"The Divine must always come first."
{Sri Aurobindo}
I do not understand. What does "come first" mean?
It means that before every other consideration it is the Divine who is the first consideration – that all other considerations which are not the Divine are secondary, without importance… For instance: when you have to make a choice, you must choose according to the Divine inspiration or what will bring you closer to the Divine or put you in the best situation to attain to the Divine, because it is the Divine who comes first, all personal interest or personal satisfaction must come afterwards. First the Divine. And consecration to the Divine must come first, everything else comes afterwards. If it comes, it comes; if it does not, it does not matter. What matters is the seeking for the Divine, this is the first thing, the thing that comes before everything, the most important thing. This is what it means.
