Podcast appearances and mentions of Sri Aurobindo

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

In this episode, we explore Marco Masi's article “The Integral Cosmology of Sri Aurobindo: An Introduction from the Perspective of Consciousness Studies.” Marco's work sits at the intersection of the hard sciences and spirituality, advancing the provocative notion of “divine materialism.” We examine the limitations of contemporary philosophy of mind and mainstream consciousness studies, emphasizing the need for more expansive frameworks capable of addressing the interior dimensions of experience. Drawing from Sri Aurobindo's Integral Yoga, Marco introduces Integral Cosmology as a way to fill what is often missing in academic and scientific discourse—a vision of consciousness that is both evolutionary and spiritual. We discuss the pitfalls of academic hyperspecialization and the inadequacy of even transdisciplinary models when confronting today's complex, multidimensional challenges. Instead, we point toward the emergence of an integral framework—a mode of inquiry grounded in the cultivation of integral consciousness itself. We conclude with a reflection on integral education and its transformative potential. How might an integral worldview help students not only synthesize scientific and spiritual paradigms, but also develop the inner capacities required for personal, cultural, and spiritual transformation? Marco Masi (born 1965) attended the German School of Milan, Italy. He graduated in physics at the University of Padua, and later obtained a Ph.D. in physics at the University of Trento. He worked as a postdoc in universities in Italy, France, and Germany, and as a school teacher for three years. After he had authored some scientific papers (http://ow.ly/snz6u) his interests veered towards new forms of individual learning and a new concept of free progress education originated from his activity both as a tutor in several universities and as a high school teacher, but especially from his direct, lived experience of what education should not be. This led him to author a book on ”Free progress Education”. He also wrote a two-volume series on quantum physics entitled “Quantum Physics: An Overview of a Weird World”, and which tries to close a gap between the too high-level university textbooks and a too low-level popular science approach. His interests in metaphysical and philosophical ruminations led him to the vision of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother. Not only gave him this a spiritual path to follow, but also answered many questions he was looking for in science. Spirit Calls Nature by Marco Masi- https://www.amazon.com/dp/3948295166 Blog - https://marcomasi.substack.com/ Website - https://marco-masi.com/ The Integral Cosmology of Sri Aurobindo: An Introduction from the Perspective of Consciousness Studies - https://integral-review.org/the-integral-cosmology-of-sri-aurobindo-an-introduction-from-the-perspective-of-consciousness-studies/ New book "Meaning and Purpose in a Conscious Universe": https://www.amazon.com/dp/3948295190 The EWP Podcast credits • Connect with EWP: Website • Youtube • Facebook • Hosted by Stephen Julich (EWP Core Faculty) and Jonathan Kay (EWP PhD grad) • Produced by: Stephen Julich and Jonathan Kay • Edited and Mixed by: Jonathan Kay • Music: Mosaic, by Monsoon on the album Mandala • Introduction Voiceover: Roche Wadehra Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

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

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/2025/12/10/the-action-of-the-higher-force-as-it-descends-into-the-present-formulation-of-the-mind-life-and-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 #spirituality #yoga #integral yoga

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pp. 55-56This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/12/09/hostile-forces-the-law-of-attraction-and-progress-in-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 #hostile forces #vital forces #vital beings

Sri Aurobindo's seminal text The Mother (1928) is a concise, foundational work in Integral Yoga, outlining the Divine Mother's crucial role, her four great aspects (Maheshwari, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, Mahasaraswati), and the path to divine transformation on Earth, emphasizing sincerity, self-opening, and the descent of the supramental consciousness, with later comments from the Mother herself adding depth to its principles of spiritual evolution and world change. In essence, The Mother serves as a concise manual for understanding and connecting with the Divine Mother's presence and power, essential for humanity's spiritual evolution towards a divine life on Earth. The Mother is one of Sri Aurobindo's most popular and influential works, often read alongside his larger magnum opus, Savitri.Ebooks resources:https://www.motherandsriaurobindo.in/Sri Aurobindo (born Aurobindo Ghose; 15 August 1872 – 5 December 1950) was an Indian philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet, mystic, and Indian nationalist. He joined the movement for India's freedom from British rule and for a duration (1905–10), became one of its most important leaders, before turning to developing his own vision and philosophy of human progress and spiritual evolution.At Pondicherry, Sri Aurobindo developed a spiritual practice he called Integral Yoga. The central theme of his vision was the evolution of human life into a divine life in a divine body. He believed in a spiritual realisation that not only liberated but transformed human nature, enabling a divine life on earth. In 1926, with the help of his spiritual collaborator, Mirra Alfassa (referred to as "The Mother"), Sri Aurobindo Ashram was founded.Sri Aurobindo was nominated twice for the Nobel prize, in 1943 for the Nobel award in Literature and in 1950 for the Nobel award in Peace.

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pp. 54-55This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/12/08/the-different-processes-for-change-of-the-vital-nature-and-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 #Gunas #Rajas #vital being #psychic being

A talk and satsang at Cultural Integration Fellowship, San Francisco, California 8/25/24We tend to get depressed about the world situation we find ourselves in.  The issues confronting humanity are seemingly threatening extinction of the human race and we see noeasy solutions; in fact, they appear to be getting worse.  We have numerous different directions that are suggested for a way forward.  There are political solutions, economic solutions, technological solutions, environmental solutions, and some even propose simply finding a way to colonize another planet rather than solve the problems right here where we live.  We feel small, isolated, alone and afraid for ourselves, our families and our world.  Meanwhile we need to earn a living and find a way to survive the stress of daily life, much less focus on the bigger picture issues.  The result of all this is mental paralysis.  We then try to escape, to shut ourselves off, to drown our sorrows in alcohol or take up use of mind-numbingdrugs, or simply closing our eyes to the issues and trying to march on our narrow path day in and day out, with a sense of duty. Very few find a way to break out of these approaches and truly look for something new and different that can change the dynamic.  And those who do wonder how much their own personal efforts actually ‘matter'. In this session we explore these issues and challenge conventional approaches to see how we can truly ‘make a difference'.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#crisis #depression #anxiety #stress #evolution of consciousness #yoga #integral yoga #Sri Aurobindo #The Mother

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pg. 54This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/12/07/liberating-the-consciousness-from-imprisonment-in-the-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 #chakras #Muladhara #Manipura #Sahasrara #Kundalini

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pp.53-54This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/12/06/understanding-experience-of-a-shift-from-the-external-to-the-inward-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 #spiritual experiences #inner consciousness #spiritual guidance

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pg.53This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/12/05/awareness-and-true-discrimination-of-forces-are-essential-for-the-spiritual-seeker-to-avoid-distractions-and-deviations-from-the-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#Sri Aurobindo #spirituality #yoga #integral yoga

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pg.52This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/12/04/the-right-attitude-turns-difficulties-into-opportunities-for-the-spiritual-aspirant/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 #Guru #spirituality #transformation

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pp. 51-52This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/12/03/success-in-yoga-despite-negative-suggestions-of-unfitness-or-impossibility/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 #Gunas #Rajas #Tamas #depression #Sattwa #spirituality

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pp. 50-51This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/ego-was-the-helper-ego-is-the-bar/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 #supramental yoga #ego #surrender #spirituality

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pg. 50This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/12/01/why-a-spiritual-seeker-should-not-just-go-with-the-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 #spirituality #sadhana #psychic being #Prakriti

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pg. 49This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/11/30/vital-impatience-and-a-hurried-effort-are-obstacles-to-the-transformation-of-the-human-instrument/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 #human nature #transformation #vital ego

A talk and satsang at Cultural Integration Fellowship, 8/7/2022The crisis humanity faces as we create uncontrolled climate change, pollute the planet, deplete the resources, and allocate them inefficiently is one that is causing the 6th planetary die off (the last one killed off all the dinosaurs and was caused by an asteroid strike) that is eliminating species at an unparalleled rate, destroying the integrity of the food chain and harming the life-sustaining natural cycles and systems of the planet.  At the same time, we see the advent of a new consciousness that seeks to achieve new, global insights and find new ways to interact, both between people and their environment, and interpersonally as well. We will explore the evolution of consciousness, Sri Aurobindo's vision of the next stage of evolution and how it is impacting the present and the future of humanity and the survival of our life on the planet. This new consciousness is leading to breakthroughs in many fields of endeavor. It has also led to the development of a dynamic intentional community in south India called Auroville, where people from over 70 nations have come together to try to build a community, and create a laboratory for experimentation in new ways of seeing and dealing with the world and its resources from a balanced perspective. Auroville has over 55 projects that span the range from re-envisioning food and food production, water management, architecture, reforestation, sustainable building materials, as well as setting up a resource sharing system among the residents.  The projects are focused on providing solutions accessible to the “developing” world as the high-tech, high-cost, high-maintenance approach of the “developed” world does not solve the issues for most of the people of the world.  The projects are being started and tested locally, and those that succeed are being reproduced and scaled to provide a model for development globally.   At the same time, the challenges of bringing together people from numerous diverse cultural backgrounds, educational backgrounds, languages and religious training is an experiment in human unity that also takes up the almost impossible struggles we face in the world today to achieve peace and cooperation, and works through the inevitable difficulties that arise to eventually find a way to achieve understanding and cooperation, even after going through the normal human reactions of anger, opposition and attempts to impose one's own viewpoints.  In this way we see the struggle between the old consciousness embodied in all of humanity and the new consciousness that is slowly making itself felt and guiding people toward solutions.   For more information about the Auroville projects and overview of the comprehensive nature of these projects as experiments in developing a sustainable future, you can visit the website at https://aviusa.org/flourish/  and for more general information about Auroville, visit  www.aviusa.org/auroville    For more information about the writings of Sri Aurobindo which underlie the approaches taken as humanity searches for a way to survive and thrive in the future, you can visit www.lotuspress.com as well as visit the daily blog postings at http://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com  and the web page www.aurobindo.net  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#spirituality #evolution of consciousness #Sri Aurobindo #The Mother #Auroville #evolutionary crisis

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pg. 49This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/11/29/dealing-with-periods-of-dissipation-and-distraction-in-the-spiritual-sadhanaVideo 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 #ascent and assimilation #yoga #integral yoga #spirituality #sadhana

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pp. 48-49This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/11/28/understanding-fluctuations-in-the-force-of-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 #sadhana #sadhak #gunas #consciousness #spirituality

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pg. 48This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/11/27/the-separation-of-states-of-conscious-awareness-between-the-waking-state-the-sleep-state-and-the-spiritual-realms/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 #samadhi #sleep #consciousness #spirituality

In this Satsang, Swamiji shares from the teachings of the great sage Sri Aurobindo.  This podcast was recorded live at The Ashram in Mount Eliza on the 22nd of November, 2025. Watch the full Satsang program with Swamiji and Devi Ma at The Ashram with a weekly subscription to The Ashram Online! This subscription will give you access to a library of over 100 hours of Swamiji's talks, meditation and chanting programs, hatha yoga classes and more. Click here to learn more.

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pp. 47-48This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/11/26/addressing-obstacles-weaknesses-and-limitations-through-the-connection-with-the-divine-power/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 Power #psychic being

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pp. 45-47This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/11/25/ascent-and-integration-define-spiritual-progress-for-the-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

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pg. 45This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/11/24/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/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, pg. 44This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/11/23/the-value-of-the-witness-consciousness-in-the-yogic-endeavour/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 #witness consciousness #Divine Force

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pp. 43-44This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/11/22/the-true-foundation-of-the-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 #soul #psychic being

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 undergoing a transformation based on the coming of a subjective age of humanity.  When people hear about a “subjective age” they imagine many different things.  Some believe that this represents a time when there is no objective standard of facts or truth, where each individual can create their own ‘alternative facts' through their own subjective sense, based on their opinions, without reference to any external standards.  Does the coming of a subjective age imply that there are no longer ways to measure and distinguish any objective form of truth, or does Sri Aurobindo mean something entirely different.   We see a breakdown in many institutions that have served humanity well through the industrial and post industrial age of development.  Governments, corporations, religious institutions all are under tremendous stress as they reach their peak of power and control, and find that humanity is increasingly unwilling to accept the limitations they imply.  What is causing this breakdown, and how can we meet the challenges that arise?  Does the ‘subjective age' represent a new paradigm for societal interactions? On the level of individual consciousness, we see both an increasing willingness to break away from external authority and a corresponding increase of people who are fighting to enhance the power of external authority, whether it is in the field of governance or religion or business.  How can we understand the forces driving these seemingly opposite reactions to the stress of the time of transformation. Major challenges confront all of humanity that threaten a mass extinction.   Are these the result of imbalances caused by the existing order?  Is the transformation of a subjective age addressing these issues? We have a considerable field of inquiry to explore as we try to understand what the coming of the subjective age means to us in our lives and in our worldVideo 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 #spirituality #The Human Cycle #spiritual age #subjective age #Sri Aurobindo #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

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pg. 43This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/standing-back-from-the-reactions-of-the-external-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 #Gunas #Rajas #Tamas #aspiration #Divine

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pp. 42-43This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/11/20/distinguishing-and-addressing-undivine-and-antidivine-forces/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 #hostile forces #lower vital nature #prakriti

reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3, In Difficulty, pg. 42This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/11/19/the-needed-effort-to-resolve-the-deformations-of-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 #lower vital