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Keep Hold On Your Aspiration Through All Difficulties and Circumstances · Sri Aurobindo Studies

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  The Flame of Aspiration is the force that keeps the Sadak
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  moving forward in his spiritual practice, regardless of the
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  forces that threaten or oppose that progress, whether from
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  outside or which rise up internally.
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  Everyone goes through changes of mood and energy as the three
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  Gunas fluctuate. Even in the darkest periods when
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  Thomas takes hold of the being, there is that flame hidden deep
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  within the secret heart that is oriented towards the divine.
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  If all else seems to fail, it is that flame which needs to be
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  kept lit and be the anchor of the Sodic's efforts.
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  The spiritual path is long and arduous.
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  There will always be ups and downs along the way.
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  Sometimes the seeker comes across a particularly difficult
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  set of challenges, health challenges, vital desires,
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  rising up ambitions, mental cloudiness, doubt, fear,
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  hesitation and impatience. It may not be possible to avoid
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  facing any or all of these issues.
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  What is possible is that one keep the flame of aspiration at
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  the core of the being and from there develop the resolution to
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  continue the journey come what may.
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  Starting from aspiration 1 then adds patience and perseverance
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  as the watchwords for eventual progress and success in the
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  endeavor. Srioro Bindo writes quote Do not
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  allow any discouragement to come upon you, and have no distrust
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  of the Divine grace. Whatever difficulties are
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  outside you, whatever weaknesses are inside you, if you keep
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  firm, hold on your faith and your aspiration, the secret
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  power will carry you through. Even if you are oppressed with
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  opposition and difficulties, even if you stumble, even if the
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  way seems close to you, keep hold on your aspiration.
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  Keep firm on the way. Then in the end, things open out
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  of themselves and circumstances yield to the inner spirit.
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  End Quote Reference. Srioro Bindu and the Mother
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  Looking from within, Chapter 4. Ordeals and Difficulties, page
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  94.