Life is life - whether in a cat, or dog or man. There is no difference there between a cat or a man. The idea of difference is a human conception for man's own advantage.
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There is therefore no reason to put a limit to evolutionary possibility by taking our present organization or status of existence as final. The animal is a laboratory in which Nature has worked out man; man may very well be a laboratory in which she wills to work out superman, to disclose the soul as a divine being, to evolve a divine nature.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Evolution is an ongoing process, and humanity has the potential to transcend its current state.
This quote by Sri Aurobindo suggests that our current existence should not be viewed as the culmination of evolution. Instead, it implies that humans are just the next step in a continual evolutionary process, where the potential to evolve into a higher, divine state is inherent. It encourages an open-minded approach to our development and the possibilities that lie ahead.
Themes
EvolutionTranscendencePotentialHumanityNature
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about innovation and growth, one could inspire the audience by quoting this to emphasize limitless possibilities.
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Be conscious first of thyself within, then think and act. All living thought is a world in preparation; all real act is a thought manifested. The material world exists because an idea began to play in divine self–consciousness.
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Evolution is not finished; reason is not the last word nor the reasoning animal the supreme figure of Nature. As man emerged out of the animal, so out of man the superman emerges.
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Impossibility is only a sum of greater unrealised possibles. It veils an advanced stage and a yet unaccomplished journey.
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