References


Matthijs Cornelissen
last revision: 26 September 2023

For references to the writings of Sri Aurobindo, see the list of abbreviations in Appendix 4-1

NB. As of now, the following is no more than a repository for some of the references. The entire text is still to be checked and this list is still to be completed.

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Cornelissen, M. (2005). Self and personality in Sri Aurobindo’s yoga: An overview of his terminology. In K. Ramakrishna Rao & Sonali Bhatt Marwaha (Eds.), Towards a spiritual psychology (pp. 157–168). Delhi: Samvad India Foundation.

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Cornelissen, M. (2008). The evolution of consciousness in Sri Aurobindo’s CosmoPsychology. In Helmut Wautischer (Ed.), Ontology of consciousness: Percipient action (pp. 399–427). Boston: The MIT Press.

Cornelissen, R. M. Matthijs, Misra, Girishwar, & Varma, Suneet (Eds.), Foundations and applications of Indian psychology. New Delhi, India: Pearson.

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Sivananda, Swamy. (1998). How to get vairagya. Rishiskesh, India: Divine Life Society. (Original work published 1983) Retrieved from www.dlshq.org/download/vairagya.htm

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