Sri Aurobindo Studies

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 5, Physical Consciousness — Subconscient — Sleep and Dream — Illness, pg. 85This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2026/01/27/the-need-for-patience-and-perseverance-to-bring-about-evolutionary-change-of-consciousness/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #evolution of consciousness #yoga #integral yoga #spirituality #physical consciousness #transformation of life

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 5, Physical Consciousness — Subconscient — Sleep and Dream — Illness, pp. 84-85This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/slogging-through-the-dense-and-dull-consciousness-of-the-physical-being/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #physical consciousness #Gunas #tamas #rajas #sattwa #Milarepa

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 5, Physical Consciousness — Subconscient — Sleep and Dream — Illness, pg. 84This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2026/01/25/the-physical-consciousness-and-the-method-of-effectuating-change-in-it/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com #Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #spirituality #physical consciousness #dark night of the soul

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 5, Physical Consciousness — Subconscient — Sleep and Dream — Illness, pp. 83-84This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2026/01/24/the-material-consciousness-and-its-resistance-to-change/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #spirituality #evolution of consciousness #material consciousness

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 5, Physical Consciousness — Subconscient — Sleep and Dream — Illness, pg. 83This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2026/01/23/the-physical-consciousness-and-its-functions/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #spirituality #physical consciousness

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pp. 81-82This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2026/01/22/the-need-for-action-of-the-psychic-being-in-the-yoga-of-transformation-of-human-nature/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #spirituality #psychic being #soul #Divine Shakti #yoga of transformation #evolution of consciousness

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pp. 80-81This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2026/01/21/physical-austerities-self-torture-fasting-and-the-mastery-of-the-sexual-impulse/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #spirituality #aspiration #sexual impulse #self-torture #austerities

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pg. 80This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2026/01/20/the-sex-impulse-the-subconscient-and-the-spiritual-practice/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #Brahmacharya #celibacy #sex impulse #subconscient #spirituality

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pp. 79-80This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/mastery-of-vital-impulses-requires-change-of-focus-and-management-of-the-energy-flow/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #sexual impulse #vital impulse #spirituality #Pranayama #Hatha Yoga

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pg. 79This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2026/01/18/the-unconverted-vital-nature-must-not-be-permitted-to-divert-the-psychic-and-spiritual-force-to-its-own-limited-satisfactions/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #psychic being #spirituality #vital being

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pp. 78-79This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2026/01/17/the-sequence-of-elimination-of-unwanted-vital-movements/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #sex-impulse #Brahmacharya #spirituality

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pg. 78This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2026/01/16/shifting-to-the-divine-standpoint-from-the-ego-standpoint-is-central-to-overcoming-the-impulses-of-the-external-nature-that-need-to-be-changed-for-the-spiritual-fulfillment/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #spirituality #soul #psychic being #aspiration #sex impulse #Brahmacharya

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pp. 77-78This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2026/01/15/reconciling-difficulty-of-the-change-of-human-nature-with-the-time-and-patience-needed-for-the-change/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #spirituality #depression #sex-impulse

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pp. 76-77This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2026/01/14/sadhak-of-integral-yoga-rejects-fulfillment-of-sexual-impulse-to-focus-conscious-force-on-the-spiritual-realization/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #spirituality #sadhana #tapasya #sexual impulse #Brahmacharya #celibacy

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pp. 75-76This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2026/01/13/attaining-mastery-over-the-sex-impulse/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #sadhana #spirituality #sex impulse #Brahmacharya #celibacy

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pg. 75This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2026/01/12/addressing-the-arguments-against-management-and-redirection-of-the-sexual-energy-by-the-spiritual-seeker/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #spirituality #sexual energy #Brahmacharya #celibacy #retas #ojas

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pp. 73-75This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2026/01/11/sex-spirituality-and-transformation-of-human-life/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #Brahmacharya #spirituality #retas #ojas #evolution of consciousness #sexual energy #sexuality

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pg. 73This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2026/01/10/the-need-for-the-power-of-discernment-in-the-spiritual-sadhana/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #spirituality #psychic being #discernment #hostile forces

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pp. 72-73This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2026/01/09/the-supramental-transformation-represents-a-radical-upgrade-of-animal-and-human-nature/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #Muladhara #spirituality #Brahmacharya #supramental #evolution of consciousness

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pp. 71-72This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2026/01/08/vital-forces-and-spiritual-forces-and-the-evolution-of-consciousness/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #spirituality #sexual energy #vital beings #psychic being #vital forces

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pg. 71This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2026/01/07/converting-primal-physical-vital-force-into-spiritual-force/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #kundalini yoga #Muladhara Chakra #Sahasrara Chakra #spirituality #retas #ojas #sexual energy #tantra

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pp. 70-71This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2026/01/06/realization-of-the-divine-consciousness-and-ananda-requires-control-of-sexual-energies/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #spirituality #sexual energies #Brahmacharya #celibacy #yogic consciousness

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pg. 70This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2026/01/05/supression-without-true-rejection-of-the-sexual-impulse-does-not-solve-the-issue-for-the-spiritual-seeker/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #spirituality #sexual impulse #kundalini #tantra

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pg. 69This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2026/01/04/the-sex-impulse-and-the-spiritual-sadhana/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #spirituality #first chakra #sex #sexuality #sexual-impulse #evolution of consciousness #sadhana

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pp. 68-69This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2026/01/03/perspective-of-time-and-stages-in-the-process-of-transformation-of-human-life/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #transformation #fasting #spirituality

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pg. 68This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2026/01/02/fasting-in-the-sadhana-of-the-integral-yoga-impact-on-vital-energy-and-physical-body/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #spirituality #fasting #Vata #Pitta #Kapha #Ayurveda

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pp. 67-68This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2026/01/01/the-role-of-the-physical-body-in-the-spiritual-sadhana/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #asceticism #materialism #food #physical body #spirituality

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pg. 67This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/12/31/addressing-food-desire-effectively-without-over-emphasizing-the-focus-on-it/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #spirituality #vital desire #food-desire #fasting #detachment #equality of mind

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pg. 67This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/12/30/food-fasting-and-spiritual-development/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #spirituality #fasting #food

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pg. 66This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/12/29/the-taste-or-rasa-of-food-can-be-enjoyed-by-the-yogic-practitioner-if-desire-underlies-the-experience/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #spirituality #taste #rasa #dosha #desire #Ananda

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pg. 66This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/12/28/the-spiritual-seeker-can-change-the-normal-human-focus-on-food-to-a-more-balanced-perspective-that-supports-his-focus-on-sadhana/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #spirituality #food #desire for food #craving for food #diet

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pg. 66This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/12/27/dealing-with-the-desire-or-craving-related-to-food/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #spirituality #food #desire #craving #second chakra #lower vital

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pg. 65This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/12/26/integral-yoga-method-for-attaining-mastery-over-the-force-of-desire-in-the-lower-vital-nature/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #spirituality #desires #fasting #vow of silence

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pg. 65This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/12/25/mastery-beyond-asceticism-and-indulgence/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #integral yoga #yoga #mastery #indulgence #asceticism #materialism #omnipresent reality #yogic discipline

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 existential crisis of humanity and what individuals can do about it. 7/5/2025Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #The Mother #Auroville #existential crisis #evolution of consciousness #yoga #integral Yoga

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pg. 64This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/12/24/dealing-with-material-possessions-in-the-spiritual-practice/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #spirituality #sadhana #asceticism #materialism

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pp. 63-64This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/12/23/the-mothers-force-is-the-primary-aid-in-overcoming-the-force-of-desire/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #The Mother #The Mother's Force #spirituality #desire #overcoming desire

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pp. 62-63This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/12/22/distinguishing-vital-or-mental-desire-or-demand-from-aspiration-of-the-psychic-being/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #spirituality #desire #psychic being #aspiration

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pp. 61-62This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/12/21/suppression-or-rejection-of-the-force-of-desire/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #spirituality #desire #aspiration

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 4, Desire — Food — Sex, pg. 61This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/12/20/where-do-desires-come-from/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #desires #spirituality

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pp. 59-60This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/12/19/faithfulness-to-the-divine-light-and-the-divine-call/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #spirituality #faithfulness #dark night of the soul #divine Light

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pg. 59This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/12/18/distrust-and-disobedience-in-the-practice-of-yoga-interferes-with-the-action-of-the-force/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #spirituality

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pp. 58-59This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/12/17/the-necessity-of-receptivity-to-the-force-of-the-divine-shakti-to-accomplish-the-sadhana-of-the-integral-yoga/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #The Mother #Mother's Force #Divine Shakti #yoga #integral yoga #spirituality #sadhana

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 practical applications of the power of the evolution of consciousness. 1/18/2022Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #The Mother #Auroville #existential crisis #evolution of consciousness #spirituality #yoga #integral yoga

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pg. 58This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/12/16/the-challenge-and-difficulty-of-the-integral-yoga/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #spirituality #spiritual growth #Chandogya Upanishad #Milarepa #Satyakama Jabala

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pg. 58This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/12/15/face-and-conquer-the-difficulties-in-this-life-and-in-this-body/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #evolution #evolution of consciousness #spirituality #transformation

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pp. 57-58This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/12/14/suicide-does-not-provide-an-escape-from-the-difficulties-of-life-or-of-spiritual-development/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #suicide #Milarepa #spirituality

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pg. 57This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/12/13/strength-and-courage-are-needed-to-face-the-difficulties-of-the-spiritual-path/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pg. 57This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/12/12/changing-each-part-of-human-nature-through-the-progressive-action-of-the-divine-shakti/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #spirituality #Divine Shakti #transformation of human nature

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pg. 56This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/12/11/dealing-with-vital-forces-of-opposition-to-the-spiritual-sadhana-through-the-intervention-of-the-divine-shakti-the-mother/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #yoga #integral yoga #The Mother #Divine Shakti #Sri Aurobindo Ashram #vital forces #vital beings

an indepth interview by David Riklan, founder of selfgrowth.com with Santosh Krinsky, covering a wide range of subjects regarding the existential crisis and the evolution of consciousness. 9/10/2019Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net  The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#existential crisis #spirituality #Sri Aurobindo #The Mother