The Christ of India

The Story of Original ChristianityBy Swami Nirmalananda Giri (Abbot George Burke)Recorded Track

Length2h 40m

About this audiobook

The unique story of Jesus, Saint Thomas his Apostle, and how the Dharma of India became part of Saint Thomas Christianity “Original Christianity” is the teaching of both Jesus of Nazareth and his Apostle Saint Thomas in India. Although it was new to the Mediterranean world, it was really the classical, traditional teachings of the ancient rishis of India that even today comprise Sanatana Dharma, the Eternal Dharma, that goes far beyond religion into realization. In The Christ of India Abbot George Burke presents what those ancient teachings are, as well as the growing evidence that Jesus spent much of his “Lost Years” in India and Tibet. This is also the story of how the original teachings of Jesus and Saint Thomas thrived in India for centuries before the coming of the European colonialists. Those who find themselves attracted to both Jesus and the Dharma of India will find this book fascinating and illuminating.

Audiobook details

GenreSpirituality and Religion, History

Length2 hrs 40 mins

Narrated byRecorded Track

FormatAudiobook

Publish dateMay 11, 2026

LanguageEnglish

101 — Title Page

1414 — Original Christianity: The Nature of Dharma

202 — Preface

1515 — Original Christianity: Ananda

303 — The Christ of India: Part 1

1616 — Original Christianity: World-view

404 — The Christ of India: Part 2

1717 — Original Christianity: The Soul and Its Destiny

505 — The Christ of India: Return to the West

1818 — Original Christianity: The Implication of Karma

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606 — The Christ of India: Return to India

1919 — Appendix 1: Indian Masters Who Revere Jesus

707 — The Christ of India: The Nathanamavali

2021 — Appendix 2: The Yoga of the Nath Yogis and Jesus

808 — The Christ of India: Swami Sivananda

2122 — Appendix 2: Soham

909 — The Apostle of India: Part 1

2223 — Appendix 2: Method of Soham Yoga

1010 — The Apostle of India: To Qumran and India

2324 — Appendix 2: Warning–Do Not Interfere!

1111 — The Apostle of India: The Witness of History

2425— Appendix 2: Subtlety of Practice

1212 — The Apostle of India: Saint Gregorios of Parumala

25End Credits

1313 — Original Christianity: The Beliefs

About the author

Swami Nirmalananda Giri (Abbot George Burke)

Swami Nirmalananda Giri, (Abbot George Burke) is the founder and director of the Light of the Spirit Monastery (Atma Jyoti Ashram) in Cedar Crest, New Mexico. Swamiji has spent a lifetime helping spiritual aspirants separate the sand from the sugar. Grounded in the perspective of classic Indian thought, directly taught by such luminaries as Swami Sivananda of Rishikesh and Sri Anandamayi Ma, and blessed with the clarity and originality of thought that can only come from years of spiritual practice (sadhana), his answers to his inquirers’ questions are unique, fresh, and authoritative.View all by Swami Nirmalananda Giri (Abbot George Burke)