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Light of the Spirit Monastery

(See Soham Yoga and Soham Yoga: An Introduction, posted on https://ocoy.org.)

Light of the Spirit Monastery (Atma Jyoti Ashram) presents the path of meditation and practical spiritual life at https://ocoy.org

AtmaJyoti.org: 2004
New site ocoy.org: 2012 Original Christianity is the basic, classical teachings of Sanatana Dharma, the Eternal Dharma, which were taught by Jesus, who was a missionary to the West of the spiritual vision of India, and the empowering and transformi

ng rituals instituted by Jesus and known as Sacraments that were meant to accomplish outside India what the traditional samskaras and spiritual initiations (diksha) accomplished for those living in India. It was the earliest form of Vedanta for the West.

“All the religions of the world have come into existence through the will of God, and all will cease to exist through His will. But the religion of India will never cease to exist, for it alone is the Sanatana [Eternal] Dharma.” Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa

(See The Christ of India, The Apostle of India and The Yoga of the Sacraments posted on https://ocoy.org.) Original Yoga was divinely revealed to the Nath Yogi Sampradaya begun by Matsyendranath and Goraknath, of which both Patanjali and Jesus (Sri Ishanath) were members. Both of these–Original Christianity and Original Yoga–are to be found in the eleven major Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita and the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and we believe are the only authentic Christianity.

09/08/2026

Commemorating Janmashtami (the birth of Sri Krishna) a few days late!

09/07/2026

The word "smarana," remembrance, explains how we bring in the light. One saint said, "I remember God, I live, I forget God, I die." And the easiest way to train ourselves to remember God is japa and meditation.

09/06/2026

We "cling" to all sorts of things that time will take away. But nothing can take away our relationship with God, for that is Eternal.

09/05/2026

Ramana Maharshi's Secret to Letting Go
"Think of God; attachments will gradually drop away."

One of the profound insights of Sri Ramana Maharshi is that lasting freedom does not come by fighting our attachments directly. Instead, as our attention turns toward God and the Self, worldly attachments naturally lose their hold.

This short meditation pairs one of Ramana Maharshi's timeless teachings with peaceful imagery to encourage reflection and inner stillness.

09/04/2026

"Many teachers will tell you to believe; then they put out your eyes of reason and instruct you to follow only their logic. But I want you to keep your eyes of reason open; in addition, I will open in you another eye, the eye of wisdom."
~Swami Sriyukteswar

09/03/2026

Quotes from Neem Karoli Baba:

"The best form of worship is to see God in everyone."

"Keep God in your heart as a mother holds her baby."

09/02/2026

Yogananda was himself dynamic, and he wanted his disciples to be dynamic.

09/01/2026

“A cheerful person is a true public benefactor. He gladdens the hearts of all. There is no friend like cheer. The contagion of cheer has wonderful effects. It transforms depression into brightness, sickness into health. A cheery word gives joy to others.”

~Swami Sivananda

08/31/2026

Gondawali Baba was strong devotee of the Name of Rama, and its constant japa and meditation. The name of God is the bedrock of many spiritual traditions, and for good reason

08/30/2026

Buddha called some people "fools," Jesus called some people "vipers," and Krishna called some people "demonic."
Judgemental? No. Clear seeing. Discerning. Which is what we should be.

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PO Box 1370
Cedar Crest, NM
87008

Website

https://ocoy.org/

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