_Conservation and Progress.htm

Conservation and Progress   MANKIND thinks naturally in extremes or else reconciles by a patchwork and compromise Whether he makes a fetish of moderation or…

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-22_Inspiration, Effort, Development.htm

Part Two On His Own and Others’ Poetry       Section One   On His Poetry and Poetic Method   Inspiration, Effort, Development  …

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-22_Kalidasa -The Seasons.htm

The Seasons   I   ITS AUTHENTICITY   THE "SEASONS" of Kalidasa is one of those early works of a great poet which are even…

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-22_Ordinary Life and Yoga.htm

Part Two   His Sadhana or Practice of Yoga     Section One   Sadhana before Coming to Pondicherry in 1910   Ordinary Life and…

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-22_Recent English Poetry – 3.htm

Chapter XXII    Recent English Poetry ­ 3   THE RHYTHMIC change which distinguishes the new poetry, may not be easy to seize at the…

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-22_Short Poems Published in 1909 and 1910.html

  Short Poems Published in 1909 and 1910     The Mother of Dreams   Goddess, supreme Mother of Dream, by thy ivory doors when…

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-22_The Doctrine of Sacrifice.htm

The Doctrine of Sacrifice   THE GENIUS of self-sacrifice is not common to all nations and to all individuals; it is rare and precious, it…

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-22_The End of the Curve of Reason.htm

Chapter XX   The End of the Curve of Reason   THE RATIONAL collectivist idea of society has at first sight a powerful attraction. There…

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