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Aspiration, Faith and Realisation · Sri Aurobindo Studies

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  Aspiration, in terms of the yogic process is a tuning of the
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  Consciousness towards the spiritual reality, and thereby
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  Shifting the focus away from the ego personality, to the Divine,
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  the aspiration directs the attention, but must be followed
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  up with an attitude of receptivity.
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  So that the response, the action of the higher force can come and
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  be in. Graded, into the being.
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  To the extent that the desire soul of the ego personality
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  remains active, the individual engages in all kinds of
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  concerns, speculations and wishes for a particular result
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  and this creates enough disruption in the awareness that
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  it frequently hinders the reception that has been asked
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  for. We desire, a specific outcome
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  and result from the aspiration without truly understanding the
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  way. Process and means of the Divine
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  intention in manifestation. Thus, we overlay our ego
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  expectations on the Divine, even as we Aspire for a higher truth.
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  The human being tends to impatience and brings with him.
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  The expectation of immediate gratification of desire and this
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  reduces the Purity and force of the aspiration.
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  There are those who speak nowadays of the Law of
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  Attraction. There is indeed a truth behind
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  the Law of Attraction but it is not exactly as described by
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  those. Who ascribe to it, the power to
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  manifest all types of wealth. Success and popularity the
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  underlying truth is that where we focus our attention, we open
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  up a connection and a pathway for manifestation.
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  If we remain receptive, we keep that connection open and energy
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  travels along that path aspiration for the Divine truth
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  has however, a further implication we cannot from our
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  ego Don't truly understand the method and process of the Divine
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  realization. We expect things to happen a
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  certain way and in a certain time frame yet the Divine
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  Purpose may be fulfilled through a longer and more circuitous
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  route. Thus, we have to combine
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  aspiration and receptivity with faith in the Divine and the
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  eventual outcome. It may be that the answer has in
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  fact come but we have failed to heat it as it did not meet our
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  expectation or our desire. The mother notes quote when one
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  aspires for something. If at the same time, one knows
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  that the aspiration will be heard and answered in the best
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  possible way. That establishes a quietude in
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  the being a quietude, in its vibrations, Whilst if there is a
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  doubt and uncertainty, if one does not know what will lead one
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  to the goal or if everyone will reach it or whether there is a
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  way of doing. So, and so on, then one gets
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  Disturbed and that usually creates a sort of little
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  Whirlwind around the being, which prevents it from receiving
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  the real thing. Instead, if one has a quiet
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  faith. If whilst aspiring one knows
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  that there is no aspiration naturally sincere aspiration,
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  which remains unanswered. Then one is quiet one aspires
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  with as much fervor as possible, but does not stand in nervous,
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  agitation asking oneself. Why one does not get
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  immediately? What one has asked for One knows
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  how to wait. I have said somewhere to know
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  how to weight is to put time on one side.
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  That is quite true for. If one gets excited, one loses
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  all one's time, one loses one's time, loses one's energy, losses
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  one's movements. To be very quiet.
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  Calm peaceful with the faith. That what is true, will take
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  place. And that if one, lets it happen,
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  it will happen so much to quicker.
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  Then in that piece, everything goes much better and quote,
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  reference SRI aurobindo in the mother living within the yoga
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  approach to psychological health and growth.
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  Disturbances of Mind. Anxiety Pages 44, to 49,