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The Nature of True Aspiration · Sri Aurobindo Studies

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  Restlessness, impatience and disturbance of the vital nature
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  are signs of weakness in the vital and inability to hold the
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  energy that is available to the vital.
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  The strong vital nature will have the ability to remain calm
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  and hold the energy without spelling it.
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  For the spiritual seeker, there are various states of aspiration
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  that can mirror the status of the vital nature.
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  Aspiration can be a struggle, an effort, be filled with restless
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  impatience. While it arises out of the
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  psychic being, it manifests through the vital nature in the
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  external being. And thus, even if the psychic
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  being's aspiration is pure and strong, it may be impacted by a
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  vital nature that is weak or immature and thus unable to keep
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  a pure, strong flame active on a constant and unwavering basis.
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  As the seeker becomes aware of these variations in the nature
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  and intensity of the aspiration, he can work to shift his
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  standpoint more to the psychic center, and from there work to
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  bring calm and strength to the external being.
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  The process of spiritual growth is one that requires patience,
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  clarity of purpose, and persistence, with the focus
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  maintained even during periods of dryness or difficulty.
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  This implies that trying to hurry the process we're becoming
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  upset at every obstacle is counterproductive and a sign of
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  the admixture of the rajasic energy of the vital being.
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  Elsewhere, the attitude has been described as one of having the
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  focus and energy to accomplish the transformation in this very
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  moment, combined with the patience for it to take many
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  lifetimes for its completion. Srioro Bindu and the Mother both
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  counsel A cheerful serenity and receptivity as making the
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  process easier to sustain and carry forward even during the
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  darkest times. Srioro Bindu observes quote.
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  The impatience and restless disquietude come from the vital,
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  which brings that even into the aspiration.
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  The aspiration must be intense, calm and strong.
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  That is the nature of the true vital also, and not restless and
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  impatient. Then alone it can be stable.
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  End Quote. Reference Shrioro Bindo and the
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  Mother looking from within. Chapter 5.
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  Attitudes on the Path, pages 114 to 115.