Aspiration for a Higher Life
… What is it that has turned man’s heart towards religion, mysticism, philosophy since time immemorial? His aspiration towards the diviner life is unconscious testimony to its existence. It is the presence within him of a divine soul which has inspired this turning, the divine life itself in his heart which has prompted his aspiration…
2.1.2.1, Excerpt2012-05-06
It is the presence of the Overself in us that creates the germ of our aspirations for a higher life. It is the warm sunshine and cold rain of experience that nurtures the germ. It is the influence of spiritual individuals that brings the growth through its varying stages.
14.22.3.1362011-05-07
The presence of the Overself within us sooner or later, when the mind is sufficiently developed, creates of itself the craving for truth and the abstract questions about life, God, and man.
2.1.2.1902016-11-27
It is natural and inevitable that, when ripened by experience, men should yearn to be united with their divine Source.
2.1.2.2522017-03-16
They come to this quest seeking something beyond the misery, wretchedness, and cruelty of this chaotic world, something of light, warmth, kindness, and peace.
2.1.2.2032020-01-02
At intervals, on certain grave, joyous, or relaxed occasions, he may feel a deep nostalgia for what he may only dimly and vaguely comprehend. He may name it, in ignorance, otherwise but it will really be for his true spiritual source.
2.1.2.1632013-05-22
If he were not already rooted in spiritual being–yes, here and now!–he would not be able to feel the longing to find that being.
12.17.1.192019-10-07
… When his weaknesses are counterbalanced by earnest aspiration and faith, if he never deserts his Ideal no matter what happens, if he clings to his desire for conscious attainment of unity with the Overself as the highest goal life offers and measures all other rewards accordingly, then the student may always count on the assistance which brought him safely through his time of crisis.
3.2.3.141, Excerpt2012-07-20
If one cultivates sufficient faith, out of the cosmic mind will come the response to his aspirations and, eventually, the answers to his questions. To receive this, one must learn to keep a constant vigil for intuitive feelings and messages of the most delicate nature, and to trust his inner promptings. His attention should always have God at its centre.
14.22.1.1382013-05-12
… When the ego feels attracted towards its sacred source, there is an equivalent attraction on the Overself’s part towards the ego itself. Never doubt that the Divine always reciprocates this attraction to it of the human self. Neither the latter’s past history nor present character can alter that blessed hope-bringing fact…
3.2.9.67, Excerpt2015-02-17
Whoever seeks this intimate awareness of the Overself-presence does not need to seek anywhere outside his own heart and mind, does not really need to go to any distant land nor try to find some other person to become his ”Master”…
11.16.7.20, Excerpt2013-07-07
Whether he is able to follow regular periods of meditation or not, he may still have the basic essential for spiritual advancement. This is the fundamental mood of aspiration, a strong yearning to gain the consciousness of his innermost being.
2.1.2.1242020-01-18
The desire to get at the soul must become so predominant and so anxious that a continuous tension is created within him.
3.2.9.242014-02-21
A mighty longing for liberation from one’s present condition is a prerequisite for the philosophic quest.
2.1.2.632018-06-30
The yearning for spiritual light wells up in the heart spontaneously. It is a natural one. But desires, egoism, and materialism cover it for so long a time that it seems unnatural.
2.1.2.4172010-12-26
… When he feels the urge to weep for no apparent reason he should not resist, as it is a sign of the working of Grace upon him. The more he yields to this urge the more quickly will he progress. This is an important manifestation although its inner significance will not be understood by the materialistic world.
12.18.5.302, Excerpt2014-08-08
If, in the act of falling asleep, he invites the higher self through aspiration, he may one day find that in the act of waking up an inner voice begins to speak to him of high and holy things. And with the voice comes the inspiration, the strength, and the desire to live up to them.
13.19.3.1622015-10-13
The aspiration has gotten into his bloodstream and every act, every thought follows inevitably from this one primal fact.
3.2.5.82018-07-16
When his aspiration rises to an overpowering intensity, it is a sign that Grace is not so far off.
12.18.5.2962013-07-22
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