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

“The eyes of the world see no further than this life. The eyes of the Christian see deep into eternity.”

Saint John Vianney

Latest Blog Posts

Messiahs vs. Avatars

Swami Nirmalananda Giri (Abbot George Burke) May 1, 2025

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.

Psychological Yoga in the Bhagavad Gita

September 20, 2024

Buddhi yoga is psychologicals yoga, and is performed as an expression of divinity for the revelation of divinity, all other benefits, individual and communal being secondary–even insignificant.

A Selection from “The Catechism of Enlightenment”

September 13, 2024

We have added Swami Nirmalananda’s Commentary on some of Shankara’s works, which we have called “The Catechism of Enlightenment.” Read this uselful introduction.

Stories of Yogis Video

August 28, 2024

In this video talk on the Bhagavad Gita, Swami Nirmalananda shares stories of various yogis he met in India to illustrate points in his commentary on the Gita.

Krishna and Arjuna on the Battlefield of Kurukshetra

The Great Secret in Spiritual Life

August 23, 2024

Is one who “fails” in or “abandons” spiritual life “lost” and hopeless? Find out what Krishna says in this explanation of the Bhagavad Gita.

Words Are Not Wisdom – Teachings from Buddha and Others

August 16, 2024

“Even if he is fond of quoting appropriate texts, the thoughtless man who does not put them into practice himself is like a cowherd counting other people’s cows, not a partner in the Holy Life” (Buddha, from the Dhammapada 19).

Hatching the Egg Through Meditation

August 9, 2024

Our meditation is like the hatching of an egg. Nothing may seem to be going on, but life is developing on the unseen levels. Find out more.

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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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