Definitions: (1) to aim, long, or seek ambitiously <especially for something great or of high value>; (2) ascending; soaring <having high aspirations>
Derivation: Latin, “ to breathe”
Quotes:
• Heaven and God are not high above us – far away; they are deep within us. Seekers of the eternal Truth will realize [it is] within their aspiring hearts. — Chinmoy Kumar Ghose [Sri Chinmoy] (1931-2007) Indian spiritual leader
• Machines do not think, create, dream, aspire, idealize, hunger for truth, or thirst for righteousness. … Machines are never intellectual, emotional, aesthetic, ethical, moral, or spiritual. (195:6.14) — The Urantia Book {1955}