reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology, Chapter 2, Planes and Parts of the Being, pp. 91-93 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2023/09/29/the-influence-of-the-soul-on-the-external-nature-or-the-direct-relationship-with-the-soul-in-the-deepest-inner-being/