At the Feet of The Mother

Essays on Yoga

Reflections on the Mahabharata 2: The Evolutionary Crisis and the Divine Advent

Jul 8, 2020

A NINE PART SERIES OF REFLECTIONS BY DR ALOK PANDEY (TEXT)

Each of the main characters in the Mahabharata represents one such archetype of humanity who stands either on the side of the intended progress or who resists the human advance by its obstinate refusals, denials or simply inaction, when destiny demands it to act aligned to the Time Spirit. We can take them one by one.

Reflections on the Mahabharata 1: Background and Introduction

Jul 7, 2020

A nine part series of reflections by Dr Alok Pandey (TEXT)

Mahabharata can be seen and understood at many levels and each is valid and complements the others. Most outwardly it represents a crisis which humanity undergoes from time to time that have the potential to plunge it into abysses of destruction, setting the clock of human evolution backwards by a few centuries if not millenniums.

‘The Stars, the Full Moon and the Sun’ – an offering for the Guru Poornima

Jul 5, 2020

An essay by Dr Alok Pandey (TEXT)

He is with us through the change of seasons since His work is never finished. He is with us from birth to death, and He is with us when we depart to other domains. We rest in Him at the end of our life and return after receiving His nourishing touch.

The Evolutionary Challenge

Jun 30, 2020

An essay by Alok Pandey (TEXT)

Fall is never the permanent resting ground but a temporary moment to recuperate for the next level of effort. It is only through such successive efforts and attempts that eventual success comes.

Myths, Symbols and Spiritual Truths in the Age of Reason

Jun 29, 2020

We must uncover spiritual truths hiding behind all these stories and legends and philosophies, since to discover them again through a great personal tapasya is nearly impossible in our modern age, with such short life spans and a thoroughly materialistic orientation.

The Path to Self-Mastery

Jun 27, 2020

An open letter by Dr Alok Pandey (TEXT)

The road to self-mastery is long and needs patience and perseverance. Yet it is worth all the efforts since self-mastery makes life beautiful and happy and opens doors to endless possibilities of progress.

The Universal Deity

Jun 24, 2020

An essay by Alok Pandey (TEXT)

When we have learnt this lesson that He is trying to teach us then shall we be free from the fear of death and indeed from all fears since behind all things terrible and beautiful, dangerous and delightful we shall see the One Divine Beloved

Shrinking from God

Jun 23, 2020

An essay by Alok Pandey (TEXT)

The Sublime Adventure

Jun 19, 2020

AN ESSAY BY DR ALOK PANDEY

Death, struggle, suffering, evil are a passage, not the beginning nor the end of things. We want to avoid this passage; then we shall also avoid the great goal towards which creation tends.