The Bhagavad Gita—The Song of God Now Available
A new translation of the most important spiritual classic which India has produced. This week we have published Abbot George Burke’s translation of the the Gita, The Bhagavad Gita—The Song of God. It is available in print and as a Kindle ebook at Amazon.com. The … Continue reading
Questions About Esoteric Christian Cosmology
Q: In the beginning of Robe of Light the separateness of God and the individual soul is stated and, if I understood correctly, the possibility of the soul to partake in the consciousness of God, but always being separate from Him. Is my understanding correct … Continue reading
Questions About Om Meditation
Q: Can Om only take one so far in the direction of Self-realization? Should Om be let go of at a certain point, or is the practice retained? Can a still and silent mind be achieved if there is still Om with the breath even … Continue reading
New Resources at OCOY.org
We have added a number of resources to our website which readers may find useful. And we have also made more of our longer articles available as ebooks. First, we have added a Monastic Life section. This will be a continually growing section containing writings … Continue reading
We’re Back Online, Faster and Better, and Other News
Frequent visitors to OCOY.org may have noticed that for the last week our site has been down and unavailable. This was due to our web hosts accidentally deleting the site from their servers. This was the excuse we needed for moving to a better hosting … Continue reading
Buddha’s Wisdom for Every Day: A Podcast Interview of Abbot George by Bianca Vlahos
How can Buddha’s wisdom as recorded in the Dhammapada be applied in our every-day lives? That was the topic of the latest radio interview of Abbot George Burke by Bianca Vlahos of radio station PBA-FM in Adelaide, South Australia a couple of weeks ago. Bianca … Continue reading