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When that is not there, the aspiration may come from different parts of the being; it may come mainly from the mind or mainly from the vital or even from the physical, or it may come from all the three together — it may come from all kinds of combinations. But in general, for the intensity to be there, the vital must be present. It is the vital which gives the intensity; and as the vital is at the same time the seat of most of the difficulties, obstacles, contradictions, it is the friction between the intensity of the aspiration and the intensity of the difficulty which creates this anguish. This is no reason to stop one’s aspiration.You must know, you must understand the reason for this anguish. And then, if you can introduce just one more element in your aspiration, that is, your trust in the divine Grace, trust in the divine Response, it counterbalances all possible anguish and you can aspire without any disturbance or fear.
<ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/08/1-august-1956#p43,p44,p45,p46,p47</ref>
==What is Aspiration in Integral Yoga?==
If we are to attempt an integral Yoga, it will be as well to start with an idea of the Divine that is itself integral. There should be an aspiration in the heart wide enough for a realisation without any narrow limits. Not only should we avoid a sectarian religious outlook, but also all one-sided philosophical conceptions which try to shut up the Ineffable in a restricting mental formula. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/08/4-january-1956#p1</ref>
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True aspiration is not a movement of the mind but of the psychic. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/14/aspiration#p63</ref>
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Yoga is not only an aspiration of the mind towards the Divine but also and chiefly a yearning of the heart. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/14/yoga#p5</ref>
==Difficulties in Aspiration==