While a certain degree of structure is needed in any collective prayer, there is always a danger that it becomes too mechanical and rigid and starts losing its purpose.
At the Feet of The Mother
Essays on Yoga
Surrender means many things which can be arranged in a graded manner. First of all, it means handing over the responsibility of one’s life and destiny. even of one's work and sadhana, to the Divine.
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To discover the priceless pearls one must dive deep within and be willing to lose, for some time at least, the surface bonds that keep us tied to the small and narrow outposts of life and its little pleasures and joys and griefs.
A five-part article by Dr Alok Pandey (TEXT)
Life and yoga are not two but one thing. Life, at least as we experience it, is a concealed yoga. Yoga as the yogin experiences it is life taken to its utmost.
A five-part article by Dr Alok Pandey (TEXT)
The yoga opens the doors of knowledge, true knowledge for us so that we become aware of the truth of our own self and the truth of the world around us. This truth and knowledge are liberating.
A five-part article by Dr Alok Pandey (TEXT)
... what about survival of the fittest, what about competition and strife that abound in our everyday life? What alternative fuel to drive human nature does yoga provides?
An essay by Dr Alok Pandey in English
... in most cases the absorbing interest in fulfillment of vital desires as well as the time and energy needed just for maintaining the framework of the family life leaves little room and time for spiritual self-growth which demands a greater and greater one-pointedness.
A five-part article by Dr Alok Pandey (TEXT)
There is a line of spiritual living that is not only compatible with worldly life but strengthens it with a new impulsion. It is typified in the great teachings of the Upanishads and the Gita, in the luminous writings of Swami Vivekananda and Sri Aurobindo
A five-part article by Dr Alok Pandey (TEXT)
There is a tendency to think that people who take to spiritual life become incapacitated for dealing with real life issues. Nothing can be farther from truth. This misconception is based on a wrong understanding of true spirituality and a wrong understanding of life as well.