Yoga as practical psychology
By Alok Pandey - Jul 15, 2019
The transition from animal to man is much more than biological. It has brought in the sense of a subjective-self that is other than the bodily needs or desires. Man is conscious of an inner subjective space, in which he can reflect and change, assay and analyse, grow and evolve in many ways. It is a door opening with infinite possibilities. Through yoga we can enter this door and discover much that is now unknown to us.
Yoga and worldly life
By Alok Pandey - Jan 15, 2021
There is often an idea that spiritual life is antagonised to the worldly material life of man. This divide is at times seen merely as an extension of the opposition or so it seems between idealism and practicality. However this is only one side of the story. The other side is that, far from opposing each other the spiritual and the material are two aspects of one Existence and can fulfil rather than cancel each other This article tries to build the bridges between the two.
Yoga and conceptions of God
By Alok Pandey - Jan 15, 2020
Conceptions of God are not just religious matters but a matter of everyday living. We may not call it God but simply the idea of what is the source of all things. This search for a lost reality is interwoven in man’s fabric of life. Yoga explores it in its own unique way. Yet in the process it can and does enrich all other areas of human activity such as science, art, psychology, religion and philosophy.
Yoga and psychology
By Alok Pandey - Jan 15, 2019
The last few decades have seen an increasing interest in yoga not only as a tool for health but also for a deeper understanding of human nature and its complex psychology. Here, we have a first look at the profound effect of yoga on our psychology. But first we need to understand ‘yoga’, its evolutionary potential for the individual and the collective, its scientific nature, above all, its possibility of transforming our human nature.
The essence of yoga
By Alok Pandey - Jul 15, 2020
The field of yoga is a fast growing one. Taking advantage of the emerging spiritual evolution in man, there is a growing number of brands through which yoga is being marketed in neat and attractive packages. While all this is being done, is it not important to look at what yoga really is? What is its birthplace? What really makes a process yogic?