Question: When darkness surrounds me, how can I aspire more to transcend it?

Sri Chinmoy: When darkness surrounds you, think of yourself as a child totally lost inside a dark, thick forest. A lost child cries most pitifully, and God’s infinite Compassion comes to his rescue and assumes a familiar form with a familiar face. If you think of yourself in the same situation, then God will definitely come to your rescue.
Sri Chinmoy, Aspiration-Tree, Aum Publications, 1976