The Nature of True Aspiration

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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.