Om SwamiOm SwamiOm Swamiसत्य · Satya · What is true
What if you are wrong about everything you are most sure of? These reflections are the careful, sometimes uncomfortable work of finding out what holds when you press on it — and what was only ever painted to look solid.
“A good question is more valuable than a thousand answers.”
Disagree, often. That is the point.
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March 20, 2021·6 min read
What do you find yourself thinking about most of the time?
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Foundational reflections
Three pieces that ask the questions worth asking.
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Why do we pray? Should we bother at all when life remains inconvenient anyway?
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Where art thou? What art thou?
What does it take to change yourself or the other person?
Whatever you magnify takes centre stage in your life. Look elsewhere and you find a different story.
Fancy building your brainpower? Here's how to do it.
A single flower blooms, and throughout the world it is spring.
The path that leads to divinity, beyond petty human emotions, is walked with a singular virtue. Read on.
A beautiful story of Buddha and his disciple
When your focus is singular and your intention pure, the fragrant flowers of success blossom naturally.
Here's a beautiful discourse by Buddha on removing feelings of annoyance and anger from your heart
Here's my view on how to deal with rumors, gossip and criticism around you.
Count your blessings and light the lamp of happiness in your heart. Let it fly, let it float. Let go.
Your path to happiness may be influenced by the various colors of life, but ultimately, it's solely carved by you.
What is the seed of compassion? Here's my take on the most important virtue essential to feeling compassionate.
Why do some people succeed quicker than others? Believing in your dreams is the key.
Can you lead your life in absolute black or white? Probably not. But you can have your principles.
Is morality absolute? Will you kill one person to save five? Read the trolley thought experiment.
If you keep your emotions bottled up, you become increasingly restless and bitter. Learn to empty yourself.
To see the trees from the woods, you have to step above or out. Truth will shine in full glory then.
When you give your gift to the right recipient, it flourishes, they value it. Or else it perishes.
Mere intellectual understanding of something is not enough. True wisdom comes from first-hand experience.
Everything in Nature is pure. Everything natural is also pure. So is love.
Have you ever wondered who are you and what you are holding on to? Hear the exposition on the verses to reflect on their deep wisdom.
Just like the sky can't always remain blue, life can't just have one color. Like the colors in the sky, the colors of life are temporary too.
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