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Essays Divine and Human Vol. 12 of CWSA 519 pages 1997 Edition
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Short prose pieces written between 1910 and 1950, but not published during Sri Aurobindo's lifetime.

Essays Divine and Human

Writings from Manuscripts
1910 - 1950

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Short prose pieces written between 1910 and 1950, but not published during Sri Aurobindo's lifetime. The material is arranged in four parts: (1) 'Essays Divine and Human', complete essays on yoga and related subjects, (2) 'From Man to Superman: Notes and Fragments on Philosophy, Psychology and Yoga'; (3) 'Notes and Fragments on Various Subjects', and (4) Thoughts and Aphorisms. (Some of this material was formally published under the title 'The Hour of God and Other Writings')

The Complete Works of Sri Aurobindo (CWSA) Essays Divine and Human Vol. 12 519 pages 1997 Edition
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Part III

Notes and Fragments on Various Subjects




Genius, Poetry, Beauty




The Origin of Genius

When the human being puts forth a force in himself which is considerable but acts normally, we call it talent; when it is abnormal in its working we call it genius. It would seem, therefore, that genius is in reality some imperfect step in evolution by which mankind in its most vigorous and forward individuals is attempting to develop a faculty which the race as a whole is not strong enough as yet to command or to acclimatise. As always happens in such a movement, there is a considerable irregularity in the working of the new phenomenon. Sometimes Nature seems to prepare by heredity for these its new experiments & fine flowers of humanity[.]

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