At the Feet of The Mother

Essays on Yoga

Essays and Letters by Dr Alok Pandey on Yoga

Different Angles on the Future of Humanity

Nov 9, 2020

If God is hidden in the particle of dust then inevitably one day the dust below our feet will climb beyond thought towards its Godlike destiny. What is hidden must one day manifest. On the other hand, if we suppose that there is no such god then not only there is no hope, but nothing worth saving. [w]

Helping Humanity and Spiritual Life

Nov 4, 2020

The urge to help is one of the impulses that characterise the nobler side of our humanity. It is also a first corrective to our grosser forms of egoism and reminds us that we are neither isolated nor alone.

Is All the World Driven by Money?

Nov 3, 2020

The lovers of the gold-pot can be left to their earnings and hoardings but the lovers of high and noble things, the lovers of idealism, the lovers of poetry and literature and art for the joy of it, the lovers of true love are the ones who are remembered when time enters an age to sweep it clear of all that is dead and gone.

Spiritual Path and Choice of a Life Partner

Nov 1, 2020

True love is indeed a divinity in its own right. If true love is there or at least an effort towards it then one is already striving on the Path. It does not matter whether one outwardly believes in god or not or is into some formal practice. [w]

Goddess Durga and the Festival of Devi (7/7) The Unfinished Tale

Oct 28, 2020

Let us close with a wonderful description of the awakening of this Divine Shakti in man revealed in Savitri which is going to open the doors to an inevitable divine destiny bequeathed to man since first his heart dared death and suffered life.

Goddess Durga and the Festival of Devi (6/7) The Story and the Symbol

Oct 27, 2020

The nine forms of the goddess form an ascending hierarchy rising from the root chakra at the base of the spine and traveling upwards until it reaches the crown and passing beyond unites with its Lord.

Goddess Durga and the Festival of Devi (4-5/7) The Mighty Goddess

Oct 26, 2020

The form depicted in the story of Durga is evidently on the subtle planes where each of her hands represents the power of the one of the gods.

Goddess Durga and the Festival of Devi (3/7) Birth of the Mighty Goddess

Oct 25, 2020

The story of Durga is the story of one such moment in the evolutionary history of earth. Though this battle takes place on the subtle planes its repercussions are felt upon earth and humanity.

Goddess Durga and the Festival of Devi (2/7) Gods and the Titans

Oct 24, 2020

Goddess Durga and the Festival of Devi (1/7) The Evolutionary Struggle as a Battle

Oct 22, 2020

An article by Dr Alok Pandey (TEXT)

This journey begins assuming the form of a battle between the animal state out of which it must emerge and which continues to torment and assail through the various hungers made worse by the presence of a mind which is at the mercy of the desire-self.

The New World

Oct 20, 2020

An Article by Dr Alok Pandey

More and more souls are walking towards the New World, while some have already entered and started living there and operating from the New World and its New Consciousness.

On Relationships

Oct 19, 2020

People do not touch upon such core issues of life as relationships largely because of ignorance and fear. They hardly invest time and energy in anything beyond their little area of work.

The God’s Ways

Oct 14, 2020

...to understand His play we must first free our minds of all conceptions and notions and even systems of beliefs and philosophies and ideologies that have imprisoned Him in cages of thought, painting the bars with colours of our fancies and desires.

Aligning to the Call of Destiny

Oct 13, 2020

It is always helpful to spend some time in quiet reflection about what we here to do. It may take some time but it is worth the effort. Otherwise we lead a borrowed life, a life that is no more ours, an artificial life so to say.

The Work We are Meant to Do

Oct 12, 2020

We are all born with an original script of life with our soul’s and God’s signature upon it. This original script of destiny is often buried under a heap of artificial goals determined by others, or corrupted by the virus of ambition, greed and lust.

Dealing with Failures

Oct 11, 2020

Each of us must face our own share of failures and falls. The difference between human beings however lies in how we deal with these failures.

What is the Role of Rituals?

Oct 10, 2020

Essay on Yoga

So what is the role of rituals on the spiritual path and what should be our attitude towards them?

The Path of a Bhakta

Oct 6, 2020

An essay in English by Dr Alok Pandey