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Can Women Attain Liberation?
Even today in India there are people who believe that there is no need for a woman to engage in meditation because it is impossible for a woman to attain liberation. In this story learn Anandamayi Ma’s surprising take on that question.
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 we received an irate communication from one of those Western “Hindus” that believe they are
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 here. “I saw in many places, even in the most distant countries, an unusual joy
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 visions, her visions are also of interest as they include Jesus’ sojourn in India. We
10 Sagely Sayings of Swami Sivananda
One of the greatest master yogis of the 20th century was Swami Sivananda Saraswati, founder of Sivanandashram in Rishikesh in northern India, on the banks of the Ganga in the foothills of the Himalayas. His many writings have inspired thousands through the decades since his passing in 1963. The following sayings are taken from his book Kingly Science, Kingly Secret,
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 before and after each page and post you can click on icons of your favorite
Kali and the Virgin Mary: Two Questions
Q: Why are animals sacrificed at Kali temples in India? What is the purpose? Is it against the principle of vegetarianism? The killing of animals is always an offense again Life Itself. But in perverted religion throughout the world animal sacrifice is found. Only a misunderstanding of Kali could “justify” such a terrible practice. Holy Mother Sarada Devi absolutely forbade
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Yogis Who Saw Jesus
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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.