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Sep 2023
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The Emergence of Integral Consciousness ...

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This is a special podcast to introduce two upcoming sister conferences at California Institute of Integral Studies this September, to celebrate 150 Years of Sri Aurobindo, the pioneer of Integral Consciousness. The first conference is organized by the East-West Psychology Department (EWP) and the Asian Contemplative and Transcultural Studies concentration (ACTS) called Sustainability and Contemplative Civilization: The Integral Vision of Sri Aurobindo. The second conference is organized by the Jean Gebser Society called, The Emergence of Integral Consciousness: Jean Gebser, Sri Aurobindo, Carl Jung, Teilhard De Chardain. Stephen and I will speak to the conference organizers Debashish Banerji, and Glenn Aparicio Parry, about the conferences and emergence of an integral consciousness in the work and vision of Sri Aurobindo and Gebser and specially why it is important in todays world.

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