At the Feet of The Mother

Essays on Yoga

Some Reflections on Christ and Christmas

Dec 25, 2020

An essay by Dr Alok Pandey in English

According to Sri Aurobindo Christ very much fits into the scheme of Avatars who came to earth with a special mission from the Divine. He based this not on any belief system nor through any religious faith in Christianity but on the intuitive knowledge of truths that are not normally accessible to men.

The Difficulties and the Process of Surrender

Dec 25, 2020

An essay by Dr Alok Pandey (text in English)

The task of creating an individual is itself quite a painful one and requires constant opposition by people and circumstances around us. Surrender in its real sense begins once our individuality is formed.

On Unconditional Love

Dec 22, 2020

Text in English

With regard to love, it is through bhakti and devotion that we start connecting with the Origin of Love.

Growing the Fire of Aspiration

Dec 20, 2020

AN ESSAY BY DR ALOK PANDEY (TEXT)

... what we aspire for has already been granted at another level. That is what is meant by saying that aspiration seals our destiny.

On the Last Few Months of the Mother’s Life in the Body Built in the Old Way

Dec 18, 2020

An Essay by Dr Alok Pandey in English

... neither the Mother nor Sri Aurobindo had any need to suffer. Fully conscious of Their Divinity and Immortality they could have easily withdrawn anytime from the earth.

Protest Movements and Our Attitude Towards Them

Dec 18, 2020

TEXT IN ENGLISH

Each is given his place in the vast cosmic labour and the indication of the place we must occupy in the great cosmic plan can be found in our deeper inmost heart.

Experiences on the Path

Dec 11, 2020

The coming and going of experiences does not indicate that we are doing good or bad things. These are human notions. Yoga is not done for having experiences but for a change of consciousness from the human to the Divine.

The Mutual Debt (4) The Other, Our Side of the Story

Dec 9, 2020

Now it is our turn. We are co-sharers and partners in this tremendous labour. We too are at least partial creators. Therefore we too must rise to the occasion and fulfil God's Purpose of creation...

The Mutual Debt (3) Earth’s Due to Heaven

Dec 9, 2020

This divine possibility is not just a nirvanic silence but the full flowering of the Divine Nature, the Divine Qualities, the Divine Power, Divine Gnosis, Divine Peace and Bliss, in one word the Divine Perfection within us.