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June 25, 2023

Readings from Savitri: a Legend and a Symbol by Sri Aurobindo, Book VII, Canto IV The Triple Soul Forces

Readings from Savitri: a Legend and a Symbol by Sri Aurobindo, Book VII, Canto IV The Triple Soul Forces

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Savitri: a Legend and a Symbol, Book VII The Book of Yoga, Canto 4 The Triple Soul Forces

excerpts from pages 507-508, 513-514, and 520-521


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And savitri heard the voice, the
echo heard and turning to her

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being of pity spoke.
Madonna is suffering mother of

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grief.
Divine, thou art a portion of my

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soul put forth to Bear the
unbearable sorrow of the world

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because Thou Art men yield not
to their Doom, but ask for

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happiness and strive with faith.
Because Thou Art The Wretched,

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still can hope.
But thine is the power to Solace

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not to save.
One day, I will return a bringer

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of strength and make the drink
from the eternals cup.

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His streams of force shall
Triumph in thy limbs.

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And wisdoms, calm, controlled.
I passionate heart.

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Thy love shall be the bond of
humankind compassion.

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The bright key of Nature's acts
misery, Shall Pass abolished

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from the earth.
The world shall be freed from

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the anger of the beast from the
cruelty of the Titan, and his

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pain.
There shall be peace and joy

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forever.
More.

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And sabitri.
Heard the voice.

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The Warped.
Echo heard. and turning to her

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being of power, she spoke
Madonna of Might mother of

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works.
And force, thou art a portion of

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my soul put forth to help
Mankind and help the travail of

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time because Thou Art in him,
man.

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Hopes and dares because Thou
Art, men Souls can climb the

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heavens and walk like gods in
the presence of the supreme.

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But without wisdom power is like
a wind It can breathe upon the

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Heights and kiss the sky.
It cannot build the extreme

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Eternal things.
Thou has given men strength

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wisdom, thou could not give One
day, I shall return a bringer of

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light.
Then will I give to thee the

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mirror of God?
Thou shalt see self and world.

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As by him, they are seen
reflected in the Bright Pool of

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thy soul.
I wisdom shall be vast as a stye

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power.
Then hate shall dwell.

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No more in human hearts and fear
and weakness shall desert men's

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lives.
The Cry of the ego shall be

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hushed within its lion roar that
claims the world has food.

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All shall be might and Bliss and
happy force and savitri heard

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the voice, the Warped.
Answer, heard and turning to her

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being of light, she spoke
Madonna of light mother of joy

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and peace thou art, a portion of
myself put forth, to raise the

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spirit to its forgotten Heights.
And wake, the Soul by touches of

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the heavens.
Because Thou Art, the soul draws

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near to God.
Because Thou Art love grows in

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spite of hate and Knowledge.
Walk son slain in the pit of

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night.
But not by showering Heavens,

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Golden Rain upon the intellects
hard and rocky soil.

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Can the tree of paradise flower
on Earthly ground and the bird

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of paradise sit upon life's
boughs and the Winds of paradise

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visit mortal are Even if that
rain down intuitions, raise the

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mind of man will think it.
Earth's Own gleam his Spirit by

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spiritual ego sink, or his soul
dream, shut in st.

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Hoods brilliant, cell were only
a bright Shadow Of God can come

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And savitri heard the voice, the
Warped, answer her.

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And turning to her being of
light, she spoke Madonna of

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light mother of joy and peace.
Thou art, a portion of myself

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put forth, to raise the spirit
to its forgotten Heights.

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And wake, the Soul by touches of
the heavens.

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Because Thou Art the soul draws
nearer to God because Thou Art

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love grows in spite of hate and
Knowledge.

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Walk son slain in the pit of
night but not by showering

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Heavens, Golden Rain upon the
intellect hard and rocky soil.

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Can the tree of paradise flower,
unearthly ground and the bird of

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paradise sit upon life's boughs
and the Winds of paradise visit

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Mort Are even if thou rain down
intuitions raise the mind of man

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will think it Earth's Own gleam
his Spirit by spiritual ego sink

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or his soul dream, shut in st.
Hoods brilliant, sell were only

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a bright Shadow Of God.
Can come his hunger for the

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Eternal thou must nurse and fill
his yearning heart with heavens

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fire.
And bring God down into His body

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and life.
One day, I will return his hand

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in mine and thou shalt, see the
face of the absolute then shall

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the holy marriage, be achieved,
then shall the Divine family?

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Be born, there shall be light
and peace in all the worlds.

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Reference.
SRI aurobindo savitri, a legend

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in a symbol book.
Seven, the book of yoga Canto

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for the Triple Soul forces
Pages, 507 2521,