Faithfulness to the Divine Light and the Divine Call

0:00 Spiritual seekers face a long and difficult Rd. trying to sort out what thoughts, emotions, feelings, movements, actions and responses are expressive of and related to their spiritual calling and which ones are part of the old ways of the external nature and the vital ego. They frequently experience doubt, and during periods of difficulty, when the old ways seem to overwhelm them, they may experience depression, despair, or intense internal suffering. The dark night of the soul is something that spiritual aspirants everywhere can relate to. At some point along the way, the spiritual seeker must arm himself with extreme patience, intense faith, and unflagging perseverance in order to face down all these difficulties. Sriorobindo outlines a number of affirmations that the seeker can utilize when such doubts or fears arise along the way. Sriorobindo notes.

1:10 Quote When I spoke of being faithful to the light of the soul and the divine call, I was not referring to anything in the past or to any lapse on your part. I was simply affirming the great need in all crises and attacks, to refuse to listen to any suggestions, impulses, lures, and to oppose to them all the call of the truth, the imperative beckoning of the light in all doubt and depression. To say I belong to the Divine, I cannot fail to all suggestions of impurity and unfitness to reply. I am a child of immortality chosen by the Divine. I have but to be true to myself and to Him the victory is sure. Even if I fell, I would rise again to all impulses to depart and serve some smaller ideal to reply. This is the greatest.

2:12 This is the truth that alone can satisfy the soul within me. I will endure through all tests and tribulations to the very end of the divine journey. This is what I mean by faithfulness to the Light and the Call. End Quote. Reference Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3 in difficulty, pages 59 to 60.