Thoughts and Aphorisms -76, 77 ,78 with The Mother's commentaries
Aphorism - 76 7—Europe prides herself on her practical and scientific organisation and efficiency. I am waiting till her organisation is perfect; then a child shall destroy her.1 When these Aphorisms were published in the Bulletin you said that this one should be omitted. It is a rather mysterious Aphorism, which I would very much like to understand. But I would like to know whether now we should publish it or not? Where did Sri Aurobindo write that? In the Aphorisms. Yes, but he did not write a special book; these texts were collected from here and there. No, no, not at all. Sri Aurobindo had a special notebook in which he wrote the Aphorisms as they came.2 And this one was among the others. (Silence) Aphorism - 77, 78 77—Genius discovers a system; average talent stereotypes it till it is shattered by fresh genius. It is dangerous for an army to be led by veterans; for on the other side God may place Napoleon. 78—When knowledge is fresh in us, then it is invincible; when it is old, it loses its virtue. This is because God moves always forward. https://motherandsriaurobindo.in/The-Mother/books/on-thoughts-and-aphorisms/
27 Sept 2026
Thoughts and Aphorisms -73, 74 ,75 with The Mother's commentaries
Aphorism - 73 —When Wisdom comes, her first lesson is, "There is no such thing as knowledge; there are only aperçus of the Infinite Deity." This is very good. There is no need for any questions. Aphorism - 74, 75 74—Practical knowledge is a different thing; that is real and serviceable, but it is never complete. Therefore to systematise and codify it is necessary but fatal. 75—Systematise we must, but even in making and holding the system, we should always keep firm hold on this truth that all systems are in their nature transitory and incomplete. I have looked at this very, very often. There was even a time when I thought that if one could have a total, complete and perfect knowledge of the entire working of physical Nature as we perceive it in the world of Ignorance, that might be a way to rediscover or to re-attain the truth of things. After my latest experience1 I cannot think this any more.
14 Sept 2026
Thoughts and Aphorisms -72 with The Mother's commentaries
Aphorism - 72 —The sign of dawning Knowledge is to feel that as yet I know little or nothing; and yet, if I could only know my knowledge, I already possess everything.
In sleep one occasionally has a very accurate knowledge of what is going to happen, with an extraordinary precision in the material details, as if everything were already there complete down to the smallest details, on an occult plane. Is that correct? What is this plane of knowledge? Is there one or several? What should one do to gain access to it consciously in the waking state? And how is it that people who are serious, who have a divine realisation, sometimes make such gross mistakes in their predictions?
But it is a whole world in itself! It is not one question, but twenty!
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