At the Feet of The Mother

Essays on Yoga

Reflections on the Mahabharata 5: The Ideal Aryan Warrior

Jul 12, 2020

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

One of the purposes of the epic is to establish and impress upon the human mind the conception of an ideal humanity. It is this too that makes the epic endure through all the rub and flow of time.

Reflections on the Mahabharata 4: Krishna and Arjuna

Jul 11, 2020

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

Arjuna comes next in the line of great characters in the Mahabharata. He is the hero on the battlefield of Kurukshetra and most importantly the recipient of the great teaching of the Gita directly from Sri Krishna.

Reflections on the Mahabharata 3: The Lord of the Gita

Jul 9, 2020

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

The Gita is His teaching of the various ways and means through which man can and must align to this Divine Will that is operating within us and within the world.

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.