The life or lives of man may be regarded as constituting a curve—an arc of time-experience subtended by the duration of the individual Will to Life. The outward movement on this curve—Evolution, the Path of Pursuit—the Pravritti Marga—is characterized by self-assertion. The inward movement—Involution, the Path of Return—the Nivritti Marga—is characterized by increasing Self-realisation.9
