A Podcast Featuring Sri Aurobindo Studies

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The First Aim of the Yoga: Receptivity to a Higher Spiritual Consciousness
Sept. 16, 2025

The First Aim of the Yoga: Receptivity to a Higher Spiritual Consciou…

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga , Chapter 1, Calm — Peace — Equality, pg. 1This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/09/14/the-first-aim-of-the-yoga-receptivity-to...

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Bases of Yoga -- Introduction
Sept. 15, 2025

Bases of Yoga -- Introduction

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga , IntroductionThis episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/09/13/bases-of-yoga-introduction/ Video presentations, interviews and podca...

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Looking from Within -- Summary and Conclusions
Sept. 14, 2025

Looking from Within -- Summary and Conclusions

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Summary and Conclusions [with citations from the Preface and back cover]This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com...

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Consecrating Oneself Entirely to the Divine Life Represents the Way Forward for the Seeker Against All Doubt, Opposition and Negativity
Sept. 13, 2025

Consecrating Oneself Entirely to the Divine Life Represents the Way F…

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Chapter 5, Attitudes on the Path, pp. 170-172 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/09/11/consecrating-o...

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The Joy of Action -- Independent of Concern for the Fruits of the Action
Sept. 12, 2025

The Joy of Action -- Independent of Concern for the Fruits of the Act…

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Chapter 5, Attitudes on the Path, pp. 169-170This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/09/10/the-joy-of-acti...

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Acting Without Expectation for the Fruits of Action
Sept. 11, 2025

Acting Without Expectation for the Fruits of Action

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Chapter 5, Attitudes on the Path, pp. 168-169 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/09/09/acting-without...

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Liberation and Self-Perfection: Adherence to the Divine Intention in the Universal Manifestation
Sept. 10, 2025

Liberation and Self-Perfection: Adherence to the Divine Intention in …

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Chapter 5, Attitudes on the Path, pg. 168This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/09/08/liberation-and-self...

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The One Essential Thing in Spiritual Development Is an Inward Focus of the Awareness on the Divine Presence
Sept. 9, 2025

The One Essential Thing in Spiritual Development Is an Inward Focus o…

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Chapter 5, Attitudes on the Path, pp. 167-168This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/09/07/the-one-essenti...

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Minimizing the Rajasic or Tamasic Effect of Food on the Consciousness
Sept. 8, 2025

Minimizing the Rajasic or Tamasic Effect of Food on the Consciousness

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Chapter 5, Attitudes on the Path, pg. 167This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/09/06/minimizing-the-raja...

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Balance and Harmony in Relation to Food and the Nourishment of the Body
Sept. 7, 2025

Balance and Harmony in Relation to Food and the Nourishment of the Bo…

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Chapter 5, Attitudes on the Path, pg. 167This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/09/05/balance-and-harmony...

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Understanding and Addressing the Desire and Craving for Food
Sept. 6, 2025

Understanding and Addressing the Desire and Craving for Food

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Chapter 5, Attitudes on the Path, pg. 166This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/09/04/understanding-and-a...

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A Balanced Perspective About Food and the Physical Body
Sept. 5, 2025

A Balanced Perspective About Food and the Physical Body

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Chapter 5, Attitudes on the Path, pg. 166This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/09/03/a-balanced-perspect...

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Understanding and Addressing Desire, Hunger and Food
Sept. 4, 2025

Understanding and Addressing Desire, Hunger and Food

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Chapter 5, Attitudes on the Path, pp. 165-166This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/understanding-a...

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The Purusha, the Master of the Nature, Sanctions, Upholds, Directs and Changes the Nature
Sept. 3, 2025

The Purusha, the Master of the Nature, Sanctions, Upholds, Directs an…

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Chapter 5, Attitudes on the Path, pp. 164-165 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/09/01/the-purusha-th...

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The Initial Liberation of the Mental Being from Servitude to the Physical Body
Sept. 2, 2025

The Initial Liberation of the Mental Being from Servitude to the Phys…

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Chapter 5, Attitudes on the Path, pp. 163-164This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/08/31/the-initial-lib...

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The Mental Purusha: the Witness Awareness of the Mind
Sept. 1, 2025

The Mental Purusha: the Witness Awareness of the Mind

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Chapter 5, Attitudes on the Path, pg. 163This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/08/30/the-mental-purusha-...

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Balancing Detachment, Indifference and Caretaking of the Body
Aug. 31, 2025

Balancing Detachment, Indifference and Caretaking of the Body

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Chapter 5, Attitudes on the Path, pp. 161-163 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/08/29/balancing-deta...

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The Separation of Purusha and Prakriti: The Soul and the External Being
Aug. 30, 2025

The Separation of Purusha and Prakriti: The Soul and the External Bei…

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Chapter 5, Attitudes on the Path, pg. 161This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/08/28/the-separation-of-p...

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Finding the Inner Balance of Non-Attachment While Living in the World
Aug. 29, 2025

Finding the Inner Balance of Non-Attachment While Living in the World

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Chapter 5, Attitudes on the Path, pg. 160This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/08/27/finding-the-inner-b...

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The Bliss of Non-Possession
Aug. 28, 2025

The Bliss of Non-Possession

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Chapter 5, Attitudes on the Path, pp. 158-160This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/08/26/the-bliss-of-no...

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The Power of Rejection in Gaining Mastery Over the Nature
Aug. 27, 2025

The Power of Rejection in Gaining Mastery Over the Nature

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Chapter 5, Attitudes on the Path, pp. 157-158 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/08/25/the-power-of-r...

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The Cycles and Causes of Recurring Difficulties in Relation to Spiritual Development and Progress
Aug. 26, 2025

The Cycles and Causes of Recurring Difficulties in Relation to Spirit…

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Chapter 5, Attitudes on the Path, pp. 156-157This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/08/24/the-cycles-and-...

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The Nature and Power of Peace
Aug. 25, 2025

The Nature and Power of Peace

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Chapter 5, Attitudes on the Path, pg. 156 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/08/23/the-nature-and-pow...

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Understanding and Managing the Subconscious Part of the Being
Aug. 24, 2025

Understanding and Managing the Subconscious Part of the Being

reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within , Chapter 5, Attitudes on the Path, pp. 155-156This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/08/22/understanding-a...

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