New Book Available: The Inspired Wisdom of Sri Gajanana Maharaj
We are happy to announce the publication of “The Inspired Wisdom of Sri Gajanana Maharaj – A Practical Commentary on Leading an Effectual Spiritual Life” by Abbot George Burke
New Youtube Video: Yogis Who Saw Jesus
One of the most popular blog posts on OCOY.org is “Yogis Who Saw Jesus” with nearly 40,000 views. So we have made a 6:32 minute YouTube video of this post to share with a wider audience.
The Shankaracharya of Puri Says Jesus Spent Time in India
The current Shankaracharya of Puri, Jagadguru Swami Nischalananda Saraswati, recently created a stir among Christians in India who are ignorant of Jesus having lived in India, by publicly stating that “Jesus Christ was not only a Hindu but lived in India over 10 years.”
1 Million Video Views: Light of the Spirit on Social Media
Light of the Spirit Monastery has a number of social media accounts which we will highlight in today’s blog post. We invite you to explore, subscribe, follow, share, like and comment on all these platforms.
A Selection from “All Is One” –Plus Some News
Here we share a selection from the fourth chapter of All Is One. The sections in indented italics are from the text of Ellam Ondre, and the normal text is Abbot George’s commentary.
New Book Available: All Is One–A Commentary on Sri Vaiyai R. Subramanian’s Ellam Ondre
We are happy to announce that Abbot George’s latest book, All Is One–A Commentary on Sri Vaiyai R. Subramanian’s Ellam Ondre is now available as a paperback and as an ebook at Amazon and other online bookstores. And for a limited time the ebook is on sale at 99¢.
The Amazing Story of the Miracle of the Holy Fire in Jerusalem (updated 2022)
Tomorrow is Easter (Pascha) by the Eastern Orthodox Christian Church calendar (Sunday, April 24th). By the same calendar, on the day before, Holy Saturday, a miracle has occurred every year in Jerusalem for centuries. That is the miracle of the Holy Fire, which occurs at the tomb of Jesus in the Church of the Resurrection in Jerusalem.
New YouTube Video: The Real Yogananda
Last week we published Abbot George’s latest podcast, The Real Yogananda: 8 Stories of Mischief and Mercy. We have taken that podcast and created a new YouTube video taking the podcast as the audio portion, and adding lots of film and photos of Yogananda to illustrate these eight stories, which we hope you will enjoy.
The Thrilling Narrative of Shanti Devi and Her Past Life.
The story of Shanti Devi is one of the most amazing and best documented cases of past life recall in modern times, attracting the attention of all of India, and was well investigated and extolled by Mahatma Gandhi.