Purdue University; Lafayette, Indiana, USA

27 April 1970

God had a glowing Dream. The name of that Dream was Aspiration. Man has a
climbing cry. The name of this cry is also aspiration. God was originally One.
With His Aspiration, God wanted to become Many. He wanted to divinely enjoy
and supremely fulfil Himself in and through an infinite number of forms.
Man is many. With his aspiration, man the dividing and divided consciousness,
man the obscure mind, man the unfulfilled being wants to become one with
the world-consciousness, the world-life and the world-soul. He unmistakably and
soulfully feels that this is the secret and sacred way to feel the deepest depth of
Reality and the highest height of Truth.
Aspiration is the inner flame. Unlike other flames, this flame does not burn
anything. It purifies, illumines and transforms our life. When purification takes
place in our lower nature, we hope to see the Face of God. When illumination
dawns in our outer nature, we feel that God is near and dear, that He is allpervading
and all-loving. When our nature, both lower and outer, grows into the
transformation-flame, we shall realise the Truth that God Himself is the inmost
Pilot, brightest Journey and highest Goal.
Some people are under the impression that desire and aspiration are the same
thing. Unfortunately or, rather, fortunately that is not true. They are two totally
different things. The difference between desire and aspiration is very simple and
clear. Desire wants to bind and devour the world. Aspiration wishes to free and
feed the world. Desire is the outgoing energy. Aspiration is the inflowing light.
Desire says to man, “Possess everything. You will be happy.” Poor man, when he
wants to possess just one single thing, he sees that he has already been mercilessly
caught and possessed by everything in God’s Creation.
Aspiration says to man, “Realise only one thing, and that thing is God. You
will be happy.” Fortunate and blessed man—on his way upward and inward, long
before he sees God, he feels sublime peace in his inner life and radiating joy in his
outer life. He feels that the realisation of the Supreme Beyond can no longer
remain a far cry.
Aspiration has not one but three genuine friends: yesterday, today and
tomorrow. Yesterday offered its inspiration-flight to aspiration. Today offers its
dedication-might to aspiration. Tomorrow will offer its realisation-delight to
aspiration.
Aspiration is our inner urge to transcend both the experience and the
realisation already achieved. This is absolutely necessary because God the Infinite
constantly transcends His own Infinity, God the Eternal constantly transcends
His own Eternity and God the Immortal constantly transcends His own
Immortality.
The childhood of aspiration wants to realise the Supreme in an earthly and
individual way. The adolescence of aspiration wants to realise the Supreme in a
divine and glorious way. The adulthood of aspiration wants to realise the Supreme
in the Supreme’s own Way.
Aspiration is realisation. Aspiration is revelation. Aspiration is manifestation.
Aspiration is realisation if and when the aspirant needs God-realisation and Godrealisation
alone. Aspiration is revelation if and when the aspirant feels that Godrevelation
is absolutely for God’s sake. Aspiration is manifestation if and when
the aspirant feels that God-manifestation is his birthright.