Episodes
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. 35-36 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2023/07/30/the-vital-embodies-power-of-realisation/
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. 34-35 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2023/07/28/the-contagious-nature-of-desire-in-the-vital-being/
July 30, 2023
Readings in Sri Aurobindo's Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol Book II, Canto 7
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
July 30, 2023
Making the Vital Into a Willing Collaborator in the Transformation of Life
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology, Chapter 2, Planes and Parts of the Being, pp. 33-34 This episode is also available as a podcast at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2023/07/28/making-the-vital-into-a-willing-collaborator-in-the-transformation-of-life/
July 29, 2023
The Vital Nature and Its Ability to Withhold Cooperation and Obstruct Progress in Spiritual Pursuits
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.com/2023/07/27/the-vital-nature-and-its-ability-to-withhold-cooperation-and-obstruct-progress-in-spiritual-pursuits/
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. 31-32 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://wordpress.com/post/sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/34311
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.com/2023/07/25/the-standpoint-of-the-individual-rooted-in-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. 29-31 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://wordpress.com/post/sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/34289
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. 29 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2023/07/22/the-food-of-the-vital-being/
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. 28-29 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2023/07/22/the-vital-nature-transformation-not-suppression/
July 23, 2023
Readings in Sri Aurobindo's Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol, Book III, Canto 3
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
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. 28 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2023/07/21/the-desire-soul-and-the-life-and-death-of-the-body/
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.wordpress.com/2023/07/20/the-vital-desire-soul-and-the-true-soul-of-the-psychic-being/
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/sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/34238
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.wordpress.com/2023/07/18/the-physical-consciousness-abandon-or-transform/
July 19, 2023
The Aspiration and Surrender of the Body Consciousness in Its Seeking for Health and Balance
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology, Chapter 2, Planes and Parts of the Being, pp. 23-24 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2023/07/17/the-aspiration-and-surrender-of-the-body-consciousness-in-its-seeking-for-health-and-balance/
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.wordpress.com/2023/07/16/conservative-bias-and-progressive-action/
July 17, 2023
The Interaction of the Mind and the Body
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology, Chapter 2, Planes and Parts of the Being, pp. 21-22
July 16, 2023
Readings in Sri Aurobindo's Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol, Book IV, Canto I The Birth and Childhood of the Flame
reference: Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol, pages 349-352 Book IV, Canto I The Birth and Childhood of the Flame
July 16, 2023
Understanding the Consciousness of the Body
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology, Chapter 2, Planes and Parts of the Being, pp. 20-21 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2023/07/13/understanding-the-consciousness-of-the-body/
July 15, 2023
Causes and Avoidance of Accidents
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology, Chapter 2, Planes and Parts of the Being, pp. 18-20 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://wordpress.com/post/sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/34153
July 14, 2023
Interaction of the Mind, the Vital Envelope and the Physical Body in the Development of Acute Illness
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology, Chapter 2, Planes and Parts of the Being, pg. 18 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2023/07/11/interaction-of-the-mind-the-vital-envelope-and-the-physical-body-in-the-development-of-acute-illness/
July 13, 2023
Understanding the Causes and Prevention of Illness
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology, Chapter 2, Planes and Parts of the Being, pg. 17 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2023/07/11/understanding-the-causes-and-prevention-of-illness/
July 12, 2023
The Aura — the Vital Envelope that Surrounds the Physical Body
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology, Chapter 2, Planes and Parts of the Being, pp. 16-17 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2023/07/09/the-aura-the-vital-envelope-that-surrounds-the-physical-body/