Episodes
Oct. 31, 2021
Rig Veda Samhita Hymn to Agni, Mandala II, Sukta 1
Sri Aurobindo describes Agni as "the most important, the most universal of the Vedic gods." (The Secret of the Veda, pg. 265). Agni is the divine will, the mystic fire, the flame of aspiration, and the "knower of all things born". Sri Aurobindo focuses considerable attention on Agni in both The Secret of the Veda and in his translation of the hymns to Agni in the volume titled Hymns to the Mystic Fire. The translation of this hymn appears in Hymns to the Mystic Fire, pages 81-84. The Rig Veda s...
Oct. 31, 2021
Understanding the Moods of the Vital Consciousness
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Oct. 30, 2021
Addressing the Difficulties of the Transformation of the Vital Nature
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Oct. 29, 2021
Transformation of the Vital Nature of Man: Background and Introduction
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Oct. 28, 2021
Dealing with the Physical Mind in the Integral Yoga
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Oct. 27, 2021
Rig Veda Samhita Hymn to Agni, Mandala I, Sukta 94
Sri Aurobindo describes Agni as "the most important, the most universal of the Vedic gods." (The Secret of the Veda, pg. 265). Agni is the divine will, the mystic fire, the flame of aspiration, and the "knower of all things born". Sri Aurobindo focuses considerable attention on Agni in both The Secret of the Veda and in his translation of the hymns to Agni in the volume titled Hymns to the Mystic Fire. The translation of this hymn appears in Hymns to the Mystic Fire, pages 66-69. The Rig Veda s...
Oct. 27, 2021
The Role, Nature and Action of the Physical Mind
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2021/10/19/the-role-nature-and-action-of-the-physical-mind/
Oct. 26, 2021
Understanding the Role, Nature and Action of the Vital Mind
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Oct. 25, 2021
The Need for Silence of the Thinking Mind for the Spiritual Transformation
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Oct. 24, 2021
The Transformation of the Mind
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Oct. 23, 2021
Rig Veda Samhita Hymn to Agni, Mandala I, Sukta 13
Sri Aurobindo describes Agni as "the most important, the most universal of the Vedic gods." (The Secret of the Veda, pg. 265). Agni is the divine will, the mystic fire, the flame of aspiration, and the "knower of all things born". Sri Aurobindo focuses considerable attention on Agni in both The Secret of the Veda and in his translation of the hymns to Agni in the volume titled Hymns to the Mystic Fire. The translation of this hymn appears in Hymns to the Mystic Fire, pages 42-43 (Verses 1-5). T...
Oct. 23, 2021
The Intellect Does Not Have Direct Knowledge
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2021/10/15/the-intellect-does-not-have-direct-knowledge/
Oct. 22, 2021
The Limitations of the Thinking Mind
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Oct. 21, 2021
Spiritual Experiences and Transformation of the Nature
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Oct. 20, 2021
Immortality in this Body is Not the Transformation Sought by the Integral Yoga
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2021/10/12/immortality-in-this-body-is-not-the-transformation-sought-by-the-integral-yoga/
Oct. 19, 2021
Rig Veda Samhita, Mandala I, Sukta 12, Hymn to Agni
Sri Aurobindo describes Agni as "the most important, the most universal of the Vedic gods." (The Secret of the Veda, pg. 265). Agni is the divine will, the mystic fire, the flame of aspiration, and the "knower of all things born". Sri Aurobindo focuses considerable attention on Agni in both The Secret of the Veda and in his translation of the hymns to Agni in the volume titled Hymns to the Mystic Fire. The translation of this hymn appears in Hymns to the Mystic Fire, pages 40-42. The Rig Veda s...
Oct. 19, 2021
Death, the Conquest of Death, and the Supramental Transformation
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Oct. 18, 2021
The Supramental Force and the Quest for the Conquest of Disease, Decay and Death
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2021/10/10/the-supramental-force-and-the-quest-for-the-conquest-of-disease-decay-and-death/
Oct. 17, 2021
The Supermind and the Transformation of the Physical Body
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Oct. 16, 2021
Conditions for Preparation for the Supramental Change, Part 2
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Oct. 16, 2021
Rig Veda Samhita Hymn to Ashwins, Indra, Vishwadevas and Saraswati, Mandala I, Sukta 3
In The Secret of the Veda, Sri Aurobindo showed that there is a deep, esoteric sense to the Vedic hymns that is the real sense of the hymns. As part of his review, Sri Aurobindo translated and commented on a number of Hymns to Indra. While there is a chapter devoted to Indra and the Ashwins (Chapter 8, pp. 75-85), and 3 of the Selected Hymns deal wholly or in part with Indra, there is an entire section devoted to Hymns to Indra. Sri Aurobindo also directly translates this hymn again later in the...
Oct. 15, 2021
Conditions for Preparation for the Supramental Change, Part 1
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Oct. 14, 2021
Rig Veda Samhita Hymn to Indra Mandala X, Sukta 54
In The Secret of the Veda, Sri Aurobindo showed that there is a deep, esoteric sense to the Vedic hymns that is the real sense of the hymns. As part of his review, Sri Aurobindo translated and commented on a number of Hymns to Indra. While there is a chapter devoted to Indra and the Ashwins, and 3 of the Selected Hymns deal wholly or in part with Indra, there is an entire section devoted to Hymns to Indra. The final one in this section is Mandala X, Sukta 54, Hymn to Indra. (The Secret of the Ve...
Oct. 14, 2021
The Supramental Evolutionary Development Engages With, Rather Than Renounces, Life in the World
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2021/10/06/the-supramental-evolutionary-development-engages-with-rather-than-renounces-life-in-the-world/