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

“Being heedless is like being dead. Ask yourself, “Will I have time to practice when I die?” Constantly ask, “When will I die?” If we contemplate in this way, our mind will be alert every second.”

Ajaan Chah

Latest Blog Posts

New at Sacred Visions Art: Deity Paintings and Sacred Landscapes

Light of the Spirit Monastery May 25, 2025

We have launched a new category at SacredVisionsArt.com, Sacred Landscapes of India, featuring five artworks that depict the serene beauty of India’s sacred sites. See them here.

Gita Talks News Update

January 23, 2025

The Online Gita Talks by Swami Nirmalananda which we have been posting on Youtube for the last half-year continue to grow. We have now posted 50 talks.

New Book Available: Light on the Path For Awakening

January 21, 2025

We have just published Swami Nirmalananda’s newest book, Light on the Path For Awakening: A Commentary on Mabel Collins’ Spiritual Classic. It is now available in paperback at Amazon.com and the ebook is on sale for only 99¢ for a limited time in our new book release sale.

The Wrong Way to Be Thoughtless

January 15, 2025

The problem with the thoughtless man is that he is completely heedless of the spiritual life. Find out how to correst this.

7 Steps to Misuse Your Power of Thought

January 6, 2025

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. Learn how to avoid these 7 mental traps.

New Soham Talks

January 1, 2025

Swami Nirmalananda has begun a series of talks on Youtube talking about Soham Yoga Meditation. Watch here.

The Unholy Trinity of Yoga: Raga, Dwesha, and Moha

December 18, 2024

In his teachings Buddha frequently listed the Unholy Trinity: Raga, Dwesha, and Moha. In yoga philosophy also these are detailed at length. Find out more here about why.

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Untold Stories of Mahavatar Babaji

of Yogananda’s “Autobiography of a Yogi”

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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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