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| Thus following the complex human play She heard the prompter’s voice behind the scenes, Perceived the original libretto’s set And the organ theme of the composer Force. All she beheld that surges from man’s depths, The animal instincts prowling mid life’s trees, The impulses that whisper to the heart And passion’s thunder-chase sweeping the nerves; She saw the Powers that stare from the Abyss And the wordless Light that liberates the soul. But most her gaze pursued the birth of thought. Sri Aurobindo Savitri, Book VII, Canto VI, page 538 |
Things to be Cherished and DefendedAnd what are the things that man should cherish and defend? All those that give him life and make him better, stronger and more joyful. So let him watch over every child that comes into the world, for its life is precious. Let him protect the friendly trees and grow plants and flowers for his food and his delight. Let him build dwellings that are strong, clean and spacious. Let him preserve with care the holy temples, statues, pictures, vases, embroidery, as well as beautiful songs and poems, and all that increases his happiness with its beauty. But above all, children of India and other lands, let men cherish the heart that loves, the mind that thinks honest thoughts and the hand that accomplishes loyal deeds. The Mother Words of Long Ago, page 242 |
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