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peak there is made clear the much that is still to be done." But
there is always something that either carries us on or forces us
on. This may take the shape of something conscious in front,
the shape of a mastering spiritual idea, indestructible aspiration
or fixed faith which may seem sometimes entirely veiled or even
destroyed in periods of darkness or violent upheaval, but always
they reappear when the storm has passed or the blackness of
night has thinned, and reassert their influence. But also it may
be something in the very essence of the being deeper than any
idea or will in the mind, deeper and more permanent than the
heart's aspiration but hidden from one's own observation. One
who is moved to Yoga by some curiosity of the mind or even
by its desire for knowledge can turn aside from the path from
disappointment or any other cause; still more can those who
take it up from some inner ambition or vital desire turn away
through revolt or frustration or the despondency of frequent
check and failure. But if this deeper thing is there, then one
cannot permanently leave the path of spiritual endeavour: one
may decide to leave the path but is not allowed from within to
do it or one may leave but is obliged to return to it by the secret
spiritual need within him.
CWSA 31: 685-89 Sri Aurobindo

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