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Sacrifice and Egoism – PART I

The author reminds us that it is the errors of an egoistic and self-divided creation that are the central practical concern of every human being striving to fulfil the pur­pose of his life on earth. The errors are inevitable; indeed, they are the means of fulfilment, the fertiliser by which the seed of the spirit is made to grow and fructify on the plane of human life.

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Sacrifice and Egoism – PART II

The author writes that sacrifice is commonly thought of as leaving the participant worse off than he was – except for the anticipation of any calculated reward or quid pro quo. Or it may be asso­ciated with atonement or punishment for wrongs done. Nothing, of course, could be farther from the intention or effect of the sacrifice which is to be performed by the Spirit of Man if he is to achieve his true destiny.

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Will the New Creation be Preceded by Destruction? (Part 1)

Volume 1, Issue 10Author: Kishor Gandhi Editor’s Note: This essay was first published in the 1966 issue of Sri Aurobindo Circle. We are presenting here in 4 parts, with a few minor formatting revisions for the ease of reading. References to Sri Aurobindo’s and the Mother’s works have all been updated. Destruction: The First Condition

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Will the New Creation be Preceded by Destruction? (Part 2)

Volume 1, Issue 10Author: Kishor Gandhi Contined from PART 1 True Meaning of the Destroyer Aspect of the Divine This Gita’s conception of God as the Time-Spirit in the aspect of the Destroyer should not be identified with the crude Semitic religious idea of God as a stern and wrathful almighty Creator and Judge who

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