A Podcast Featuring Sri Aurobindo Studies

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The Ascent of the Consciousness Beyond the Preoccupation With Material Existence
March 10, 2025

The Ascent of the Consciousness Beyond the Preoccupation With Materia…

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Chapter 1, Looking at Life and Circumstances, pp. 16-17This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/03/08/the-a...

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The Cycles of Social Development and the Swing Away from a One-Sided Focus on Materialism
March 9, 2025

The Cycles of Social Development and the Swing Away from a One-Sided …

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Chapter 1, Looking at Life and Circumstances, pp. 15-17This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/03/07/the-c...

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Overcoming the Bias of Materialism in Our Viewpoint About Living a Meaningful and Happy Life
March 8, 2025

Overcoming the Bias of Materialism in Our Viewpoint About Living a Me…

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Chapter 1, Looking at Life and Circumstances, pp. 14-15This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/03/06/overc...

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Understanding the Differences Between the Vital Desire Soul and the Psychic Being
March 7, 2025

Understanding the Differences Between the Vital Desire Soul and the P…

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Chapter 1, Looking at Life and Circumstances, pp. 13-14This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/03/05/under...

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The Journey from Ignorance to Knowledge Through an Attitude of Continuous Learning and Receptivity
March 6, 2025

The Journey from Ignorance to Knowledge Through an Attitude of Contin…

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Chapter 1, Looking at Life and Circumstances, pp. 12-13This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/03/04/the-j...

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The Way Out of the Existential Dread That Accompanies Lack of Knowing Oneself and One's Purpose in Life
March 5, 2025

The Way Out of the Existential Dread That Accompanies Lack of Knowing…

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Chapter 1, Looking at Life and Circumstances, pp. 11-12This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/03/03/the-w...

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Acting from the 'Right Spirit'
March 4, 2025

Acting from the 'Right Spirit'

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Chapter 1, Looking at Life and Circumstances, pp. 9-10 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/03/02/actin...

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The Essential Nature of the Inner Attitude in Relation to Meeting the Challenges or Deciding on the Direction of One's Life
March 3, 2025

The Essential Nature of the Inner Attitude in Relation to Meeting the…

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Chapter 1, Looking at Life and Circumstances, pp. 8-9 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/03/01/the-es...

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Addressing the Process of Evolutionary Change Within the Embedded and Established Habits of the Past That Pose Obstacles to Progress
March 2, 2025

Addressing the Process of Evolutionary Change Within the Embedded and…

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Chapter 1, Looking at Life and Circumstances, pp. 7-8 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/02/28/addres...

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Overcoming the Power of External Circumstances on the Inner Life
March 1, 2025

Overcoming the Power of External Circumstances on the Inner Life

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Chapter 1, Looking at Life and Circumstances, pp. 6-7This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/02/27/overcom...

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Transforming Pain and Pleasure Into Spiritual Calm and Bliss
Feb. 28, 2025

Transforming Pain and Pleasure Into Spiritual Calm and Bliss

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Chapter 1, Looking at Life and Circumstances, pg. 6This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/02/26/transform...

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One's Attitude to Events Affects the Impact of the Event
Feb. 27, 2025

One's Attitude to Events Affects the Impact of the Event

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Chapter 1, Looking at Life and Circumstances, pp. 4-5 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/02/25/ones-a...

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Coincidence or Control?
Feb. 26, 2025

Coincidence or Control?

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Chapter 1, Looking at Life and Circumstances, pg. 4 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/02/24/coincide...

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Does Everything That Happens, Happen for the Best?
Feb. 25, 2025

Does Everything That Happens, Happen for the Best?

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Chapter 1, Looking at Life and Circumstances, pg. 3This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/02/23/does-ever...

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The Human Power of Discontentedness Helps Open the Door to the Inner Consciousness
Feb. 24, 2025

The Human Power of Discontentedness Helps Open the Door to the Inner …

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Introduction by Dr. Dalal, pp. xii-xiiiThis episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/02/22/the-human-power-of-di...

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Cultural Integration Fellowship Talk: Challenges We Face, Individually, Collectively and in the World at Large in Light of the Mother's Work
Feb. 23, 2025

Cultural Integration Fellowship Talk: Challenges We Face, Individuall…

Cultural Integration Fellowship Challenges we face, individually, collectively and in the world atlarge in light of Mother’s work with Santosh Krinsky Sunday, February 23,2025, 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM, Pacific Time (US) The talk ...

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Inner Attitudes Towards Life, Towards Oneself and Others, Towards Work and Towards Difficulties
Feb. 23, 2025

Inner Attitudes Towards Life, Towards Oneself and Others, Towards Wor…

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Introduction by Dr. Dalal, pp. xi-xiiThis episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/02/21/inner-attitudes-towards...

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Understanding the Stages of Coping and Mastery in Response to External Events
Feb. 22, 2025

Understanding the Stages of Coping and Mastery in Response to Externa…

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Introduction by Dr. Dalal, pp. xi-xii This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/02/20/understanding-the-stag...

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Understanding the Stage of Striving and the Role of Instincts in Response to External Events
Feb. 21, 2025

Understanding the Stage of Striving and the Role of Instincts in Resp…

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Introduction by Dr. Dalal, pp. x-xi This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/02/19/understanding-the-stage-...

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Understanding the Stages of Panic and Inertia That Arise When Facing Difficulties and Obstacles in Life
Feb. 20, 2025

Understanding the Stages of Panic and Inertia That Arise When Facing …

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Introduction by Dr. Dalal, pg. viiiThis episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/02/18/understanding-the-stages-...

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Characteristic Relations of the Physical, Vital and Mental Beings to Life, Oneself and Others, Work and Facing Difficulties
Feb. 19, 2025

Characteristic Relations of the Physical, Vital and Mental Beings to …

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Introduction by Dr. Dalal, pp. viii-ix This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/02/17/characteristic-relati...

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Basic Overview of the Mental Consciousness
Feb. 18, 2025

Basic Overview of the Mental Consciousness

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Introduction by Dr. Dalal, pg. viiThis episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/02/16/basic-overview-of-the-ment...

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Basic Overview of the Vital Consciousness
Feb. 17, 2025

Basic Overview of the Vital Consciousness

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Introduction by Dr. Dalal, pg. viiThis episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/02/15/basic-overview-of-the-vita...

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Basic Overview of the Physical Consciousness
Feb. 16, 2025

Basic Overview of the Physical Consciousness

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Introduction by Dr. Dalal, pp. vi-vii This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/02/14/basic-overview-of-the-...

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