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Spring and Summer, 2008 |
Atma Jyoti Newsletter
• April 2008 Issue
• May-June 2008 Issue
Hindusim: Bhagavad Gita Commentary
• The Cosmic Tree
• Freedom
• The All-pervading Reality
• The Divine and the Demonic
• Faith and the Three Gunas
• Food and the Three Gunas
• Worship and Discipline and the Gunas |
Christianity: Gospel of Thomas Commentary
• Father in Heaven; Father on Earth
• Divine Discord
• The Divine Gift
Atma Jyoti Blog
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March, 2008 |
Atma Jyoti Newsletter
• March 2008 Issue
Atma Jyoti Blog
• Five Hidden Gems for Spiritual Treasure Hunters
• The Unseen Seer, Unheard Hearer, Unthought Thinker, Unknown Knower
• Meditation: Realization vs. Speculation
• Gaining Freedom from the Chains of Delusion
• The Real Pursuit of Happiness
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• Avoiding the Folly of Modern Pseudo Advaita Teachers
• Seeing God in All Things: An Instructive Story
• How to Know God
• What Doesn’t Work in the Search for God
• Guest Post on the Productivity in Context Blog
• The Key to Finding God
• Four Obstacles to Finding God and the Formula for Success |
February, 2008 |
Atma Jyoti Newsletter
• February 2008 Issue
Atma Jyoti Blog
• 19 Exceptional Web Resources for Spiritually Minded People
• Divine Discord: Fire, Sword and War
• Learning to Use Your Mind
• Be Awake Among the Sleeping
• Light and Shadow and Emptiness
• What Did Jesus Really Say in the Sermon on the Mount?
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• The Kingdom of Heaven According to Jesus
• What Jesus Really Means by Meekness
• When Craving is a Good Thing
• Mercy and the Law of Karma
• Clean to the Core of our Being
• The Spiritual Process of Making Peace
• Blessed Persecution: A Cause for Rejoicing
• What Is Life on the Astral Plane Like?
• You Eat What You Are
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January, 2008 |
Atma Jyoti Newsletter
• January 2008 Issue
Atma Jyoti Blog
• Key Concepts in Yoga: Karma
• The Psychological Nature of Karma
• The Secret of the Effectiveness of Karma Yoga
• The Unborn, Beginningless Self
• Yoga: Science or Religion?
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• Three Useful Meditation Tips
• Book Review: Spirituality for Dummies
• The Price of Liberty
• God: Pure Intelligence Alone
• Increasing Your Responsiveness to Meditation With Diet
• When Did Karma Begin?
• How to Misuse Your Power of Thought
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December, 2007 |
Atma Jyoti Newsletter
• December 2007 Issue
Texts of the Upanishads
• The Isha Upanishad
• The Katha Upanishad |
• The Taittiriya Upanishad
• The Aitareya Upanishad
• The Kena Upanishad
• The Prashna Upanishad
• The Mundaka Upanishad
• The Mandukya Upanishad |
November, 2007 |
Atma Jyoti Newsletter
• November 2007 Issue |
Christianity: Aquarian Gospel Commentary
• The Real Heaven |
October, 2007 |
Ashram
• New Blog
Atma Jyoti Newsletter
• October 2007 Newsletter
• September 2007 Newsletter
• July-August 2007 Newsletter
• June 2007 Newsletter
Buddhism
• The Ways of the Wise
Hinduism
• A Catechism of Enlightenment
Mundaka Upanishad Commentary
• Knowing the ALL
• Delusion and Ignorance
• Wisdom and Truth
• Getting in Perspective
• Origin and Return
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• Knowing God
• The Two Selves
• The God Within, The Sage Without
• Hail To the Sages!
Bhagavad Gita Commentary
• Day, Night, and the Two Paths
• The Supreme Knowledge
• Universal Being
• Maya–Its Dupes and Its Knowers
• “Shall Not” Versus “Can Not”
• Going To God
• Wisdom and Knowing
• Going To The Source
• From Hearing To Seeing
• The Wisdom of Devotion
• Right Conduct
• The Field and Its Knower
• Interaction of Purusha and Prakriti
• Seeing The One Within the All
• The Three Gunas–Part One
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June, 2007 |
Hinduism: Mundaka Upanishad Commentary
• Knowing the ALL
Christianity: Aquarian Gospel Commentary
• Fire and Sword
• Evolution: The Path of Glory
• Miscellaneous Teachings From The Aquarian Gospel |
Spiritual Life
• Twelve Pointers for Maintaining Brahmacharya (Celibacy) |
May, 2007 |
Hinduism: Prashna Upanishad Commentary
• Prana: Its History and Nature
• The Witnessing Self
• Meditation on Om
• Where is the Self?
Atma Jyoti Newsletter
• May 2007 Newsletter
Christianity: The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ–Text
• Sections IV and V–Childhood and Early Education of John the Harbinger, and Childhood and Early Education of Jesus
• Section VI–Life and Works of Jesus in India
• Sections VII through X–Life and Works of Jesus in Western India, Tibet, Persia, Assyria, and Greece |
• Section XI–Life and Works of Jesus in Egypt
• Sections XII and XIII–The Council of the Seven Sages; The Ministry of John the Harbinger
• Sections XVI and XV–The Christine Ministry of Jesus–The First Annual Epoch
• Section XVI–The Christine Ministry of Jesus–The Second Annual Epoch
• Section XVII–The Christine Ministry of Jesus–The Third Annual Epoch
• Sections XVIII and XIX–The Betrayal, Arrest, Trial, and Execution of Jesus
• Sections XX through XXII–The Resurrection and Appearances of Jesus–Establishment of the Christine Church |
April, 2007 |
Christianity
• The Silence and the Word |
Atma Jyoti Newsletter
• April 2007 Newsletter
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March, 2007 |
Hinduism: Bhagavad Gita Commentary
• The Net and Its Weaver
• Those Who Seek God
• Those Who Worship God and the Gods
• The Veil in the Mind
• The Big Picture
• The Sure Way To Realize God
Christianity
• The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ – Sections I and II
• The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ – Section III |
Atma Jyoti Newsletter
• March 2007 Newsletter
India Videos
• From Belur Math to Dakshineshwar Medium Bandwidth
• From Belur Math to Dakshineshwar Large Bandwidth
PDF Downloads
• The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ–by Levi Dowling–Text |
February, 2007 |
Hinduism: Prashna Upanishad Commentary
• The Powers That Make Us “Be”
Atma Jyoti Newsletter
• February 2007 Newsletter |
Christianity: Aquarian Gospel Commentary
• The Seven Pillars of Aquarian Christianity
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January, 2007 |
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Atma Jyoti Newsletter
• January 2007 Newsletter
Hinduism: Bhagavad Gita Commentary
• The Yogi’s Future
• Success in Yoga
Prashna Upanishad Commentary
• The Right Beginning
• The Father and Mother of All |
Free PDF Downloads
• Swami Swarupananda's translation of the Bhagavad Gita
• Swami Sivananda's translation of the Bhagavad Gita |
December, 2006 |
Audio Satsangs
• Sri Ramakrishna as the Mother |
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November, 2006 |
Meditation
• Chidakasha Gita: TheTeachings of Paramahansa Nityananda – Part 1
• The Chidakasha Gita – Part 2
• The Chidakasha Gita – Part 3
Atma Jyoti Newsletter
• November Newsletter
Christianity: Aquarian Gospel Commentary
• The Kingdom Revealed
• The King Revealed
• Perspective On Death
Hinduism: Katha Upanishad Commentary
• The Life-Giving Self
• The Eternal Brahman–The Eternal Self
• The Radiant Self
• The Universal Tree
• Hierarchy of Consciousness
• From Mortality to Immortality
Kena Upanishad Commentary
• The Mover of the Moved
• Knowing that is Ignorance, and Unknowing That is Knowing
• The Blessed
• Approaching Brahman
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Bhagavad Gita Commentary:
• Action–Divine and Human
• What Is Action? What Is Inaction?
• The Wise in Action
• Sacrificial Offerings
• The Worship of Brahman
• The Core Problem
• Action–Renounced and Performed
• Freedom (Moksha)
• The Brahman-Knower
• The Goal of Karma Yoga
• The Will of the Wise
• The Yogi’s Retreat
• The Yogi’s Inner Life
• Union With Brahman
eBook Downloads
• The Unknown Lives of Jesus and Mary
• The Katha Upanishad – A Commentary
• The Role of Sound in Meditation
Questions and Answers
• Image Worship
• Yoga and Meditation |
October, 2006 |
Brahmacharya
• Science Discovers the Physiological Value of Continence – Part 1
• Science Discovers the Physiological Value of Continence – Part 2
Atma Jyoti Newsletter
• October Newsletter
Questions and Answers
• On Practical Spiritual Life
Hinduism: Katha Upanishad Commentary
• The Infinite Self
• The Dweller in the Heart
• The Birthless Self |
Christianity:
Odes of Solomon Commentary
• The “Father” of Knowledge
Gospel of Thomas Commentary
• What Will You Do?
• Guarding the Flame
• When Virtue Is Vice
Aquarian Gospel Commentary
• The Worthy Host
• Come to the Light |
September, 2006 |
Atma Jyoti Newsletter
• September Newsletter |
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August, 2006 |
Hinduism
• Nityananda's Chidakasha Gita Introduction
• Jnanis Are Mindless
Buddhism
• The Worthy Teacher
• Determining Association
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Hinduism: Bhagavad Gita Commentary
• “Devotee and Friend”
• The Eternal Being
• Worshippers and the Worshipped
• The Mystery of Action and Inaction (Caste vs. Caste-ism)
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July, 2006 |
India Videos
• Temple Elephants in India
Atma Jyoti Newsletter
• July-August Issue
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Meditation
• An Inquiry Regarding Om Yoga
Monastic Life
• "Woman" – Understanding the correct perspective for the monastic. |
June, 2006 |
Hinduism: Bhagavad Gita Commentary
• From the Beginning to the End
• The Real “Doers”
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Our Spiritual Marching Orders
• Freedom From Karma
• “Nature”
• Swadharma
• In the Grip of the Monster
Atma Jyoti Newsletter
• June Issue
• Archives
Buddhism: Dhammapada Commentary
• The Deeds of a Fool
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Hinduism: Katha Upanishad Commentary
• The Glorious Way
• To Know The Self
• The Power of Enlightenment
Bhagavad Gita
• The Maharshi Gita sung in english.
Christianity
Aquarian Gospel Commentary:
• God…and Man
• Relating To God
Gospel of Matthew Commentary
• Soul-killing Words
Odes of Solomon Commentary
• The Meeting of the Two
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May, 2006 |
Meditation
• Updated version of Introduction to Om Yoga |
• Updated version of Om Yoga–Its Theory and Practice.
• Updated Free eBook: Om Yoga–Its Theory and Practice. |
April, 2006 |
India Videos
• Glimpses of India
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March, 2006 |
Christianity—Odes of Solomon Commentary
• Rejoice in the Lord!
Gospel of Thomas Commentary
• From the Seen to the Unseen
• What Jesus Wants Us To Do
• Eat Or Be Eaten
• Fishing Wisely
• The Inner Field
• Guarding the Flame
• What Will You Do? |
Aquarian Gospel Commentary
• Seeing the Unseeable
• To God Through Man
• Who Is Jesus?
• The Real Versus The Apparent
• The Brotherhood of Life
Gospel of Matthew Commentary
• Salt of the Earth
• Lights in the World
• The Eternal Law
• The Least and the Great |
February, 2006 |
Hinduism: Katha Upanishad Commentary
• The Indwelling Self
• The Omnipresent Self
• The Sorrowless Self
• Who Can Know the Self?
• The All-Consuming Self |
• The Divine Indwellers
• The Chariot
• The Chariot's Journey
Christianity: Odes of Solomon Commentary
• Avoiding Evil
• The Song of the Holy Spirit |
January, 2006 |
Buddhism: Dhammapada Commentary
• The Struggling Mind
• The Real “Pursuit of Happiness”
• Conquering Death
• The Bees and the Flowers
Hinduism: Bhagavad Gita Commentary
• The Wonder of the Atman
• The Indestructible Self
• “Happy The Warrior” |
• The Virtues of Karma Yoga
• Religiosity Versus Religion
• Perspective on Scriptures
• How Not To Act
• How To Act
• How To Be Miserable; How To Be Free
• Wisdom About the Wise
• Wisdom about both the Foolish and the Wise
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The Way of Peace
• Calming the Storm
• First Steps in Karma Yoga |
December, 2005 |
Taoism
• Emptiness Speaking
India Photos
• Photos from different Ramakrishna Mission Ashrams, Temples, and Holy Places throughout India.
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• Photos of children and students we met on our recent trips to India.
• Photos from the Ramakrishna Mission Ashram in Bangalore.
Audio Satsangs
• The Necessity of Inner Spiritual Experience |
November, 2005 |
Christianity
• Original Christian Insights into Reincarnation – by Swami Nirmalananda
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October, 2005 |
Lights from Eternal Lamps by Swami Nirmalananda Giri–Essays on Practical Spiritual Life
• Awakening to God
• A Strong Man Fully Armed
• Called by God
• Hiding the Lamp
• Love Through Mastery
• Redemption is Nigh
• The Root of Suffering
• Seeking the Help of Christ
• Take Care What Ye Hear
• Hierarchy of Wisdom
• Theology versus Religion
• Satan and Satanism
• The Calling of Levi
• Evil in the World
• Friend, Lend Me Three Loaves
• Considering Miracles
• Following Christ
• Out of the Abundance of the Heart
• Let Him Deny Himself
• Return of the Unclean Spirit
• Religion or Truth
• Sailing or Sinking
• "She Loved Much"
• Taking Away the Sins of the World
• Table of Devils
• The Truth About Us and the World
• True Healing
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India Photos
• Photos of the Mylapore Ramakrishna Mission in Chennai
• Photos of spiritual sites in Delhi–The Birla Mandir, the Kali Bari, the Buddhist Vihar, and the Anandamayi Ashram.
Streaming Audio Satsangs
• Our Saradamani – Incidents from the life of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi, and the spiritual characteristics they demonstrate, and how they should inspire our lives and actions.
• Sri Ramakrishna as Seen Through the Eyes of “M” – How Mahendranath Gupta (or "M"), the author of the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, saw his holy Master and embodied his teachings, transforming him into a divine man.
• Prana, Breath, and Japa of Om – How the prana and breath are related, the regulating the breath (pranayama) and its role in meditation, and the implication for the use of the breath in japa and meditation.
Q&A
• Samadhi
• Monastic Life
India Video
• Ganga Arati Video (low bandwidth)
• Ganga Arati Video (medium bandwidth)
• Ganga Arati Video (high bandwidth) |
September, 2005 |
Lights from Eternal Lamps by Swami Nirmalananda Giri–Essays on Practical Spiritual Life
• Whom Can I Trust?
• Wholistic Religion
• Where Do We Find God? |
India Photos
• Sivanandashram and More
• Mahasivaratri at Sivanandashram
• Vashishtha Guha |
August, 2005 |
Meditation
Om Yoga–Its Theory and Practice by Swami Nirmalananda Giri
Foreword: Yoga and Freedom
• Chapter One: The Philosophy and Nature of Yoga
• Chapter Two: Who is God?
• Chapter Three: The Word That Is God
• Chapter Four: Om Japa and Meditation
• Chapter Five:The Visible Om–The Sri Yantra
• Chapter Six: Om Yoga–Ashtanga Yoga
• Chapter Seven: Pointers For Successful Meditation
• Chapter Eight: The Foundations of Yoga
• Chapter Nine: Om in the Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, and Yoga Sutras
• Afterword: It Is All Up To You
• Appendix: The Glories and Powers of Om
• Glossary
Download entire eBook in pdf format here
Monks Letters
• Monks' Letters Set #2 – Tamil Nadu (Tiruvannamalai, Arunachala, and Ramanashram; Sri Rangam, Chidambaram, Tanjavur, Chennai), and the foothills of the Himalayas (Hardwar, Kankhal, Rishikesh, Dehradhun, Vashishta Guha).
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India Photos
• Ranganath Temple at Sri Rangam
• Travels in Tamil Nadu
Commentary on the Aquarian Gospel by Swami Nirmalananda Giri
1. Introducing the Aquarian Gospel
2. Revelations in the Temple
3. Revelations in Egypt
4. The Two Selfs
5. Deliverance From Gods and Demons
6. About God the Tao
7. The Wisdom of Buddha
8. God and Prayer
9. The Mission of Jesus and John the Baptist
10. Sin and the Forgiveness of Sin
11. The Universal Law of Man’s Free Will and the Divine Will For Man
12. Understanding Death
13. The True Teacher
14. Vision of the Child Jesus
15. The Law Behind All Laws
16. Opening To The Truth
17. The Twelve-Step Ladder To Perfection
18. What is Truth?
19. What Is Man?
20. What is Power?
21. Understanding
22. Wisdom
23. Faith
24. Healing and Healers
25. The Destiny of All Men
26. God and Man
27. The Voice in the Heart
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July, 2005 |
Hinduism
Bhagavad Gita:
• Introduction
• Chapter One—The Yoga of the Despondency of Arjuna
• Chapter Two—Sankhya Yoga
• Chapter Three—The Yoga of Action
• Chapter Four—The Yoga of Wisdom
• Chapter Five—The Yoga of Renunciation of Action
• Chapter Six—The Yoga of Meditation
• Chapter Seven—The Yoga of Wisdom and Realization
• Chapter Eight—The Yoga of Imperishable Brahman
• Chapter Nine—The Yoga of the Kingly Science and Kingly Secret
• Chapter Ten—The Yoga of Divine glories
• Chapter Eleven—The Yoga of the Vision of the Cosmic Form
• Chapter Twelve—The Yoga of Devotion
• Chapter Thirteen—The Yoga of the Distinction Between the Field and the Knower of the Field
• Chapter Fourteen—The Yoga of the Division of the Three Gunas
• Chapter Fifteen—The Yoga of the Supreme Spirit
• Chapter Sixteen— Yoga of the Division between the Divine and the Demoniacal
• Chapter Seventeen—The Yoga of the Division of Threefold Faith
• Chapter Eighteen—The Yoga of Liberation by Renunciation
Meditation
• The Sound of Cosmic Resonance
• Sivananda on Om
India Photos
• Sadhus of Arunachala
• Belur Math
• Kolkata
• Dakshineshwar
• Jayrambati 1
• Jayrambati 2
• Kamarpukur
• Chidambaram
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Around Kamarpukur
• Ramanashram
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Arunachala Pradakshina
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Full Moon Pradakshina
• On Arunachala
• Arunachaleshwar Temple
Monks Letters
• Monks' Letters, Set 1: Bengal, including Belur Math, Kamarpukur, Jayrambati and more, and Tamil Nadu, including Tiruvannamalai, Ramanashram, Arunachala, and more.
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Christianity
Gnosis of the Creed–by Swami Nirmalananda
• Chapter One—The Nicene Creed
• Chapter Two—I believe
• Chapter Three—In one God, the Father almighty
• Chapter Four—Maker of heaven and earth, And of all things visible and invisible
• Chapter Five—And in one Lord
• Chapter Six—Jesus Christ
• Chapter Seven—The Only-begotten Son of God, …By Whom all things were made.
• Chapter Eight—Who for us men, and for our salvation
• Chapter Nine—Came down from heaven
• Chapter Ten—And was incarnate by the Holy Spirit
• Chapter Eleven—Of the Virgin Mary. And was made Man.
• Chapter Twelve—He was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. Suffered and was buried.
• Chapter Thirteen—And the third day He rose again …sitteth at the right hand of the Father.
• Chapter Fourteen—And He shall come again with glory to judge the living and the dead.
• Chapter Fifteen—Of Whose kingdom there shall be no end.
• Chapter Sixteen—And in the Holy Spirit, the Lady and Giver of life: …Who spoke by the prophets.
• Chapter Seventeen—And in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
• Chapter Eighteen—I confess one baptism for the remission of sins.
• Chapter Nineteen—And I look for the resurrection of the dead. And the life of the age to come. Amen.
Commentary on the Gospel of Saint Matthew–by Swami Nirmalananda Giri
1. Introduction
2. The “Ancestry” of Jesus
3. Saint Joseph the Just Man
4. Mary the Mother
5. The Meaning of Divine Incarnation
6. The Birth of Christ
7. Spiritual Espousal
8. A Step Back
9. The Spiritual Virtues of Saint Joseph
10. The Angel’s Message
11. The divine pattern
12. Born in Bethlehem
13. Seeking the Christ
14. The False “Seekers”
15. The Path of Return
16. The Flight Into Egypt
17. Return to Nazareth
18. John the Baptist
19. Faith in Jesus?
20. The Character of the Messenger–and the Message
21. The Prophecy of Isaiah
22. The Work of John the Baptist
23. The Inner Word
24. The Axe at the Root
25. The Witness of John
26. The Events of the Baptism
27. Going to the Testing
28. The Necessary Move
29. Calling the Disciples
30. Going up the Mountain
31. A New Look at the Beatitudes |
June, 2005 |
The Unknown Lives of Jesus and Mary
• Forward
• Chapter One–The Protoevangelium Of Saint James
• Chapter Two–The Gospel of the Infancy of Jesus and Mary
• Chapter Three–The Gospel of the Nativity of Mary
• Chapter Four–The History of Anna, The Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• Chapter Five–The Gospel of Thomas
• Chapter Six–The Infancy of the Savior
• Chapter Seven, part 1–The Ladakh Manuscript
• Chapter Seven, part 2–The Ladakh Manuscript
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• Chapter Eight, part 1–The Gospel Of Nicodemus
• Chapter Eight, part 2 –The Gospel Of Nicodemus
• Chapter Nine–The Death of Pilate, Who Condemned Jesus
• Chapter Ten–The Narrative of Joseph
• Chapter Eleven–The Book of John Concerning the Falling Asleep of Mary
• Chapter Twelve–Miscellaneous Sources
• Chapter Thirteen–Afterword
Meditation
• Swami Vivekananda on OM
Bhagavad Gita
• Maharshi Gita
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March, 2005 |
Hinduism
Gita Commentary
9. Practical Self-Knowledge
10. Perspective on Birth and Death
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January, 2005 |
Hinduism
Gita Commentary
4. Birth and Death–The Great Illusions
5. Experiencing The Unreal
6. The Unreal and the Real
7. The Body and the Spirit
8. Know the Atman!
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Christianity
• The Four Soul Killers
India Photos
• Bengal Sojourn |
December, 2004
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Hinduism–Commentary on the Bhagavad Gita
1. The Battlefield of the Mind
2. The Smile of Krishna
3. Right But Wrong
Meditation
• The Role of Sound in Meditation by Swami Nirmalananda Giri
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Audio
• Main Audio Satsang Page
• Audio Satsang 1–Beginning of Yoga Sutra Commentary
• The Power that IS the Throne: Sri Sarada Devi and the Virgin Mary
• The Purification of the Yogi
• Karnatic Bhajan by Jyoti Chalam
Pilgrimage Photos
• Main Photo Page
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Postings below are chronological from the time of the inception of the site: |
Articles on Om
• The Word that is God
• Om in the Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, and Yoga Sutras
Articles on Om Yoga Meditation
• Krishna Teaches Us To Meditate
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Meditation on Om – Swami Sivananda
Articles on Aspects of Yoga
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What is Yoga?
• Foundations of Yoga
• Mantra and Japa
Q&A
• God
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Hinduism
• An Introduction the Upanishads
Commentary on the Isha Upanishad:
• 1. Seeing God in All Things
Buddhism
Commentary on the Dhammapada
• 1. The Mind is All
• 2. Thinking Makes It So
Christianity
• The Christ of India
Taoism
Commentary on the Tao Teh King
• 1. The Ineffable Tao
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September 6, 2004 |
Q&A
• Vegetarianism
• Reincarnation and Karma
• Spiritual Life
• Religion
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Ashram
• Anniversary celebration photos
Christianity
• May a Christian Believe in Reincarnation? |
Week of September 12, 2004
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Meditation
• Introduction to Om Yoga
Q&A
• God and Creation
• Christianity
Monastic Life
• Advice to Sannyasins–part 1by Swami Sivananda Saraswati
• Advice to Sannyasins–part 2 by Swami Sivananda Saraswati
• A Brief Life of Swami Sivananda
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General Spiritual
• Spiritual Benefits of a Vegetarian Diet
Christianity
• The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ by Nicholas Notovitch
Buddhism
• Conquered or Conqueror?
• The Unworthy and the Worthy
• Seeing Wrong
Vairagya
• What is Vairagya? |
October, 2004 |
Hinduism/Yoga
• The Six Systems of Hindu Philosophy by Raghavan Iyer
• The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, translated by Raghavan Iyer, edited by Swami Nirmalananda
• Commentary on the Yoga Sutras by Raghavan Iyer
• Dharana, Dhyana, Samadhi, and Meditation
• All Is One (Ellam Ondre)
• Who is God?
Vairagya
• What is Vairagya?
• Miseries of Mundane Existence
• The Body
• The World
• The Mysterious Palace of Brahman
• Lord Buddha's Advice
• Happiness is Within
• Essence of Vairagya Shatakam
• Selections from Viveka-Chudamani
Relating to Vairagya
• Here is an Answer for You!
Buddhism
3. Conquered or Conqueror?
4. The Unworthy and the Worthy
5. Seeing Wrong
6. Rainproofing Our Mind
7. The Two Ways of Life and Death
Christianity
• Christian Vegetarianism
• I Believe–The Faith of a Gnostic Christian – An esoteric exposition of the Nicene Creed.
• Christian Metaphysics
Taoism
2. The Dualities
3. Becoming Like the Tao
4. Dogs of Grass
Articles on Om Yoga Meditation
• Om Yoga and the Bible
• Swami Rama Tirtha on OM
• The Sacred Syllable Om –Swami Rama Tirtha.
Articles on Om
• Shankaracharya on Om
Q&A
• Life After Death
• Angels & Satan
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Q&A
• Reincarnation & Karma
• Animals
• Astrology
• Miscellaneous
Brahmacharya
• The Paramount Importance of Brahmacharya by Swami Chidananda
• The Role of Celibacy in Spiritual Life by Swami Chidananda
• Marriage—What Does It Mean? by Swami Krishnananda
• Techniques of Sex Sublimation by Swami Sivananda
• The Dangers of Promiscuous Mixing by Swami Sivananda
• Wet Dreams and Spermatorrhoea by Swami Sivananda
• To Marry or Not to Marry by Swami Sivananda
• Brahmacharya and the Educational Cirriculum by Swami Sivananda
• Brahmacharya for Householders by Swami Sivananda
• Stop That Lustful Look by Swami Sivananda
• Birth Control by Swami Sivananda
• Brahmacharya – An Outlook on Consciousness by Swami Sivananda
• The Role of Diet in Sex Control by Swami Sivananda
• Some Powerful Aids to the Practice of Celibacy by Swami Sivananda
• Commentary on Sivananda's "Eighth Spiritual Instruction" by Swami Chidananda
• The Value of Semen by Swami Sivananda
• Women and Brahmacharya by Swami Sivananda
• Intensity of Cravings in Different Persons by Swami Sivananda
• Importance of Celibacy in Spiritual Life by Swami Sivananda
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November, 2004 |
Christianity–
The Gospel of Thomas
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Articles on the Gospel of Thomas:
1. Introduction to the Gospel of Thomas
2. The Open Secrets
3. Seeking Is More Than Just Finding
4. Seeking the Kingdom Realistically
5. The One Goal
Gnosis of the Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes:
• Prologue
1. The Basis of the Ten Commandments
2. Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods Before Me
3. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image
4. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain
5. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
6. Honor thy father and thy mother.
7. Thou shalt not kill.
8. Thou shalt not commit adultery.
9. Thou shalt not steal
10. Thou shalt not bear false witness
11. Thou shalt not covet
12. Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven
13. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted
14. Chapter Fourteen–Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth
15. Chapter Fifteen–Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
16. Chapter Sixteen–Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy
17. Chapter Seventeen–Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God
18. Chapter Eighteen–Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God
19. Chapter Nineteen–Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven
20. Chapter Twenty–Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely,
for my sake.
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Christianity–
Odes of Solomon
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Commentary on the Odes of Solomon
1. The Crown of Life
2. Clothed in Love
3. The Changeless God and Ever-changing Man
4. Love, Hope, and Joy
Hinduism/Yoga
• Essays on the Yoga Sutras I by Raghavan Iyer
• Essays on the Yoga Sutras II by Raghavan Iyer
Katha Upanishad
1. The Past is the Future
2. Seeing Death, Seeing Life
3. The Good and the Pleasant
4. The Way of Ignorance
5. The Mystery of the Self
6. How to Either Know or Not Know the Self
7. From the Unreal to the Real
8. Finding the Treasure
9. The Transcendent Reality of the Self
10. The Immortal Self
Buddhism–Dhammapada Commentary
8. Words Are Not Wisdom
9. The Holy Life Defined
10. The Secret of Immortality
11. The Way of the Wise
12. Expanding Glory
13. Each Man Must Make An Island
14. The Foolish and the Wise
15. The View From On High
16. The Way To Excellence
17. The Wayward Mind
Om/Om Meditation–The Word That Is God
• Forward
• Chapter One–The Scriptures on the Pranava
• Chapter Two–The Scriptures on the Pranava, continued
• Chapter Three–The Masters of Wisdom on the Pranava
• Chapter Four–The Glories and Powers of Om |
