Light of the Spirit Monastery We are happy to announce the publication of Swami Nirmalananda’s newest book: The Eternal Wisdom of Anandamayi Ma—Guidance for Spiritual Seekers on the Path to Realization: A Commentary on Words of Sri Anandamayi Ma.
The May 2026 Online Satsang with Swami Nirmalananda will be on Saturday, May 2nd at 12 Noon, EST. You can sign up on this page.
In this article we explore the profound concept of the Brahmāṇḍa—the Cosmic Egg, the sacred model through which Hindu cosmology explains the birth, structure, and evolution of a universe-system.
In order to make it easier for our readers to obtain quality sacred art, we have opened an Etsy online store, SacredVisionsHQ, where we offer a wide range of sacred photos and artwork for your homes and places of worship.
Here we explore the emergence of “the Many” from the One–describing the cyclic manifestation of universes, the mystery of pralaya, and the functions of the Trimurti as expressions of Ishwara within each world-system.
We have often collected the sayings of the wise here at Atma Jyoti Ashram, so that we can benefit from their frequent study. Here are a few quotes about renunciation from Holy Mother, Sri Ramakrishna and Mahendranath Gupta (“M”).