systematic study of Sri Aurobindo's major works and their relevance to our lives and our modern society.
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Developing a Strong Power of Knowledge and Will to Manage and Control the Vital Nature
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Restraining the Response to the Impulses Attractive to the Vital Nature Is the First Step Towards Mastery
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reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within, Chapter 4, Ordeals and Difficulties, pg.78This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/05/16/the-excuses-we-make-to-justify-indulgence/ Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://…
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Dealing With the Reactive Impulses of the Vital Nature of the External Personality
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Difficulties Provide the Possibility of Progress
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The Spiritual Aspirant Marches to the Beat of a Different Drummer Than Those Who Focus on the External Life
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Difficulties Are Blessings If We Know How to Face Them
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Receiving Spiritual Shocks and Trials With Humility Through a Shift of Standpoint Away from the Ego-Consciousness
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Facing Difficulties and Transforming Them at Their Source Is the Path of Integral Yoga
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Understanding and Persevering Through the Darkness and the Delays in the Process of Spiritual Realisation
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Addressing Obstacles, Difficulties and Resistances That Arise for the Spiritual Seeker
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reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within, Chapter 3, Action and Work, pp. 68-69This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/05/07/the-spiritual-seeker-and-the-material-world/ Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www…
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Consciousness Exists in Matter and Responds to Caring Good Will
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Overcoming Fatigue and Lack of Energy Through Receptivity to the Higher Planes of Consciousness
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Overcoming the Tendency to Rehash Past Work or Worry About Future Work
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Finding the Balance Between Activity and Rest
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reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within, Chapter 3, Action and Work, pg. 66This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/05/02/the-spirit-of-the-yoga-of-works/ Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@s…
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Shifting the Motive Power of Action from the External Being to the Psychic Being
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Spiritually Effective Work Depends on the Inner Attitude
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Concentration of Conscious Force Through Work Can Bring Deeper Realisations
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reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within, Chapter 3, Action and Work, pp. 63-64 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/04/28/treating-all-work-as-karma-yoga/ Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.co…
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Spiritual Development Can Occur Regardless of One's Activities in the World
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reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within, Chapter 3, Action and Work, pg. 63This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/04/26/self-dedication-to-the-divine-through-work/ Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are all available on the YouTube Channel https://www.yo…
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The Yoga of Nature, Spiritual Sadhana and the Transformation of Action Into a Conscious Expression of the Divine Will
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Action According to One's Own Svabhava and Svadharma
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How Do We Determine Our Destined Role in the World? -- Part 4
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How Do We Determine Our Destined Role in the World? -- Part 3
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How Do We Determine Our Destined Role in the World? -- Part 2
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How Do We Determine Our Destined Role in the World? -- Part 1
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The Inner Being Determines the Formations of the Outer Existence
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Aligning the External Nature With the Inner Spiritual Aspiration
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The Greatest Help a Spiritual Seeker Can Give to Others
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The Radiating Power of an Inner Transformative Force
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reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within, Chapter 2, Looking at Oneself and Others, pp. 53-54This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/04/15/the-way-to-help-others/ Video presentations,interviews and podcast episodes are all available on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtub…
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Weakness of Limitation or the Power of Omnipotence Depends on the Status of Consciousness
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The Status of Consciousness Where One Can See Things As They Are
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Observing, Controlling and Transforming the Forces That Create Our Vital and Mental Actions
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Is Every Man Capable of 'Sinful Behavior' Under Certain Circumstances?
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Finding the Right Balance and Spirit in Management
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Project and Personnel Management From the Viewpoint of the Spiritual Seeker
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Managing Work and People Without Harshness and a Domineering Attitude
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Distinguishing an Attitude of Equality From One of Indifference
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A Change of Consciousness Is Required for a Change in Human Society
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reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within, Chapter 2, Looking at Oneself and Others, pp. 44-45 This episode is also available as a blog post at The Link Between Attitude and Digestion | Sri Aurobindo StudiesVideo presentations,interviews and podcast episodes are all available on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santos…
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Creating Harmony and Understanding Requires a Change of Consciousness
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The Need to Maintain Calm Equality in One's Relation to the Circumstances of Life
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External Interactions Provide the Seeker a Mirror to His Inner Characteristics and Traits
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The Parable of the Mote and the Beam and Its Relevance for the Spiritual Seeker
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A Positive Focus Is More Productive Than a Negative Fixation for Spiritual Growth
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reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Looking from Within, Chapter 2, Looking at Oneself and Others, pg. 40 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/03/30/humility-and-self-confidence/ Video presentations,interviews and podcast episodes are all available on the YouTube Channel https://www.yo…
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