Om Swami's Blog, page 11

Change

Today, I sit before a blank screen wondering what to share with you. Again. Of course, this by no means is the first time that I am looking at a screen painted grey but my mind is particularly quiet today. ... Read more →

Revenge

The truth is that man gets filled with what he sees. The person who sees the small is filled with the small; the one who sees the great is filled with that greatness. Our eyes are the gateways to our ... Read more →

The Eight Stages of Anger

Have you noticed how we have the least tolerance for certain things and people in life? The moment we have to face those episodes or people, most of us simply fly off the handle. We may regret it later on, ... Read more →

Eight Stages of Anger

Have you noticed how we have the least tolerance for certain things and people in life? The moment we have to face those episodes or people, most of us simply fly off the handle. We may regret it later on, ... Read more →

Black Lotus – The World’s Best Meditation App

Once or twice a year, it so happens that I devote an entire post to some important announcement. Today is one such day. The day of Black Lotus. I thought long and hard about what I should tell you about ... Read more →

Just Right

Have you noticed how we can be so particular about the amount of salt in our meals? The texture, aroma, cooking, and all other spices may be perfect in your favorite dish but if the salt isn’t right, the whole ... Read more →

Shelly Singh : 12.05.77 – 12.07.20

For years I’ve had the tradition of writing on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of every month, but this moment demands that I share my thoughts and feelings with you, very briefly, in this special post dedicated to a very ... Read more →

Guru Purnima

Tomorrow is the day when the world over disciples celebrate the presence of their gurus in their lives. Like you have Father’s Day, Mother’s Day, tomorrow’s Guru Purnima (or Poornima), Guru’s Day. We have been celebrating this in India since ... Read more →

The Simple Truth

I am not sure how things were a hundred years ago or earlier but reading up on history and anthropology, you realize that more and more people lived in tightly knit communities. Even most families were joint families where brothers, ... Read more →

Loss is Painful

I was 14-year-old when Prof. Sharma made me read As You Like It by Shakespeare. He knew most of it by heart. In fact, he knew pretty much all works of Shakespeare and most of Robert Frost’s by heart. And ... Read more →