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Now Available: “Christian Non-Dualism” in Paperback and Ebook
We are very happy to announce the publication of Christian Non-Dualism: A Commentary on Theologia Germanica, a new book by Swami Nirmalananda Giri that reveals the non-dualism at the heart of Christ’s teaching through the lens of one of Christianity’s forgotten mystical classics.
How to Wipe Out Negative Karmas
Q: Please help me: In some religions if one commits a sin and then sincerely asks for forgiveness the same is granted. On the other hand in the Hindu philosophical thought, one has to keep on being reincarnated until all the Karmas have borne their fruits. How do we reconcile this? Karma is a law: whatever we sow we reap–for
Mother Teresa of Calcutta – A Different Kind of Christian
“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.” Winston Churchill Like Christ her master, Mother Teresa of Calcutta was a source of controversy at many times during her life, and continues to be so, especially at this time of her canonization by the Roman Catholic Church. Her heroic example of uncompromising compassion has
How to Benefit the Most from Your Spiritual Pilgrimages
The last of five blog posts about our recent pilgrimage to the Holy Land (see part 1 here) PART 5 – Having it here, having it there Note: to see the images in this post full size in a new tab, simply click any image. Like our trip to Israel and Palestine, our 2003 pilgrimage to India was a magical experience. After
We Visit the Land of Jesus’ Beginnings
The fourth of five blog posts about our recent pilgrimage to the Holy Land (see part 1 here) PART 4 – Nazareth, Cana, and Galilee Note: to see the images in this post full size in a new tab, simply click any image. The Byzantine (Greek Orthodox) Church has a significant presence in the Holy Land, which includes guardianship over the most
We Discover Ancient Christianity in the Judean Desert
The third of five blog posts about our recent pilgrimage to the Holy Land (see part 1 here) Part 3 – Desert Christianity Note: to see the images in this post full size in a new tab, simply click any image. In the fourth century when the Egyptian bishop Saint Athanasius wrote “The Life of Saint Anthony” he helped to open a
Discover the Unknown Lives of Jesus and Mary…and More
This month we have added several new features to OCOY.org which we would like to now share with you. The first is a new online book The Unknown Lives of Jesus and Mary, a commentary by Abbot George Burke on ancient non-biblical texts of the lives of Jesus and the Virgin Mary. Here is part of the Introduction, followed by links to the various
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Yogis Who Saw Jesus
The Many Advantages of Vegetarianism
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.