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By Karmayogi

The inner voice is also
known as asariri, vani. It is that inner voice which brought Sri Aurobindo to
Pondicherry. Mahatma Gandhiji relied on the inner voice which is the reason
stalwart leaders submitted to him.

The inner voice in a man rises when he accepts what comes to him and ceases to
desire for anything. In that sense, we can say the penultimate step to inner
voice is NOT to seek for anything, not even moksha or God. Not to ask for
anything is not to rely on men or circumstances.

One comes to a status when his own inner Spirit moves the outer events and it
is then he ceases to ask. In fact, such a condition arises when one ceases to
ask for his needs, primary or essential. The rule of life is the same for the
sannyasi as well as the householder, in that it is a law of Life that exceeds
the existence of the earth.

We mortals, to whom a degree, a job, a marriage, a career are the ultimate, are
moved far and away from such high goals. Though it is true, the other side of
it is, the Law that applies to the highest equally applies to the lowest at his
own level of existence.

A tapasvi may ardently seek moksha and arrive at it by an arduous intense
tapasya. Another tapasvi may shift from the outer effort of tapas, to the inner
effort of tapas and may realise moksha sooner. 'For me, a humble man, my
son's education is equal to moksha. For my first son, I moved heaven and
earth and finally, at great expense, I got a seat in a professional college.

Now, for my second son if I can get the same result by not running around, I
would like to employ this yogic method,' may be the thought of someone. If
so, will it work? Is it right to use yogic force for mundane affairs? Will it
not end in my doing tapasya and renouncing my family and my son's
admission? is a legitimate thought that rises.

The right or wrong does not lie in the ACT, it dwells in one's attitude. Your
son has worked hard, scored high, but in the educational atmosphere, it is not
merit that counts. Instead of resorting to dubious methods, there is nothing
wrong in resorting to a higher inner method that properly belongs to yoga to
achieve a domestic goal.

Rather, it is the right thing to do which takes you closer to God, through
fulfilling your present needs which are apparently mundane. It is so because
the mundane is, for a higher view, divine. The one essential condition is TRUTH
in acts as well as thoughts.

It is stated simply, but it is not so simple to implement it. Then the inner
voice will unequivocally tell you that you will get it and need make no move. If
that voice does not rise, the admission will move towards you unasked and
unsolicited. TRUTH accomplishes, TRUTH alone accomplishes.