15 Illuminating Sayings of Sri Brahma Chaitanya (Gondawali Baba)
Born in a family of Brahmin farmers in 1844, Sri Brahma Chaitanya (Gondawali Baba) showed his spiritual stature almost from birth, at the age of six stealing off to meditate alone in solitude in the middle of the night. His formal education ended quickly, after … Continue reading
Top 7 Posts of 2013—and More
As each year finishes, we review the hundreds of articles and posts at OCOY.org, to see which ones were read most often. This year these seven articles ranked highest: 1. Yogis Who Saw Jesus The day our Original Christianity and Original Yoga website was launched … Continue reading
The Glory of the Night of the Nativity
The third and last segment of the visions of Anna Catherine Emmerich (1774- 1824) who was a mystic, visionary, and stigmatist whose visions of the Nativity of Jesus were recorded by the German poet Clemens Brentano. The first two postings can be found here and … Continue reading
The Birth of Jesus, a Mystic’s Experience, Part 2
The altar at the grotto of the Nativity in Bethlehem. The star under the altar is at the place of Jesus’ birth. Part 2 of the visions of Anna Catherine Emmerich (1774- 1824), a Catholic Augustinian nun who was a mystic, visionary, and stigmatist whose … Continue reading
A Mystic’s Vision of Jesus’ Nativity
Anna Catherine Emmerich (1774- 1824) was a Catholic Augustinian nun who was a mystic, visionary, and stigmatist whose visions of the lives of Jesus and the Virgin Mary were recorded by the German poet Clemens Brentano. Aside from the wealth of fascinating detail in her … Continue reading
Improved Social Media at OCOY.org
We continue to endeavor to make OCOY.org and the Light of the Spirit Blog friendly to social media users, that is, those who use sites such as FaceBook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, StumbleUpon, and the like. For some time we have included the ShareThis plugin where … Continue reading