Book excerpt: Sri Aurobindo held a unique mastery of exhaustive exposition of his global vision and universal insight. At the same time, he was able to pack each sentence with depth and intensity of meaning. "Gems from Sri Aurobindo" has drawn out some of his statements on subjects of interest from his vast writings. "Gems" can provide inspiration, themes for meditation and ideas for reflection on a wide variety of subjects. This is the fourth book of the series.