Om Swami's Blog, page 9

A Thick Skin

This post is for the seekers of truth. No, no, not the cosy kind you discover by buying into some philosophy and only become more complacent (often, rigid too) in life. Instead, it’s the truth you face to crush your ... Read more →

Pirates of Empathy

Empathy is like mindfulness; it’s hard work. But, the rewards offered by both virtues are simply priceless and deeply spiritual. When I say hard work, what I really mean is that while to some of us it may come a ... Read more →

Eight Signs of Progress in Meditation

In The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche, there is an interesting passage: Without our familiar props, we are faced with just ourselves, a person we do not know, an unnerving stranger with whom we have been ... Read more →

Sleep

Have you noticed we hold those in awe who claim to sleep much less than the average person? We have come to believe that somehow sleeping is a waste of time or the awakened ones do not sleep or they ... Read more →

Lies

Is it wrong to lie? The first answer of most people is, yes, of course, it is wrong. Give them a moment or two and many say, well, it depends. Some say it’s okay to lie if it saves someone’s ... Read more →

An Insignificant Problem

I have mentioned on more occasions than one that at any point in time, you are likely to have one difficult person in your life. We tend to hold this person responsible for our unrest. We sorta think that only ... Read more →

Disappointment

How do you react when something doesn't happen the way you planned? A breakup or that canceled flight, losing a potential customer or a longstanding client. Do you get angry and throw a tantrum or do you shrink back into ... Read more →

Resistance

The other day I picked up my Kindle with a view to eat it. Just joking (about the eating part). It has 900+ items out of which over 600 are books (20% unread). So, I thought I would read something ... Read more →

Commitment

Soon after I first met Socrates, I walked into the station one night and found him pumping gas. He nodded to me, tossed me a squeegee, and pointed to the windshield. But I was more interested in asking questions than ... Read more →

I Love You

I love you.   We use this phrase so easily these days, have you noticed? Influencers saying this to their audience of millions, rockstars hollering it to the large crowd gathered at their concerts, and vendors writing it to their ... Read more →