reference: Sri Aurobindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 1, Calm -- Peace -- Equality, pp. 1-2This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2025/09/15/the-need-for-a-settled-peace-and-silence-in-the-mind-as-the-first-stage-of-yogic-practice/

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