reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology, Chapter 2, Planes and Parts of the Being, pp. 46-47 This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2023/08/09/the-need-to-gain-control-over-the-action-of-the-vital-mind-and-its-function/