The distinction between knowledge and ignorance starts with the hymns of the RigVeda, where knowledge means being conscious of the Truth and what is right, and ignorance is being unconscious of the Truth and what is right, opposing it and creating false or negative effects.
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The Life Divine by Sri Aurobindo is one of the most ambitious and profound works of modern spiritual philosophy, presenting a vision of the evolution of consciousness toward a divine life on earth. Drawing on Vedanta, Tantra, and Western philosophy, Aurobindo argues that matter itself is a form of the Spirit, and that human evolution is moving toward the supramental transformation. This book is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand Aurobindo's integral vision and the possibilities of human spiritual evolution.
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- Sri Aurobindo
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- Hindu
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- The Life Divine
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- The Life Divine, p.520
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- 520
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Avidya is a form of Prakriti that obscures the spiritual powers of the individual soul, forming a veil that hides the Supreme from the individual's vision.
As a matter of fact all the objects created by God are meant for all human beings. It is man himself who is imposing limits on them because of his own selfishness and narrow-mindedness. That is why man is suffering.
The inner work is first and foremost the work of God's grace in the depth of the soul, which then spreads to the different parts of the soul. In the part that deals with reason, it appears as belief. In the part that deals with will, it appears as love. In the part that deals with desire, it appears as hope.
No one can be completely independent of others, leading to various connections and relationships that often give rise to hatred, envy, jealousy, and other spiritual afflictions.