Articles By: Alok Alok

Death and Immortality

Death and Immortality

0 Dec 24, 2014 5:03 AM

The quest for immortality is as old as man himself. Without knowing death it seems we cannot fully understand life […]

Growth of Consciousness

Growth of Consciousness

0 Sep 3, 2014 5:05 AM

Is the body purely matter? How is it different from metal or mud? What is the link between a human […]

The Emergent Spiritual Evolution

0 Dec 14, 2013 4:00 AM

A New Consciousness, a higher spiritual consciousness, is emerging out of the heavy drowse of earth-nature. The emergence is slow […]

Old Spirituality and the New Way

Old Spirituality and the New Way

0 Aug 12, 2013 4:02 AM

(This is a transcription of a talk given by Alok Pandey) There is a poem by Sri Aurobindo – ‘One […]

The Mind-Body Continuum

The Mind-Body Continuum

0 Jul 27, 2013 4:02 AM

Behind the enormous untapped potential of the human mind and body lies the power of a single cell. If we […]

The Formula of Success

The Formula of Success

0 May 18, 2013 4:04 AM

We move in an age whence the boundaries of well-defined parameters appear to be crumbling. The physical sciences, on one […]

Health Management

Health Management

0 Apr 20, 2013 4:00 AM

The human being can be viewed from different perspectives. The WHO has already included in its definition of health, the […]

A New Paradigm of Man

A New Paradigm of Man

0 Apr 6, 2013 4:06 AM

‘Yoga is nothing else but practical psychology.’— Sri Aurobindo Introduction and Scope Psychology is often defined as the science of […]

Chariot of the Gods

Chariot of the Gods

0 Oct 26, 2012 4:00 AM

The human body has been sometimes visualised as a chariot with horses as the vital–nervous forces driving it. The rein […]

Motivation

Motivation

0 Oct 10, 2012 4:00 AM

Human beings are a complex amalgam of many sub-types. So it is hard to define one or even a few […]

The Journey so Far

The Journey so Far

0 Sep 25, 2012 10:27 AM

Man is a strange creature, to say the least. A mix of demon and god, he is yet to find […]

Inner Technology

Inner Technology

0 Jul 17, 2012 7:00 AM

There is an outer technology of machinery and equipment which has made human life a little more comfortable. A lot […]

The Beginning

The Beginning

0 Apr 11, 2012 8:06 AM

A million years ago the animal sprawling in the swamps of Africa and Asia stood erect, – a marvel of […]

The Greater Wonder

The Greater Wonder

0 Feb 21, 2012 7:21 AM

The rich ambitious type A executive had just received a heart transplant. The cardiothoracic surgeon complemented himself for his success […]

What does Health really Mean?

What does Health really Mean?

2 Jan 21, 2012 6:44 AM

This article is based on a talk given by the author at SACAR, Pondicherry. It takes the reader from health […]

Is this the End?

Is this the End?

0 Dec 20, 2011 3:08 PM

Is there a need to look for an alternative to modern medicine? This is a question often repeated and debated […]

Stress Management: A Different Approach

Stress Management: A Different Approach

0 Nov 20, 2011 12:59 PM

Sheikh Saadi was passing across a wasteland when he saw someone sitting under a solitary tree. ”Who is he?” enquired […]

Meditation and Concentration

Meditation and Concentration

0 Oct 20, 2011 6:20 AM

(This was a talk delivered at the “Intensive Awareness Camp” for Workers of the Society, 2008. We have refrained from […]

The Mystery of Death (II)

The Mystery of Death (II)

0 Sep 20, 2011 4:18 AM

The self and its experience after death Is there life after death? This question has vexed humanity since the beginning. […]

The Mystery of Death (I)

The Mystery of Death (I)

0 Aug 19, 2011 3:36 PM

Death the great annihilator of the works of time is the only thing certain about life. Yet we know nearly […]

The Terminally Ill

The Terminally Ill

0 Jul 19, 2011 1:00 PM

How do we interact with and bring solace to those who are terminally ill without feeling a deep sense of […]

Integral Health

Integral Health

0 Jun 19, 2011 11:22 AM

An integral view of illness demands an integral cure, provided our patience allows it. For living in an age of […]

Illness – An Integral View

Illness – An Integral View

0 May 18, 2011 12:58 PM

This article explores the different ways of regaining health through illness. It speaks to people in the present world running […]

Stress: Killer or Healer

Stress: Killer or Healer

0 Apr 18, 2011 10:56 AM

The mask of death Stress is regarded today as the number one killer disease. The receding frontiers of ignorance in […]

Sri Aurobindo’s Yoga (II)

Sri Aurobindo’s Yoga (II)

0 Apr 18, 2011 10:46 AM

When one begins to walk on this path, it is alright to do some charity but we should not confuse […]

Sri Aurobindo’s Yoga (I)

Sri Aurobindo’s Yoga (I)

0 Mar 18, 2011 10:43 AM

If we look at the earth from a cosmic standpoint, it will look like a small dot in infinity. And […]

Misleading Conclusions

Misleading Conclusions

0 Mar 18, 2011 8:35 AM

There is a recent dangerous trend in certain scientific circles that explains away deeper and higher truths on the basis […]

Human-management — the Key to Social Health

Human-management — the Key to Social Health

0 Feb 18, 2011 7:10 AM

Society and human relationships can be a source of stress to an individual, just as it can be a source […]

Can a Neuroscientist Opine about God?

Can a Neuroscientist Opine about God?

0 Jan 18, 2011 6:23 AM

There is a tendency in certain quarters to almost make a cult of science and take the word of a […]

Spiritual, Religious and Personal Beliefs

Spiritual, Religious and Personal Beliefs

0 Dec 17, 2010 9:01 AM

If we earnestly pursue the search for the spiritual dimension of man (and his health), we find ourselves far removed […]