Om SwamiOm SwamiOm Swamiभक्ति · Bhakti · The devotional life
The divine is shy. It comes when the noise stops. These reflections are about deities, devotion, the inner heat of practice — and what it costs to mean any of it. Read with care; some of these are not metaphor.
“Some doors only open when you stop knocking.”
Read with a candle, if you have one.
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May 6, 2023·6 min read
How do you evaluate a guru? Or can you?
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Where to begin
Three reflections on devotion and practice.
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Fifteen years, one prayer, no answers
Chronicles of a Monk's Sadhana
Invoking Sri Suktam
Here is the last chapter from one of my upcoming books...
Here's a beautiful story, a lesson, and an update re the upcoming Sri Suktam event in October.
How about some Vedic philosophy on a beautiful Saturday morning?
A guru-disciple relationship probably represents the most sublime and unique bond in this world.
Everything you need to know about the super-powerful sadhana of opulence and prosperity
I have something to say. It's important. And it cannot wait...
The Vedic Way
In a world full of religious people, how do you identify a real saint?
In continuation to my last post, I share with you [one of] the hardest thing about my life.
What does a Guru disciple bond mean?
A lot can happen with daily practice of the gayatri mantra invocation.
In the absence of humility any spiritual attainment vanishes like dew upon sunrise.
Can the flap of a butterfly’s wings in Mumbai set off an avalanche in the Himalayas?
Do Mantras work in this day and age? Can the energy of a mantra help you realize your goal?
Expert advice by a Himalayan Monk who practiced meditation for 10000 plus hours
A true guru's presence is like the soft stream that gently sculpts the disciple, chiseling the rock of their hardened tendencies. Steadily.
If Truth Be Told is my memoir slated to be released next month by Harper Collins India. This is my life's journey thus far.
How can you fill a cup that's already full? Who can help you if you believe you've got it figured out already?
The effectiveness of your prayer depends on the depth and strength of your faith. You create your own miracles.
Nature thrives and survives on love; sex, in the right spirit, is an extension, a spiritual expression of such love.
The stillness in a doe's compassionate eyes easily surpasses any yogin's perfected gaze.
Nature is always giving. It's because of the philanthropic nature of Nature that every entity is provided for.
Mother Divine manifested in full glory in a cold snowy winter in the Himalayan woods. Watch the video for more.
Watch the beautiful video based on <i>shivashtakama</i>, a Vedic eulogy to Lord Shiva, the foremost yogi.
There are many tracks, many paths to choose from. Have you carefully chosen yours?
God does not get angry. Ever compassionate and smiling, He's the ultimate essence of everything there is.
God manifests at the true call of a devotee. Truthfulness, purity, persistence, devotion and resolve are the key factors.
Do you need a guru or initiation to succeed in a spiritual sadhana (practice)? Here are the four primary elements of sadhana.
Here's a video showing my usual life at the ashram. Things have changed since this video was first made in 2011.
Here's my brief take on why I wear two marks on my forehead, Sri Vidya and celestial music.
Two regular visitors to the ashram show what unconditional love and loyalty is, not with their words but with their actions.
One desire leads to another. Like the human DNA, desires have their own DNA. Awareness is the key to tame them.
Bhakti or devotional service is the art of surrender and dispassion. It's got very little to do with rituals.
Past the crowded Varanasi and Himalayan mountains, lay the calm ocean of bliss. Here's my Spiritual Journey in brief.
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