Episodes
Feb. 24, 2024
Reconciling Fate and Free Will
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, The Hidden Forces of Life, Ch. 1 Life Through the Eyes of the Yogin, pg. 2 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/02/21/reconciling-fate-and-free-will/ More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at http://www.sri-aurobindo.com The US editions and links to e-book editions of Sri Aurobindo’s writings can be found at http://www.lotuspress.com
Feb. 23, 2024
The Universal Tendency Moves Toward the Expression of Free Will
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, The Hidden Forces of Life, Preface, pp. xi-xii This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/02/20/the-universal-tendency-moves-toward-the-expression-of-free-will/ More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at http://www.sri-aurobindo.com The US editions and links to e-book editions of Sri Aurobindo’s writings can be found at http://www.lotuspress.com
Feb. 22, 2024
Do We Really Exercise Free Will in Our Lives?
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, The Hidden Forces of Life, Preface, pg. xi This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/02/20/do-we-really-exercise-free-will-in-our-lives/ More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at http://www.sri-aurobindo.com The US editions and links to e-book editions of Sri Aurobindo’s writings can be found at http://www.lotuspress.com
Feb. 21, 2024
The Need to Develop New Powers of Knowing
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, The Hidden Forces of Life, Preface, pp. x-xi This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/02/18/the-need-to-develop-new-powers-of-knowing/ More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at http://www.sri-aurobindo.com The US editions and links to e-book editions of Sri Aurobindo’s writings can be found at http://www.lotuspress.com
Feb. 20, 2024
Experiencing the Higher and Subtler Levels of Consciousness
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, The Hidden Forces of Life, Preface, pp. ix-x This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/02/17/experiencing-the-higher-and-subtler-levels-of-consciousness/ More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at http://www.sri-aurobindo.com The US editions and links to e-book editions of Sri Aurobindo’s writings can be found at http://www.lotuspress.com
Feb. 19, 2024
The Limitations of the Mind and the Senses in Knowing the Hidden Forces of Life
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, The Hidden Forces of Life, Preface, pg. ix This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/02/17/the-limitations-of-the-mind-and-the-senses-in-knowing-the-hidden-forces-of-life/ More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at http://www.sri-aurobindo.com The US editions and links to e-book editions of Sri Aurobindo’s writings can be found at http://www.lotuspress.com
Feb. 18, 2024
Readings in Sri Aurobindo's Savitri, Book V The Book of Love, Canto 2, Satyavan
reference: Readings in Sri Aurobindo's Savitri: a Legend and a Symbol, Book V The Book of Love, Canto 2, Satyavan, pp. 392-394 Further readings in Sri Aurobindo's Savitri can be found at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2023/08/28/readings-in-sri-aurobindos-savitri-a-legend-and-a-symbol/ More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at http://www.sri-aurobindo.com The US editions and links to e-book editions of Sri Aurobindo’s writings can be found at http://www.lotuspress.com
Feb. 18, 2024
The Hidden Forces of Existence
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, The Hidden Forces of Life, Preface, pp. viii-ix This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/02/16/the-hidden-forces-of-existence/ More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at http://www.sri-aurobindo.com The US editions and links to e-book editions of Sri Aurobindo’s writings can be found at http://www.lotuspress.com
Feb. 17, 2024
How We Reflect on the Forces That Impact the Direction and Development of Our Lives
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, The Hidden Forces of Life, Preface, pp. vii-viii This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/02/15/how-we-reflect-on-the-forces-that-impact-the-direction-and-development-of-our-lives/ More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at http://www.sri-aurobindo.com The US editions and links to e-book editions of Sri Aurobindo’s writings can be found at http://www.lotuspress.com
Feb. 16, 2024
The Hidden Forces of Life — Introduction
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, The Hidden Forces of Life, Introduction This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/02/13/the-hidden-forces-of-life-introduction/ More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at http://www.sri-aurobindo.com The US editions and links to e-book editions of Sri Aurobindo’s writings can be found at http://www.lotuspress.com
Feb. 15, 2024
Summary and Conclusions For Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology
reference: reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/02/12/summary-and-conclusions-for-our-many-selves-practical-yogic-psychology/ More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at http://www.sri-aurobindo.com The US editions and links to e-book editions of Sri Aurobindo’s writings can be found at http://www.lotuspress.com
Feb. 14, 2024
Useful Tips For the Seeker on the Path to Realization
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology, Chapter 6, Some Answers and Explanations, pp.228-231 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/02/12/useful-tips-for-the-seeker-on-the-path-to-realization/ More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at http://www.sri-aurobindo.com The US editions and links to e-book editions of Sri Aurobindo’s writings can be found at http://www.lotuspress.com
Feb. 13, 2024
The Initial Psychic Realisation Helps You Go Beyond the Barriers of Your Egoism
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology, Chapter 6, Some Answers and Explanations, pg.228 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/02/11/the-initial-psychic-realisation-helps-you-go-beyond-the-barriers-of-your-egoism/ More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at http://www.sri-aurobindo.com The US editions and links to e-book editions of Sri Aurobindo’s writings can be found at http://w...
Feb. 12, 2024
The Need and Significance of Psychic Education
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology, Chapter 6, Some Answers and Explanations, pp. 227-228 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/02/10/the-need-and-significance-of-psychic-education/
Feb. 11, 2024
Readings in Sri Aurobindo's Savitri: a Legend and a Symbol, Book III, The Book of the Divine Mother, Canto 4 The Vision and the Boon
Readings in Sri Aurobindo's Savitri: a Legend and a Symbol, Book III, The Book of the Divine Mother, Canto 4 The Vision and the Boon, pp. 345-348 Additional readings in Sri Aurobindo's Savitri can be located at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2023/08/28/readings-in-sri-aurobindos-savitri-a-legend-and-a-symbol/ More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at http://www.sri-aurobindo.com The US editions and links to e-book editions of Sri Aurobindo’s writings can be found a...
Feb. 11, 2024
The Spiritual Experience, Not the Mental Idea, Is the Focus of the Spiritual Practitioner
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology, Chapter 6, Some Answers and Explanations, pp. 226-227 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/02/09/the-spiritual-experience-not-the-mental-idea-is-the-focus-of-the-spiritual-practitioner/ More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at http://www.sri-aurobindo.com The US editions and links to e-book editions of Sri Aurobindo’s writings can be found...
Feb. 10, 2024
The Position and Role of the Soul in Human Life
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology, Chapter 6, Some Answers and Explanations, pp. 224-226 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/02/08/the-position-and-role-of-the-soul-in-human-life/ Santosh has been studying Sri Aurobindo's writings since 1971 and has a daily blog at http://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com and podcast at https://anchor.fm/santosh-krinsky He is author of 19 books and is...
Feb. 9, 2024
What Is Immortality?
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology, Chapter 6, Some Answers and Explanations, pp. 223-224 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/02/07/what-is-immortality/ More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at http://www.sri-aurobindo.com The US editions and links to e-book editions of Sri Aurobindo’s writings can be found at http://www.lotuspress.com
Feb. 8, 2024
Memory of Past Life Experiences
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology, Chapter 6, Some Answers and Explanations, pp. 222-223 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/02/06/memory-of-past-life-experiences/ More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at http://www.sri-aurobindo.com The US editions and links to e-book editions of Sri Aurobindo’s writings can be found at http://www.lotuspress.com
Feb. 7, 2024
The Soul’s Progress Relies on an Earthly Incarnation
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology, Chapter 6, Some Answers and Explanations, pg. 222 This episode is also available as a blog post at The Soul’s Progress Relies on an Earthly Incarnation | Sri Aurobindo Studies (wordpress.com) More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at http://www.sri-aurobindo.com The US editions and links to e-book editions of Sri Aurobindo’s writings can be found at http://www.lotuspress.com
Feb. 6, 2024
Conscious Development of the Psychic Being and its Instruments from Life to Life
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology, Chapter 6, Some Answers and Explanations, pp. 220-222 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/02/04/conscious-development-of-the-psychic-being-and-its-instruments-from-life-to-life/ More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at http://www.sri-aurobindo.com The US editions and links to e-book editions of Sri Aurobindo’s writings can be found at htt...
Feb. 5, 2024
How Does Experience in One Lifetime Become Useful in Future Lifetimes?
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology, Chapter 6, Some Answers and Explanations, pp. 219-220 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/02/02/how-does-experience-in-one-lifetime-become-useful-in-future-lifetimes/ More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at http://www.sri-aurobindo.com The US editions and links to e-book editions of Sri Aurobindo’s writings can be found at http://www.lot...
Feb. 4, 2024
Readings in Sri Aurobindo's Savitri: a Legend and a Symbol, Book III The Book of the Divine Mother, Canto 3 The House of the Spirit and the New Creation, pp. 331-333
reference: Sri Aurobindo's Savitri: a Legend and a Symbol, Book III The Book of the Divine Mother, Canto 3 The House of the Spirit and the New Creation, pp.331-333 Additional readings in Sri Aurobindo's Savitri can be found at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2023/08/28/readings-in-sri-aurobindos-savitri-a-legend-and-a-symbol/ More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at http://www.sri-aurobindo.com The US editions and links to e-book editions of Sri Aurobindo’s writings can b...
Feb. 4, 2024
Who or What Experiences the Growth of Consciousness Through the Process of Rebirth and the Evolution of Forms and of Consciousness?
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology, Chapter 6, Some Answers and Explanations, pp. 218-219 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2024/02/02/who-or-what-experiences-the-growth-of-consciousness-through-the-process-of-rebirth-and-the-evolution-of-forms-and-of-consciousness/ More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at http://www.sri-aurobindo.com The US editions and links to e-book editi...