Sri Aurobindo
Aurobindo Ghose was a renowned Indian scholar and a spiritual preacher known for his theory of divine life. After his studies in United Kingdom, he returned to his homeland and served the ruler of the princely state of Baroda. There, he served as a teacher in various colleges and nurtured his intellect on Indian traditions. He understood the bad impact of the British Empire and covertly coordinated with several revolutionaries of the time. He collaborated with revolutionaries and contributed in building the four main pillars of Swaraj, Swadesh, Boycott and National Education in the national movement. He worked actively toeards uniting the people for the national movement of freedom against the oppressive British government. After his participation in the national struggle, turned towards spirituality and shifted to Pondicherry (then a French colony). His influential writings on yoga and spirituality increased his followers and helped him establish the Sri Aurobindo Ashram. He was nominated twice for the ‘Nobel Prize’ for his contributions in the field of spirituality and philosophical literature. He shared his thoughts on spirituality, freedon, God, life, love and much more. His thoughts are quite often quoted. Here is a collection of profound thoughts and quotations by Sri Aurobindo.