45. My name is Pauline. Is it true that aspiration is always needed in the inner life?
Yogi: Yes. To cover the sea, water is needed. To fill the heart, love is needed. To cover the mind, truth is needed. To fulfil the soul, aspiration-flames are needed.
Sri Chinmoy, Arise! Awake! Thoughts of a yogi, Frederick Fell, Inc, New York, 1972