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Sanskrit Mantras and Chanting: An Overview
The chanting of Sanskrit Mantras is an ancient practice that has been used as a form of prayer and worship for centuries. Sanskrit mantras are believed to have healing powers. What is a mantra? Mantras are mystical hymns and syllables … Read more →
Maturity
Do you ever feel that life is playing some kind of a prank on you? Strike that, actually. Life is a prank. In other words, as much as the outcome may catch you by surprise, it was supposed to be … 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 →
Themes & Ideas — Colours for your Corner
On May 29th, we completed a year of being on Swami Ji’s playground aka os.me. The original idea for making os.me a place that someone can visit for hope, truth and inspiration is not only alive but thriving. You have … 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 →
Side Effects of Meditation
I must start by thanking you. That’s because your comments to my last post made me realize that I might have caused some alarm with the number of hours I put into meditation. I might have mistakenly conveyed that without … 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 →
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 and Mother’s Day, tomorrow’s Guru Purnima (or Poornima), the Guru’s Day. We have been celebrating this in … 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 →
Survival of the Happiest
Something bursts your happy bubble! – like COVID-19. You might think it’s a curse. But, here’s a little secret: there is no such thing as curse – only a blessing in disguise. Have you counted yours lately? Maybe you’ve been … Read more →
The Gates of Shambhala
You are getting old. You are getting old. You, my friend, are getting old. No, it’s not a warning. Just a reminder; actually, maybe a confession. We are all getting old. Time to wake up. When I say “old”, while … Read more →
Building a Sense of Belonging
It was thirteen years ago, in the month of May, when I drove from London to Wales for a long-weekend getaway. It was a beautiful drive and a great change from the hustle-bustle of city life. In the preceding eight … Read more →
Meditation Journal
In his book, A Million Thoughts, and in this virtual retreat, Om Swami refers to a journal on meditation. You can download it below. Meditation Journal The focus of the Meditation Journal is to raise your self -awareness and help … Read more →
Healing Through Forgiveness
A vast majority of the people I meet are going through one problem or another in life. At any point in time, of the ones in trouble, roughly 15% are ill (physically or mentally), 10% are undergoing a financial crunch, … Read more →
