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Cosmic Harmony and the Present Appearance

A cosmos or universe is always a harmony, otherwise it could
not exist, it would fly to pieces. But as there are musical har-
monies which are built out of discords partly or even predomi-
nantly, so this universe (the material) is disharmonious in its
separate elements — the individual elements are at discord
with each other to a large extent; it is only owing to the sus-
taining Divine Will behind that the whole is still a harmony to
those who look at it with the cosmic vision. But it is a harmony
in evolution in progress — that is, all is combined to strive to-
wards a goal which is not yet reached, and the object of our
yoga is to hasten the arrival to this goal. When it is reached,
there will be a harmony of harmonies substituted for the pres-
ent harmony built up on discords. This is the explanation of the
present appearance of things.
CWSA 30: 282-83 Sri Aurobindo

This harmony of the lower consciousness is
a harmony of discords brought about
by a clash and mixture of forces.
CWSA 30: 282 Sri Aurobindo

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