Summary: The Aurobindo Birth Centenary Library Volume 18 presents a collection of essays exploring various aspects of consciousness, life, death, desire, and the ascent of life from the Sri Aurobindo Birth Centenary Library. The text delves into the fundamental method of Nature and the universal striving towards higher marvels through the evolution of life and mind, culminating in the ultimate goal of complete unity with the Divine. It examines the human aspiration towards God, light, bliss, freedom, and immortality as the imperative impulse guiding Nature's evolution beyond the limitations of the human mind towards the realization of the divine Unity. The text contemplates the dualities of life, the redemption through the recovery of the spiritual truth within, and the transformation of imperfections into divine perfection. It also explores the concept of matter as an expression of the Divine Reality and the inherent limitations of human consciousness in perceiving the higher truths beyond the material realm.