Om Swami's Blog, page 5

A Difficult Decision

Abraham Lincoln once asked one of his secretaries, “If you call a tail a leg, how many legs does a horse have?”. “Five,” the secretary replied. “No,” said the President, “The answer is four. Calling a tail a leg doesn’t ... Read more →

Contamination

Have you ever seen mosquitoes jet skiing on a clear-water pond? Probably not. The water may be stagnant but if it’s clean, it’s usually free from the mozzies. When the water is stagnant and impure, however, you will see the ... Read more →

Hell Yeah or No

What if you didn’t need money or attention? You know that feeling you have after a big meal? When you are so full that you don’t want anything more? Ever wonder what that would feel like in other parts of ... Read more →

The Plant of Forgiveness

I had been sort of looking forward to this day: the third Friday of the month when I make it a point to pen down second post of the month. Not because I love to punch away at the keyboard ... Read more →

The Top Five Regrets of the Dying

The day before yesterday, our main security guard in the ashram just dropped dead in the wee hours of the morning. Rajinder Kumar was 50 years old and had joined us a few months back. We informed the cops and ... Read more →

Resistance

When a bullet is fired from a gun, it leaves the barrel moving 1,300 feet per second, breaking the sound barrier. If shot at the ideal trajectory (45 degrees), it can travel for nearly two miles. But a bullet isn’t ... Read more →

Guru

On its own, aided by a bit of friction or heat, a matchstick will only burn once. Yes, you can blow it out and then light it again but you need to bring it close to the fire to do ... Read more →

The Lioness’s Milk

Let me begin with a story. Taken literatim from Uri Kaplan’s Wise Tales From The Jewish World. I know, I know, I cited a story from the same book two weeks ago. Then again, you are the same reader, I’m ... Read more →

A Fox’s Awakening

It’s nine pm and I have just sat down to write my post. For a change, I’m not at my desk but writing from my bed as I rest my back against the headboard and, true to its name, the ... Read more →

Sri Suktam Sadhana

॥ॐ श्रीमात्रे नमः॥ ॥oṃ śrīmātre namaḥ॥ I am immanent in all beings and I hum like the female bumble bee. From my abode in Surya and Candra I gush forth in an unbroken flow of absolute sound (nada) like the ... Read more →