Light of the Spirit BLOG

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

“That which elevates one is Dharma. Dharma is that which leads you to the path of perfection and glory. Dharma is that which helps you to have direct communion with the Lord. Dharma is that which makes you divine. Dharma is the ascending stairway to God. Self-realisation if the highest Dharma. Dharma is the heart of Hindu ethics. God is the centre of Dharma.”

Swami Sivananda

Latest Blog Posts

Sign Up for the August Online Satsang • New 40 Virtues Talks

Light of the Spirit Monastery July 24, 2025

The August online satsang with Swami Nirmalananda Giri will be held on Saturday, August 2nd, at 12 Noon, EST. Sign up using the form or the link in this article.

How to Become a Sage

October 14, 2007

A commentary on the verse from the Mundaka Upanishad which says, “Having known the Self, the sages are filled with joy. Blessed are they, tranquil of mind, free from passion. Realizing everywhere the all-pervading Brahman, deeply absorbed in contemplation of his being, they enter into him, the Self of all.”

Featured Articles

Untold Stories of Mahavatar Babaji

of Yogananda’s “Autobiography of a Yogi”

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Six Systems of Hindu Philosophy

A Serious Student's Guide.

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Annie Besant & the Necessity for Reincarnation

An Introduction to Annie Besant's comprehensive article on various scientific, moral, and historical aspects of reincarnation.

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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:

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.

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.

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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