At the Feet of The Mother

Essays on Yoga

Some Reflections on 17th Nov: Mahasamadhi or Resurrection?

Nov 16, 2019

An essay by Dr Alok Pandey (TEXT)

The bodily cage gone, it is Her eternal Presence, not just the inner Presence, not even the Supramental Presence on that high plane beyond Time and Timelessness, but Her eternal Presence established in Her New Body that is now here in our midst.

On Globalization, Recent Waves of Nationalism, and Future Human Unity

Aug 16, 2019

No doubt Internationalism is the future of man but to rush prematurely towards it would only mean the hegemony of few powerful nations over the rest of humanity under the garb of globalisation and internationalism.

The Destiny of India

Aug 14, 2019

the need of the hour is the way of the Gita, the path shown to us by Sri Aurobindo, - the path that leads us to the reintegration of the Spiritual and material aspects of life, the path that unites God and world, Soul and nature in a harmonious embrace.

Notes and Hints on the Path

Jul 7, 2019

The more we compare Sri Aurobindo to various other similar or dissimilar thoughts, the more we get confused. We perhaps enter into a cocoon constructed by our ignorant receiving of the profound truths, that have descended from the plane of Truth into the realms of our mortal ignorance and its small, cramped up understanding of life.

The Relation and Difference between Paramatma, Jivatma and Psychic Being (Chaitya Purusha)

Jun 6, 2019

Paramatma is the Supreme Soul, or the Divine Being, the Infinite ocean of Love and Light and Peace and Bliss, the Omniscient, Omnipotent Reality behind all things, the stable unchanging immutable and eternal Truth that upholds the flux and flow of creation and nature.

On Brahmacharya

Mar 6, 2019

... it is a long process and one needs patience and perseverance. It takes time, sometimes a really long time, and one has to keep applying the will with faith and surrender. Eventually the breakthrough comes and instead of being a slave of nature one becomes its master.

The Practice of the Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo

Feb 27, 2019

The first and most indispensable element, its ‘central key’ as Sri Aurobindo succinctly put it, is to open to the Mother with a psychic attitude of faith, devotion and surrender. If this can be done with sufficient sincerity then nothing else may be needed. This alone is more than enough

The Other Side of Our Story

Feb 20, 2019

So far we have played the game unconsciously. But a time comes when we become conscious and discover Them everywhere, in this body and other bodies and beyond all bodies, a luminous and mighty Presence, eternal, all-pervading, Alone.

Gods and the New Creation

Feb 9, 2019

More and more souls are now ready or getting ready, having gone through the long process of evolution, to evolve under the direct sunlight of the Divine Consciousness. They need neither the brilliant veil woven by the gods nor the shadow that holds us back and strengthens our roots in matter until we are ready to climb further.