[Answer for sincere aspirants]

We must rouse a tremendous divine discontent, the discontent the mystics of all ages speak of. Unless we are able to rouse in the soul this divine discontent which can destroy all our attachments to worldly things and desires, we will not be able to get real yearning for spiritual realization.

We must consciously keep burning the fire of hankering and yearning for the higher life. We must never prefer the peace of lethargy to this restlessness for spiritual achievement. Spiritual practice and prayer must be intensified. Constant prayer, day and night, constant meditation, constant thinking of higher thoughts would do us immense good. The mind of the beginner must be kept constantly busy with divine ideas so as to create the habit. After having created the right habit the path becomes smoother, and there is less strain in the life of the spiritual aspirant

Reference: Meditation and Spiritual Life by Swami Yatiswarananda (p.9)