Episodes
July 27, 2021
A Change of the Outer Nature Requires First a Change in the Inner Being
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July 26, 2021
The Nature and Forms of Spiritual Experience
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July 25, 2021
Spiritual Experiences and Spiritual Realisations
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July 24, 2021
Rig Veda Samhita Mandala I, Sukta 170 Colloquy of Indra and Agastya
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. To illustrate the method of interpretation, Sri Aurobindo chose 13 hymns and provided translation and commentary under the heading 'Selected Hymns'. This is the first of these selected hymns, the Colloquy of Indra and Agastya. (The Secret of the Veda, US edition, pp. 241-244) The English translation was provided by Sri Aurobindo. The recordings were made at...
July 24, 2021
What Is Spirituality?
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July 23, 2021
The Needed Engagement That Enlivens the Outer Forms of Worship
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2021/07/13/the-needed-engagement-that-enlivens-the-outer-forms-of-worship/
July 22, 2021
The Role of the Emotions in the Practice of the Integral Yoga
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July 21, 2021
Rig Veda Samhita, Hymn to Surya and Mitra-Varuna, Mandala VII, Sukta 60
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. This Hymn to Surya and Mitra-Varuna describes the sun of Truth and the consciousness that supports and develops it. The English translation was provided by Sri Aurobindo, The Secret of the Veda, pp. 536-537. The recordings were made at Sri Aurobindo Ashram in 1973. Sanskrit recited by Sri Vinayak. English translation recited by Santosh Krinsky
July 21, 2021
The Knowledge of the Mystics
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July 20, 2021
Secrets for the Successful Use of Japa or Mantra for Spiritual Realisation and Daily Life
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2021/07/12/secrets-for-the-successful-use-of-japa-or-mantra-for-spiritual-realisation-and-daily-life/
July 19, 2021
OM, the Mantra and the Use of Mantra in the Integral Yoga
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July 18, 2021
The Principle Behind Mantra and Japa
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July 17, 2021
Rig Veda Hymn to Agni and the Gods, Mandala X, Sukta 51
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. This Hymn to Agni and the Gods describes the relationship of the aspiration and will to the powers of the creation. The English translation was provided by Sri Aurobindo in Hymns to the Mystic Fire, pp. 405-407. The recordings were made at Sri Aurobindo Ashram in 1973. Sanskrit recited by Sri Vinayak. English translation recited by Santosh Krinsky
July 17, 2021
External Forms of Worship and Spiritual Growth in the Integral Yoga
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July 16, 2021
Developing and Expressing the Flame of Divine Love While Avoiding the Misappropriation of the Energy for Lower Vital Gratification
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July 15, 2021
Characteristics of Human Love, Psychic Love and Spiritual Love
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July 14, 2021
Which Comes First — Devotion or Spiritual Experience?
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July 13, 2021
God’s Grace or God’s Duty
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July 12, 2021
The Devotee and the Yoga of Devotion
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July 11, 2021
Rig Veda Hymn to Agni, Mandala X, Sukta 191, the last hymn of the Rig Veda
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. This Hymn to Agni is the very last hymn of the Rig Veda. The English translation was provided by Sri Aurobindo in Hymns to the Mystic Fire, pp. 435-436. The recordings were made at Sri Aurobindo Ashram in 1973. Sanskrit recited by Sri Vinayak. English translation recited by Santosh Krinsky
July 11, 2021
The Nature of Bhakti — the Yoga of Devotion
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July 10, 2021
The Nature of Divine Love
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July 9, 2021
The Impersonal Divine and the Personal Divine
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July 8, 2021
Rig Veda, Mandala X, Sukta 121 Hymn to Hiranyagarbha, the Golden Child in the Womb
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. This Hymn to Hiranyagarbha, the Golden Child in the Womb, explores the web of the universal creation and manifestation. The English translation was provided by Nolini Kanta Gupta. The recordings were made at Sri Aurobindo Ashram in 1973. Sanskrit recited by Sri Vinayak. English translation recited by Santosh Krinsky