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Integral Surrender to the Divine · Sri Aurobindo Studies

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  We tend to live under the illusion that we are one being
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  and that what we think or feel represents who we are.
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  We accept the idea that we are dedicated to a spiritual path or
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  we accept the sense of devotion that we feel as representing our
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  surrender to the Divine will. Yet, we have different aspects
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  of our being that may not actually carry out this
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  dedication or surrender in their day-to-day activities.
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  Rather, they may act from desire or some egoistic impulsion.
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  We may fail to notice this variance from our deeper
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  aspirations if we do not appreciate both the complexity
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  and the differing motivations that occur in our physical,
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  vital, emotional, and mental beings.
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  Once we recognize this complexity, we can begin to
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  attend to it using our core aspiration as a foundation and
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  then reviewing the various thought processes, emotions,
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  feelings, sensations and reactions to ensure they are
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  adhering to this central aspiration and consecration.
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  And to the extent they are not withholding our sanction of
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  those activities and providing new and focused direction to
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  these parts of the being to align them with the need to open
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  to and act based on the Divine Will.
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  Sri Aurobindo observes quote a complete surrender is not
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  possible in so short a time. For a complete surrender means
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  to cut the knot of the ego in each part of the being and offer
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  it free and whole to the Divine. The mind, the vital, the
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  physical consciousness, and even each part of these in all its
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  movements have one after the other to surrender separately,
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  to give up their own way and to accept the way of the Divine.
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  But what 1 can do is to make from the beginning a central
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  resolve and self dedication, and to implement it in whatever way
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  one finds open at each step, taking advantage of each
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  occasion that offers itself to make the self giving complete.
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  A surrender in One Direction makes others easier, more
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  inevitable, but it does not of itself cut or loosen the other.
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  Knots, and especially those which are very intimately bound
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  up with the present personality and its most cherished
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  formations may often present great difficulties even after
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  the central will has been fixed and the first seals are put on
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  its resolve in practice. End Quote.
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  Reference. Sri Aurobindo and the Mother,
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  Looking from Within, Chapter 5. Attitudes on the Path, pages 123
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  to 124.