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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

“To live and move in Brahman is real brahmacharya. Continence, of course, is very helpful and indispensable to achieve that end. But so long as you identify yourself with the body, you can never escape sex-thoughts and distractions. It is only when you realize that you are formless pure awareness that sex-distinction disappears for good. That is brahmacharya, effortless and spontaneous.”

Ramana Maharshi

Latest Blog Posts

December Satsang Signup | Stories of Anandamayi Ma

Light of the Spirit Monastery November 28, 2024

The December Satsang with Swami Nirmalananda Giri (Abbot George Burke) will be on Saturday, December 7th, and 12 Noon, EST.

Anandamayi Ma Video and Podcast

March 28, 2024

In this recent satsang excerpt, Swami Nirmalananda shares unique perspectives about Ma from his own experience.

The Two Ways of Life and Death from Three Teachers

March 23, 2024

When Buddha first spoke to others the knowledge gained through his enlightenment, the first principle he gave was: “There is suffering.” This is the fundamental fact of relative existence. What did Buddha then say about ending suffering?

The Essential Forty Virtues

March 15, 2024

In 1943, Sri Jayadayal Goyandka, founder (with Ghanshyam Das Jalan) of the renowned Gita Press, wrote a small pamphlet entitled What Is Dharma? in which he outlined the forty virtues which every spiritual aspirant should cultivate. We share them here.

Four States of Understanding: Krishna to Arjuna

The Four States of Understanding: Wisdom from the Gita

February 29, 2024

Discover how the number four has significance in many ways in the scriptures of India and other mystical writings. How does this apply to you?

Videos of the February and March Online Satsangs

February 23, 2024

Watch the Online Satsang with Swami Nirmalananda Giri (Abbot George Burke) from February and March 2024 where he answers spiritual questions.

The New Ram Mandir in Ayodhya: Podcast, News, and More

February 16, 2024

The new Rama Temple in Ayodhya was consecrated on January 22nd, 2024. The grand ceremony, known as the Ram Mandir Prāna Pratishtha, marked a significant moment in Hindu history. Listen to Swami Nirmalananda’s podcast on this historical event.

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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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