A Podcast Featuring Sri Aurobindo Studies

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Knowledge … and Wisdom
Aug. 7, 2023

Knowledge … and Wisdom

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology , Chapter 2, Planes and Parts of the Being, pp. 43-44This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpre...

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Readings in Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol by Sri Aurobindo, Book VII, Canto 2 The Parable of the Search for the Soul
Aug. 6, 2023

Readings in Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol by Sri Aurobindo, Book VII…

reference: Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol by Sri Aurobindo Book VII, Canto 2 The Parable of the Search for the Soul, pp. 484-487

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Is the Mental Consciousness an Aid or an Obstacle for the Spiritual Seeker
Aug. 6, 2023

Is the Mental Consciousness an Aid or an Obstacle for the Spiritual S…

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology , Chapter 2, Planes and Parts of the Being, pp. 41-43This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpre...

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The Two Uses of the Mind and Its True Role in the Manifestation
Aug. 5, 2023

The Two Uses of the Mind and Its True Role in the Manifestation

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology , Chapter 2, Planes and Parts of the Being, pp. 40-41 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpres...

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The Source and Nature of the Mental Substance
Aug. 4, 2023

The Source and Nature of the Mental Substance

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology , Chapter 2, Planes and Parts of the Being, pp. 38-40This episode is also available as a blog post at https://wordpress.com/post/sriaurob...

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Understanding the Various Aspects of Mental Activity
Aug. 3, 2023

Understanding the Various Aspects of Mental Activity

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology , Chapter 2, Planes and Parts of the Being, pp. 37-38This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpre...

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The Vital-Physical, the Physical-Vital and the Material Vital: the Linkages Between Matter and the Vital
Aug. 2, 2023

The Vital-Physical, the Physical-Vital and the Material Vital: the Li…

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology , Chapter 2, Planes and Parts of the Being, pp. 36-37This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpre...

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The Vital Embodies Power of Realisation
Aug. 1, 2023

The Vital Embodies Power of Realisation

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology , Chapter 2, Planes and Parts of the Being, pp. 35-36This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpre...

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The Contagious Nature of Desire in the Vital Being
July 31, 2023

The Contagious Nature of Desire in the Vital Being

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology , Chapter 2, Planes and Parts of the Being, pp. 34-35This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpre...

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Readings in Sri Aurobindo's Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol Book II, Canto 7
July 30, 2023

Readings in Sri Aurobindo's Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol Book II, C…

reference: https://www.lotuspress.com/products/savitri-a-legend-and-a-symbol-new-us-edition-990325 Book II The Traveler of the Worlds Canto 7 The Descent into Night Pages 202-205

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Making the Vital Into a Willing Collaborator in the Transformation of Life
July 30, 2023

Making the Vital Into a Willing Collaborator in the Transformation of…

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology , Chapter 2, Planes and Parts of the Being, pp. 33-34This episode is also available as a podcast at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress...

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The Vital Nature and Its Ability to Withhold Cooperation and Obstruct Progress in Spiritual Pursuits
July 29, 2023

The Vital Nature and Its Ability to Withhold Cooperation and Obstruct…

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology , Chapter 2, Planes and Parts of the Being, pp. 32-33 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress...

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Vital Energy in Ordinary Life and in the Spiritual Life
July 28, 2023

Vital Energy in Ordinary Life and in the Spiritual Life

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology , Chapter 2, Planes and Parts of the Being, pp. 31-32This episode is also available as a blog post at https://wordpress.com/post/sriaurob...

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The Standpoint of the Individual Rooted in the Vital Nature
July 27, 2023

The Standpoint of the Individual Rooted in the Vital Nature

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology , Chapter 2, Planes and Parts of the Being, pg. 31 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.co...

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The Education and Uplifting of the Vital Nature
July 26, 2023

The Education and Uplifting of the Vital Nature

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology , Chapter 2, Planes and Parts of the Being, pp. 29-31This episode is also available as a blog post at https://wordpress.com/post/sriaurob...

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The Food of the Vital Being
July 25, 2023

The Food of the Vital Being

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology , Chapter 2, Planes and Parts of the Being, pg. 29This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress....

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The Vital Nature: Transformation Not Suppression
July 24, 2023

The Vital Nature: Transformation Not Suppression

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology , Chapter 2, Planes and Parts of the Being, pp. 28-29This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpre...

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Readings in Sri Aurobindo's Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol, Book III, Canto 3
July 23, 2023

Readings in Sri Aurobindo's Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol, Book III,…

reference: Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol by Sri Aurobindo Book III: The Book of the Divine Mother, Canto 3 The House of the Spirit and the New Creation pages 322-325

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The Desire-Soul and the Life and Death of the Body
July 23, 2023

The Desire-Soul and the Life and Death of the Body

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology , Chapter 2, Planes and Parts of the Being, pg. 28This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress....

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The Vital Desire Soul and the True Soul of the Psychic Being
July 22, 2023

The Vital Desire Soul and the True Soul of the Psychic Being

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology , Chapter 2, Planes and Parts of the Being, pp. 27-28 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpres...

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The Vital Being: Its Nature, Its Role and Its Mode of Action
July 21, 2023

The Vital Being: Its Nature, Its Role and Its Mode of Action

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology , Chapter 2, Planes and Parts of the Being, pp. 26-27 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://wordpress.com/post/sriaurobi...

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The Physical Consciousness: Abandon or Transform?
July 20, 2023

The Physical Consciousness: Abandon or Transform?

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology , Chapter 2, Planes and Parts of the Being, pp. 25-26 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpres...

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The Aspiration and Surrender of the Body Consciousness in Its Seeking for Health and Balance
July 19, 2023

The Aspiration and Surrender of the Body Consciousness in Its Seeking…

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology , Chapter 2, Planes and Parts of the Being, pp. 23-24This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpre...

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Conservative Bias and Progressive Action
July 18, 2023

Conservative Bias and Progressive Action

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology , Chapter 2, Planes and Parts of the Being, pp. 22-23 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpres...

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