At the Feet of The Mother

Essays on Yoga

Opening to the Inner Knowledge

Jul 20, 2020

AN ESSAY BY ALOK PANDEY (TEXT)

Nothing can be taught because knowledge does not exist outside but within us. What this means is that the Wisdom that has gone into the worlds is there within us as much as it is there within each atom of existence.

Companions on the Life’s Journey

Jul 19, 2020

AN ESSAY BY ALOK PANDEY (TEXT)

Our spiritual ascension does not need a companion, but since life has an inward and an outward movement, a companion at this stage can help through complementarity whereby one of the partner is more inward oriented while the other takes charge of the outward aspects.

Reflections on the Mahabharata 9: The Aftermath

Jul 17, 2020

TEXT

Conclusion of a nine-part series of reflections by Dr Alok Pandey

Reflections on the Mahabharata 8: Born of Fire

Jul 15, 2020

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

Reflections on the Mahabharata 7: The Old and the New Dharma

Jul 14, 2020

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

As if a whole range of humanity is at display, all shades and varieties of human possibilities are there in the Mahabharata.

Reflections on the Mahabharata 6: The Champions of Dharma

Jul 13, 2020

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

Pandavas, all five of them, represent a new humanity which is born amidst the old. They are portrayed as the champions in the cause of dharma.

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.