Is sentiment a better guide than reason? The task is to understand the instincts which can lead to knowledge of the Ideal of the Instincts. This knowledge also comes from the mind (the Soul is the Zenith of the Mind) which may discern the direction of the instincts.
It is the Spirit-Will-To-Godhood which guides and activates the instincts, lightly turning the instincts toward the evolution to Godhood in the face of nature and natural selection.. And this is how we can affirm the aphorism above by Pascal.