An essential part of spirituality is conscious growth and evolution. And an important aspect of growth is the willingness, even a thirst, for learning: what works, what doesn’t work; what helps and what hinders our spiritual life. We can learn from the wise, who have cut paths through the dense forest of ignorance, or who have successfully followed those paths, and make our sojourn easier and more effective. The Internet is a vast sea of information, and finding what you need to know can be a time-consuming project. Especially when it comes to locating spiritual resources, separating the good from the mediocre and useless can be a frustrating undertaking. So we have put together a list of what we have found to be extraordinary web sites of wisdom which will be a help to anyone striving to grow spiritually.

1. 19 Exceptional Web Resources
for Spiritually Minded People
An essential part of spirituality is conscious
growth and evolution. And an important
aspect of growth is the willingness, even a
thirst, for learning: what works, what doesn’t
work; what helps and what hinders our
spiritual life. We can learn from the wise, who
have cut paths through the dense forest of
ignorance, or who have successfully followed
those paths, and make our sojourn easier and
more effective.
The Internet is a vast sea of information, and
finding what you need to know can be a timeconsuming project. Especially when it comes
to locating spiritual resources, separating the
good from the mediocre and useless can be a
frustrating undertaking. So we have put together a list of what we have
found to be extraordinary web sites of wisdom which will be a help to
anyone striving to grow spiritually.
• The Internet Sacred Text Archive
This site is a freely available archive of electronic texts about religion, mythology,
legends and folklore, and occult and esoteric topics, with over 1400 books online.
You will find an impressive array of the principal text for the various religious
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• Bhagavad Gita on Wikipedia
The External Links section for the Bhagavad Gita has links to 10 online
translations of the Gita, as well as several commentaries, as well as audio versions
of the Gita. There are also links to the Gita Supersite. (The External Links section
at the bottom of any Wikipedia article can be a treasure trove of resource material
if you are looking up a spiritual subject.)
• Celextel’s Online Spiritual Library
This extensive library contains texts of the Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads, Brahma
Sutras, Shankara’s writings and much more. There is also a considerable library of
some of India’s prime religious texts.
• Advaita Vedanta Library
Like the Celextel Library, this site has links to translations of the principle
scriptures of Indian spiritual thought.
• The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda is regarded as the chief disciple of Sri Ramakrishna, and was
one of the first to make the spiritual wisdom of India well known in the West.
WikiSource has now made available the ten printed volumes of Swami
Vivekananda’s writings, lectures, and letters.
• Access to Insight: Readings in Theravada Buddhism
Access to Insight has English translations of many of the most important sections
of the Pali Canon, as well as books, essays, sutta commentaries, and study guides
to Theravada Buddhism. It includes a large section of useful writings by the
Venerable Thanissaro Bhikkhu, renowned author and monk of the Thai Forest
tradition, and dhamma talks by Ajaan Chah, one of the great modern saints of
Thailand.
Another site with great resources Theravada Buddhism is Dhamma Talks, with
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renowned figures in contemporary Theravada Buddhism.
• The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
This is a site dedicated to Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, with multiple translations of the
Sutras into English, as well as in a surprising number of other languages–a very
helpful resource for serious students of yoga.
• Autobiography of a Yogi Online
Paramhansa Yogananda’s classic Autobiography has been the catalyst for spiritual
awakening for tens of thousands of people. The original, unedited edition is now
available online at the website of Ananda Village. This book is essential reading
for anyone interested in spiritual life.
• Bible Gateway
For any student of the Bible, this is a remarkable resource: a searchable online
Bible in over 50 versions in numerous languages, with both old and contemporary
translatons, including both text and audio versions of some of the translations.
• Divine Life Society
The Society founded by the great Swami Sivananda of Rishikesh has a website
full of useful information for spiritual aspirants. Includes spiritual instructions and
discourses, as well as a large number of free eBooks by Swami Sivananda. The
site also has photos, audio, and videos of this remarkable spiritual giant.
• Sanskrit Spiritual Scriptures
On this page, you can listen to Sanskrit chanting and recitation with English
translations for some of the most powerful, holy, and ancient spiritual scriptures
from India, including Bhagavad Gita, Shiva Sutras, Spanda Karikas, Bhaja
Govindam, Pratyabhijanhrdayam, and more.
• Original Christianity and Original Yoga Website (ocoy.org)
Last but not least, we have endeavored to make our own website into a spiritual
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with a dozen PDF eBooks, and many more website articles, including
commentaries on the scriptures of Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Taoism.
Alas, not all spiritual resources are on the web. To see what we consider the best
spiritual reading in print, read our article, A Yogi’s Recommended Reading List.
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