In the end, Death too is a mask that the Eternal has assumed to serve as a goad towards Immortality.
Essays on Yoga
Writings by Alok Pandey on Yoga
Knowing the Divine Will
It is not easy to know that since the Divine Will is hidden behind many layers and often muffled through many voices and noises within us.
Is the Kalki Avatar Coming?
The idea of Kalki Avatar is straight from the Vishnu Purana considered as few of the authentic Puranas rich in occult significance.
Inculcating Enthusiasm for Learning in Children
This issue has multiple aspects which are difficult to address in a brief essay, but we can outline a few possible causes and approaches.
On the Inner and the Outer Guru
Guru or the one who gives Light, one who is heavy with Wisdom is an aspect of the Divine. He also represents the Compassion of the Divine that leans down into the earthly play to help man
On Sri Aurobindo’s Philosophy and Yoga
The conscious collaboration of man to arrive at fulfilling the Divine intention in creation is what is termed as Yoga.
The Fundamental Practice of the Integral Yoga
The fundamental practice of Integral Yoga is opening to the Mother and let Her Force work in us. Here are some simple ways to open oneself.
Dealing with a Joint Family
People are different and when they start living in close contact such as in a joint family, the differences tend to become prominent.
When we don’t see our prayer answered
… one has to learn to strive rightly and patiently. To learn to wait is to put Time on our side. To be restless and impatient is to delay things further. Even an intense prayer should be full of trust and patience
A Lifetime Journey
The first thing is to make the Divine discovery our goal, not as one of the many goals but the most important thing that we need to discover.
The Fruits of the Growing Psychic Being
The psychic grows through its contact and experiences of the world. With its growth there emerge the capacities and possibilities embedded in it as a seed.
The Psychic Being: Steps on the Way
The development of the psychic being passes through a number of stages. The first stage is when it is fully submerged in nature and has forgotten itself completely.
Widening the Consciousness
One can practice psychological methods of widening by contemplating the boundlessness of Space, the endlessness of Time. Even a few moments of such contemplation is enough to liberate oneself from the clutch of the moment.
Dealing with Fear
A true remedy is the growth of faith. Faith naturally grows as we go nearer to our soul. But the simplest is to call the Mother’s Name.
Working for the Mother
The main work is within and it is this inner work in each one that provides the needed fulcrum for the larger collective work.
Sanatana Dharma and Religion
Our outer acts, even gestures and postures should somewhere reflect something of this divinity within. Even a ritual act must be at once a symbol as well as expressive of an inner movement.
Fidelity to the Chosen Path and Exposure to Other Influences
Books, people, objects, activities are all conduits and vessels of vibrations. Not all of these are conducive to the yogic life one has resolved to take. Especially books can cast a strong influence upon the mind.
The Mystery of the Creative Play
The deer, the cheetah and man himself are parts and plots of the great epic of creation in which nothing is eventually destroyed but recycled into better forms. When we understand this then the play becomes delightful.