Sri Aurobindo Studies
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The Peace of Pure Existence Is the Foundation for All Spiritual Existence
4 mins; September 26, 2025
Embracing the Quietude and the Silence of the Mind
4 mins; September 25, 2025
Observing and Bringing Peace and Silence to the Mind-Stuff
4 mins; September 24, 2025
A Quiet Mind or a Silent Mind
5 mins; September 23, 2025
Gaining Control Over and Mastery of One's Mind and Thoughts
5 mins; September 22, 2025
The Spiritual Consciousness Brings a Vast Peace as a Foundation for the Transformation of the Nature
4 mins; September 21, 2025
Two Necessary Things in the Practice of the Integral Yoga
4 mins; September 20, 2025
Comparing a Vacant Mind and a Calm Mind
4 mins; September 19, 2025
A Quiet Mind
5 mins; September 18, 2025
The Need for a Settled Peace and Silence in the Mind as the First Stage of Yogic Practice
5 mins; September 17, 2025
The First Aim of the Yoga: Receptivity to a Higher Spiritual Consciousness
4 mins; September 16, 2025
Bases of Yoga -- Introduction
2 mins; September 15, 2025
Looking from Within -- Summary and Conclusions
4 mins; September 14, 2025
Consecrating Oneself Entirely to the Divine Life Represents the Way Forward for the Seeker Against All Doubt, Opposition and Negativity
6 mins; September 13, 2025
The Joy of Action -- Independent of Concern for the Fruits of the Action
5 mins; September 12, 2025
Acting Without Expectation for the Fruits of Action
5 mins; September 11, 2025
Liberation and Self-Perfection: Adherence to the Divine Intention in the Universal Manifestation
3 mins; September 10, 2025
The One Essential Thing in Spiritual Development Is an Inward Focus of the Awareness on the Divine Presence
4 mins; September 09, 2025
Minimizing the Rajasic or Tamasic Effect of Food on the Consciousness
6 mins; September 08, 2025
Balance and Harmony in Relation to Food and the Nourishment of the Body
5 mins; September 07, 2025
Understanding and Addressing the Desire and Craving for Food
7 mins; September 06, 2025
A Balanced Perspective About Food and the Physical Body
4 mins; September 05, 2025
Understanding and Addressing Desire, Hunger and Food
6 mins; September 04, 2025
The Purusha, the Master of the Nature, Sanctions, Upholds, Directs and Changes the Nature
5 mins; September 03, 2025
The Initial Liberation of the Mental Being from Servitude to the Physical Body
4 mins; September 02, 2025
The Mental Purusha: the Witness Awareness of the Mind
2 mins; September 01, 2025
Balancing Detachment, Indifference and Caretaking of the Body
5 mins; August 31, 2025
The Separation of Purusha and Prakriti: The Soul and the External Being
7 mins; August 30, 2025
Finding the Inner Balance of Non-Attachment While Living in the World
6 mins; August 29, 2025
The Bliss of Non-Possession
8 mins; August 28, 2025
The Power of Rejection in Gaining Mastery Over the Nature
6 mins; August 27, 2025
The Cycles and Causes of Recurring Difficulties in Relation to Spiritual Development and Progress
7 mins; August 26, 2025
The Nature and Power of Peace
3 mins; August 25, 2025
Understanding and Managing the Subconscious Part of the Being
7 mins; August 24, 2025
Understanding Desire and the Absence of Desire
5 mins; August 23, 2025
The Difference Between Suppression and Self-Control of the Forces of Vital Desire
4 mins; August 22, 2025
Indulgence of Desire Does Not Lead to Rejection
7 mins; August 21, 2025
Neither Suppression, Indulgence, Blame-Shifting Nor Avoidance Solves the Issue of Overcoming the Vital Force of Desire
6 mins; August 20, 2025
Overcoming the Force of Desire
7 mins; August 19, 2025
Changing Human Nature Rather Than Abandoning the External Life
5 mins; August 18, 2025
Divine Realisation and the Uplifting and Perfection of Life in the World
4 mins; August 17, 2025
Detachment, Liberation and Mastery
5 mins; August 16, 2025
Liberation From and Mastery of the External Nature of Man
6 mins; August 15, 2025
Developing a Power to Perceive and Understand Ourselves and Our World by Minimizing the Distortions and Biases That Are Inherent in Our Human INstrumentation and Process
5 mins; August 14, 2025
The Experience of the Witness Consciousness
7 mins; August 13, 2025
The Shift to the Standpoint of the Observer of the External Nature
2 mins; August 12, 2025
Development from Witness of the Nature to Master of the Nature
4 mins; August 11, 2025
Isolation, Introspection, Introversion and the Witness Consciousness
5 mins; August 10, 2025
The Vigilance Needed to Ensure That Sattwic Calm, Peaceful Focus Does Not Get Distracted Through the Rise of Rajasic or Tamasic Reactions in the Being
3 mins; August 09, 2025
The Need for a Sleepless Vigilance in the Yogic Sadhana
5 mins; August 08, 2025
Vigilance
6 mins; August 07, 2025
Consciousness and Self-Mastery
3 mins; August 06, 2025
To Be Conscious
6 mins; August 05, 2025
We Tend to Take Ourselves Too Seriously
4 mins; August 04, 2025
Evolution of Consciousness and the Course of Time -- Individual Yoga or Yoga of Divine Manifestation
85 hours 42 mins; August 03, 2025
The Psychic Being Brings Cheerful Focus to the Spiritual Sadhana
4 mins; August 03, 2025
Spiritual Awakening: Moving Away from Disillusionment to Finding Meaning in Life
5 mins; August 02, 2025
The Sunlit Path in the Yogic Endeavour
6 mins; August 01, 2025
Let Endurance Be Your Watchword in the Yogic Endeavour
3 mins; July 31, 2025
Unflagging Perseverance and Persistence Is Required for the Practice of the Integral Yoga
6 mins; July 30, 2025
Overcoming Doubt and Fear of Failure in the Yogic Sadhana Through the Shift from the Ego-Standpoint to the Divine Standpoint
3 mins; July 29, 2025
Sustaining the Yogic Endeavour in the Unique Challenges Posed by the Integral Yoga
4 mins; July 28, 2025
Spiritual Development Is a Marathon, Not a Sprint
4 mins; July 27, 2025
The Need for Patience and Perseverance
7 mins; July 26, 2025
A True Measure of Faith
6 mins; July 25, 2025
The Difference Between Trust and Faith
3 mins; July 24, 2025
An Unwavering Trust and Faith in the Divine Without Any Admixture of Egoistic Demands or Self-Dealing Is the Attitude to Be Cultivated by the Spiritual Aspirant
5 mins; July 23, 2025
The Faith That Every Sadhak Must Have to Support Him Through Every Obstacle or Setback
4 mins; July 22, 2025
Faith and Courage Represent the True Attitude for Facing Life and for Spiritual Progress
4 mins; July 21, 2025
The Individual Action Needed to Implement the Spiritual Path in One's Life
3 mins; July 20, 2025
Peace and Faith in the Divine Action Through a Shift in Standpoint from the Ego-Standpoint to the Divine Standpoint
3 mins; July 19, 2025
Focusing One's Attention on the Forces One Wants to Manifest
4 mins; July 18, 2025
The Need for the Persistence of Faith to Succeed in the Yogic Endeavour
4 mins; July 17, 2025
Understanding Faith and Its Role in Spiritual Development
7 mins; July 16, 2025
Achieving Confidence About the Spiritual Path and the Spiritual Destiny
5 mins; July 15, 2025
Overcoming the Distracting Force of Vital Desire, to Find and Live the Truth of One's Life
3 mins; July 14, 2025
What Actually Is Spirituality?
4 mins; July 13, 2025
Understanding the Respective Roles of Personal Effort and Divine Grace in the Transformation of Human Nature
4 mins; July 12, 2025
Individual Strength, the Power of Sincerity and the Action of the Divine Grace
6 mins; July 11, 2025
Understanding the Yogic Process and Its Developments Through the Action of Time
4 mins; July 10, 2025
Integral Surrender to the Divine
3 mins; July 09, 2025
Spiritual Progress: Personal Effort or Surrender to the Divine Grace
4 mins; July 08, 2025
Distinguishing Truth from Falsehood Requires Separation from the Vital Desire-Soul and Its Impulsions
5 mins; July 07, 2025
How to Recognise the Divine Will
4 mins; July 06, 2025
Establishing the Psychic Being as the Central Organising Principle and Overcoming the Dominion of the Vital Nature and the External Being
3 mins; July 05, 2025
Wielding the Torch of Perfect Sincerity -- the Way of Realisation on the Spiritual Path
4 mins; July 04, 2025
Understanding Hypocrisy in the Context of Spiritual Life
3 mins; July 03, 2025
Understanding the Masks, False Fronts and Deceptive Appearances We Present to the World and to Ourselves
6 mins; July 02, 2025
Addressing the Divergence Between the Inner Being and the External Nature
2 mins; July 01, 2025
Sincerity and Spiritual Sadhana
3 mins; June 30, 2025
Inner Peace Is the Foundation and Basis for Spiritual Growth
4 mins; June 29, 2025
The Spiritual Seeker Needs to Live Within His Own Spiritual Atmosphere Not Dependent on Outer Circumstances
4 mins; June 28, 2025
The Nature of True Aspiration
2 mins; June 27, 2025
The Quality of Rajas and Its Impact on the Spiritual Sadhana
7 mins; June 26, 2025
Aspiration, Desire and the Action of the Divine Force
4 mins; June 25, 2025
Shifting the Standpoint of Consciousness Beyond the Action of the Three Gunas
3 mins; June 24, 2025
Focus on the Inner Call, the Inner Experience and the Inner Presence as the Basis of the Spiritual Practice
4 mins; June 23, 2025
The Most Helpful Attitude for Spiritual Progress
3 mins; June 22, 2025
Overcoming Suffering and Changing the Future of Our Karma
5 mins; June 21, 2025
Addressing the Issue of Overactive Nervous System Response to Circumstances
3 mins; June 20, 2025