Robert McDermott, PhD, is the president emeritus and professor in the California Institute of Integrative Studies programs in philosophy, cosmology, and consciousness. With more than four decades of expertise, his publications include The Essential Aurobindo, Six Pillars: Introductions to the Major Works of Sri Aurobindo, The New Essential Steiner, and Steiner and Kindred Spirits, and more. He also directed the film on Sri Aurobindo, Avatar: Concept and Example.