“Ye yatha mam prapadyante tasyathaiva bhajamhyaham” – as men approach me in whatsoever faith so do I receive them, as it is said in the Gita.
Essays on Yoga
Writings by Alok Pandey on Yoga
Achieving Harmony in Ourselves
We need to keep our freedom to follow the path and the goal we have been shown but leave others equally free to follow their own.
The Cave of Tapasya
“The 4th April is the Ashram New Year, date of Sri Aurobindo’s arrival in Pondicherry.” The Mother
The Inner and the Outer Guru
Since the Divine dwells within man, the Guru also dwells within man. All Gurus in fact derive from this aspect from the Divine and are His conscious or half-conscious representatives. However, since it is difficult for man to discover the Divine Master within, He comes to us in a human form.
Following the Path of Integral Yoga
As the Gita puts it beautifully, one cannot do yoga with a hesitating heart and a doubting mind.
Can Sarada Devi be compared with Mother Mira?
Although comparisons are not of great help in terms of our seeking, a question has been received of comparing Sarada Devi and Mother Mira.
Soul, Psychic Being and Evolution
The soul is a seed of the Divine that has come from the Divine into this world of ignorance and pain where darkness and unconsciousness and falsehood and death presently reign. The purpose of this implantation is precisely to change this world into a world of Truth and Light and Bliss and the marvel it is meant to be.
The Secret of Our Journey
The time for anything is both fixed and fluid. What this means is that there is a certain kind of fixity of fate in everything, including the moment when it will happen. But this fixity is not absolute. It belongs to the cosmic determinism and can be changed by the Read More
Remember and Offer
Life as it organized today without a doubt seems like a cruel joke we play upon ourselves. Whatever justifications we may give it is largely driven by money which caters to only some outer comforts.
Keeping Away Negative Energies from Children
The world is full of negative energies. Yet children have to learn to deal with it however challenging this may seem.
Asking the Divine for Something
… this asking and getting should not become the basis of our faith nor should the material things we ask for becoming a way of life or worse still, its goal.
Acquiring Sincerity
Let the Grace and Love and Peace flow. The key here is to forget oneself and become as impersonal as possible. It is also very important to be in a state of constant humility. This humility is our safeguard, the rest doesn’t matter.
Feeling the Mother’s Presence
The Mother’s Presence is often first felt as warmth and sweetness in our heart, also as a growing Peace spreading from the heart.
Celebrating the Mother’s Birthday (a hope and a reminder)
She came to remind man of the glorious future awaiting us. She brought it right at our doorsteps. But yet a step is needed to link up this future with our present.
Remembering Her
… a time comes when the inner state is full of Her and it is Her Presence that begins to flow in all one does.
The Daily Practice of Consecration
An Essay by Dr Alok Pandey (TEXT) ..
When Life Turns Difficult
… even if all seems hopeless, we still have to trust the Divine Guide within, and putting ourself and the difficulty in His Hands ask Him to give us the needed wisdom and strength.
Feeling Her Presence Always
Call Her as one would call one’s most intimate. Call Her simply as Maa, Maa, Maa and see how close She is and ever was and will be.