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Come back often to find new, valuable and practical articles to help you in your spiritual life. Below the latest blog posts we also list some of our most well received articles.
Wisdom Quote of the Day
“Remember, habits are nothing but crystallized concepts and by exerting yourself you can alter your habits and develop a character which will express spiritual truths. One overcomes difficulties in spiritual life by determination, not by confusion. Know what you want to get, and it is yours. You have all the tools.”
Swami Gnaneshwarananda

Latest Blog Posts

What Does “Poor in Spirit” Mean?

Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit [ptochoi to pneumati]” (Matthew 5:3). Kenneth Wuest in his The New Testament, An Expanded Translation renders this: “the destitute and helpless in the realm of the spirit.” Now that does not sound very blessed, however the qualifying words “of

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True perspective on Scripture

What is the Right Perspective on Scriptures?

By “the Vedas” Krishna means the ritualistic portion of the Vedas, the karma-kanda in contrast to the upanishads, the jnana-kanda, which embody the highest spiritual wisdom and vision ever set down by human beings. Why does Krishna say the Karma Kanda is flawed?

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Nirvanics

Are You Among the “Nirvanics”?

Guru Nanak, founder of the Sikh religion, frequently used the expression “godwards” for those who were moving toward Divine Consciousness. We might coin the ungainly word “Nirvanics” for those Buddha is describing in this article.

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Jesus, Buddha, and Krishna

Messiahs vs. Avatars

What is meant by “messiah” versus “avatar”? How are Jesus and Krisna similar and how are they different? Are they both Messiahs? Are they Avatars? Find out in this article.

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Featured Articles

Yogis Who Saw Jesus

The day our Original Christianity and Original Yoga website was launched we received an irate communication from one of those Western “Hindus” that believe they are more truly Hindu if they hate other religions–especially Christianity–and deny that Jesus ever existed. Here is our answer:
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The Many Advantages of Vegetarianism

 
You can indeed reap a lot of benefits by being a vegetarian and people have become more aware of the health benefits of being a vegetarian. Animal rights issues is only one of the reasons why people decide to go on a vegetarian diet. People are beginning to care more about the environment. However, the main reason why people go on vegetarian diet is because of health benefits.
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Seeing the One in All

In response to our recent blog posting about the reality of Jesus in the experience of India’s great yogis, we received a most heartening letter from India. I want to share parts of it with you and my reflections on it for I feel it presents the most authentic perspective on these matters.

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7 Steps to Misuse Your Power of Thought

 
Thought is power–magnetic power, particularly. That is, thought can draw or repel whatever is thought about, depending upon the polarity of the individual mind. Many times we see that people bring to themselves the things they continually think about, but we also see that thinking about something can repel it from the person.

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