Everything in creation has a material side as well as a spiritual truth that upholds it. Connecting the two is a whole mass of subtle and occult forces [...]
Sri Aurobindo does not believe much in mechanical methods and stressed more on the attitude and the inner state rather than on the outer means and formal methods.
Starting the practice, it is quite natural to think right away of change in our outer nature, the external man as they say. In reality, this is the last thing to change and, in some instances, may not even happen in one life.
The principle behind the practice is that the Divine Presence is there in the heart of every creature. It is hidden behind the veil of ignorance of earth nature.
The matter is not simple since we often have contrary tendencies and contradictory pulls. Besides the human mind has an almost endless capacity for self-deception.
Ultimately it is a question of destiny. But spiritual growth does not as much depend upon outer circumstances as much as on the inner attitudes we have towards them.
We should be careful not to define Truth into our limited mental formulas of life. The Truth is infinite and beyond any definition. It is to be lived and if we aspire for It then it begins to reveal Itself.