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Sri Aurobindo Studies
systematic study of Sri Aurobindo's major works and their relevance to our lives and our modern society.
Episodes
- Sri Aurobindo Studies
Food, Fasting and Spiritual Development
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pg. 67This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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The Taste, or Rasa, of Food Can Be Enjoyed by the Yogic Practitioner If Desire is Removed From the Experience
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pg. 66This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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The Spiritual Seeker Can Change the Normal Human Focus on Food to a More Balanced Perspective That Supports His Focus on Sadhana
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pg. 66 This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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Dealing With the Desire or Craving Related to Food
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pg. 66 This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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Integral Yoga Method for Attaining Mastery Over the Force of Desire in the Lower Vital Nature
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pg. 65This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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Mastery Beyond Asceticism and Indulgence
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pg. 65 This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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How to Escape the Matrix Interview
Santosh Krinsky is interviewed by Todd Cave of the Conscious Man 7 Podcast in a wide ranging interview about consciousness, the evolution of consciousness, the…
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Dealing With Material Possessions in the Spiritual Practice
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pg. 64 This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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The Mother's Force Is the Primary Aid in Overcoming the Force of Desire
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pp. 63-64This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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Distinguishing Vital or Mental Desire or Demand from Aspiration of the Psychic Being
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pp. 62-63This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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Suppression or Rejection of the Force of Desire
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pp. 61-62This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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Where Do Desires Come From?
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pg. 61This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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Faithfulness to the Divine Light and the Divine Call
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pp. 59-60 This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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Distrust and Disobedience in the Practice of Yoga Interferes With the Action of the Force
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pg. 59 This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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The Necessity of Receptivity to the Force of the Divine Shakti to Accomplish the Sadhana of the Integral Yoga
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pp. 58-59 This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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Practical Applications for Solving the Existential Crisis of Humanity Through the Evolution of Consciousness
Santosh Krinsky is interviewed by David Riklan, founder of selfgrowth.com in a far-ranging discussion about how to solve humanity's existential crisis with…
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The Challenge and Difficulty of the Integral Yoga
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pg. 58This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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Face and Conquer the Difficulties in This Life and in This Body
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pg. 58This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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Suicide Does Not Provide an Escape From the Difficulties of Life or of Spiritual Development
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pp. 57-58 This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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Strength and Courage Are Needed to Face the Difficulties of the Spiritual Path
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pg. 57This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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Changing Each Part of Human Nature Through the Progressive Action of the Divine Shakti
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pg. 57This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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Dealing With Vital Forces of Opposition to the Spiritual Sadhana Through the Intervention of the Divine Shakti, the Mother
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pg. 56 This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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Solving the Existential Crisis of Humanity By Evolution of Consciousness
an indepth interview by David Riklan, founder of selfgrowth.com with Santosh Krinsky, covering a wide range of subjects regarding the existential crisis and…
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The Action of the Higher Force As It Descends Into the Present Formulation of the Mind, Life and Body
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pg. 56 This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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Hostile Forces, the Law of Attraction and Progress in Spiritual Development
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pp. 55-56This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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The Different Processes for Change of the Vital Nature and the Psychic Being
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pp. 54-55This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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What Can We Each Do to Support the Evolution of Consciousness?
A talk and satsang at Cultural Integration Fellowship, San Francisco, California 8/25/24 We tend to get depressed about the world situation we find ourselves…
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Liberating the Consciousness from Imprisonment in the Physical Body
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pg. 54 This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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Understanding Experience of a Shift from the External to the Inward Consciousness
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pp.53-54 This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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Awareness and True Discrimination of Forces Are Essential for the Spiritual Seeker to Avoid Distractions and Deviations from the Path
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pg.53This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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The Right Attitude Turns Difficulties Into Opportunities for the Spiritual Aspirant
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pg.52 This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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Success in Yoga Despite Negative Suggestions of Unfitness or Impossibility
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pp. 51-52This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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"Ego Was the Helper, Ego Is the Bar"
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pp. 50-51This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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Why a Spiritual Seeker Should Not Just 'Go With the Flow'
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pg. 50This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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Vital Impatience and a Hurried Effort Are Obstacles to the Transformation of the Human Instrument
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pg. 49 This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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Practical Applications for Solving the Existential Crisis of Humanity Through the Evolution of Consciousness
A talk and satsang at Cultural Integration Fellowship, 8/7/2022 The crisis humanity faces as we create uncontrolled climate change, pollute the planet, deplete…
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Dealing With Periods of Dissipation and Distraction in the Spiritual Sadhana
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pg. 49This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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Understanding Fluctuations in the Force of the Spiritual Sadhana
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pp. 48-49 This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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The Separation of States of Awareness Between the Waking State, the Sleep State and the Spiritual Realms
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pg. 48 This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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Addressing Obstacles, Weaknesses and Limitations Through the Connection with the Divine Power
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pp. 47-48This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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Ascent and Integration Define Spiritual Progress for the Seeker
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pp. 45-47 This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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The Practitioner of the Integral Yoga Will Face Difficulties, Obstructions and Challenges With the Support of the Divine Force to Meet Them and Overcome Them
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pg. 45 This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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The Value of the Witness Consciousness in the Yogic Endeavour
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pg. 44This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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What Does the Coming of the Subjective Age Mean to Us?
A talk and satsang at Cultural Integration Fellowship, San Francisco, California 2/4/2024 Sri Aurobindo introduces us to the idea that human civilization is…
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The True Foundation of the Yoga
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pp. 43-44This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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Standing Back from the Reactions of the External Nature
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pg. 43This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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Distinguishing and Addressing Undivine and Antidivine Forces
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pp. 42-43 This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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The Needed Effort to Resolve the Deformations of the Lower Vital Nature
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pg. 42This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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The Spiritual Seeker Should Focus on the Aspiration and Recognize Weaknesses Without Obsessing About Them
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pp. 41-42This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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Methods for Achieving a Silent Mind During Meditation
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pp. 40-41This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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The Difficulty and Time Required for the Transformation of the Nature
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pp. 39-40This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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Identifying and Addressing Obstacles Through Inner Development for Spiritual Progress
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pg. 39This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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Sri Aurobindo and the Integral Yoga
A talk and satsang at Cultural Integration Fellowship, San Francisco, California on 8/6/2023 An overview of Sri Aurobindo's yogic practice and the path of the…
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Patience, Perseverance and Firm Faith Are Needed Qualities on the Long Road of Yoga
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pg. 39This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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The Main Conditions of Preparation for the Supramental Change
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 2, Faith — Aspiration — Surrender, pp. 36-38This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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Self-Surrender in Principle and Self-Surrender in Detail
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 2, Faith — Aspiration — Surrender, pg. 36This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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"Are We There Yet?"
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 2, Faith — Aspiration — Surrender, pp. 35-36 This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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Finding the Poise of the Consciousness Needed for the Practice of the Integral Yoga
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 2, Faith — Aspiration — Surrender, pg. 35 This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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Weaknesses of the Vital Nature That Impede the Practice of the Integral Yoga
reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 2, Faith — Aspiration — Surrender, pp. 34-35This episode is also available as a blog post at…
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The Mother: the Divine Shakti and the Personal Incarnation
A talk and satsang at Cultural Integration Fellowship, San Francisco, California on 2/5/2023. In his book The Mother, Sri Aurobindo describesthe Divine Shakti…