Samsara (the material world of physical birth life and death) is full of violence. There is mental violence because of bad thoughts. There is physical violence because of bad actions. Just yesterday, there was a police helicopter buzzing our neighborhood looking for (what we finally saw on the news today) a shooter from a neighborhood … Continue reading Taking Refuge: Literally
Category: Om Meditation
An Observation
Happy Saturday Om Yoga readers! I hope you are enjoying your weekend. Today, I was surfing through LinkedIn and an important intuitional thought came to me. It is this: our society adores those with "results" and in a way ignores "how" those results are obtained. Now, I ask you, what is more important - to … Continue reading An Observation
Om: The Greatest Prayer
"Om is indeed the greatest prayer" - His Holiness Swami Sivananda. When you chant OM you are saying to God, Divine Spirit "I honor truth in all forms - in all ways known and unknown, in all time periods (past, present and future), and in all planes of existence (physical, astral, and causal). I honor … Continue reading Om: The Greatest Prayer
John 14:6: My Thoughts
In the Bible, specifically John 14:6, Jesus (Yeshua) tells us "I am the Truth, the Way, the Life. Nobody comes to the Father but by me." Modern day Christianity - in all forms - generally interprets this in terms of the vicarious atonement of Christ - where he dies for our sins and so we … Continue reading John 14:6: My Thoughts
Overcoming Tribalism
Happy Monday Omyoga blog readers, followers, and subscribers. I wish you all a great week ahead. Today, I would like to share with you a very important reason who I chant OM, contemplate OM and meditate on OM. Tribalism. We are all born into local belief systems - it could be Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, … Continue reading Overcoming Tribalism
OM: Our True Foundation
Happy Sunday Omyoga blog followers and readers. I hope your weekend is relaxing and recharging. Today, I would like to share my personal view on the Sacred Syllable OM, in light of both theory and daily experience. Christianity, for example, sees God in a Trinitarian Way - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. So, how do … Continue reading OM: Our True Foundation
Ramana Maharshi
Hello Omyoga blog followers and visitors. Namaste. Thanks for stopping by. Today, I would like to reflect on a simple but profound saying of the late and great self-realized master Ramana Maharshi. I am not much of a cult person, but I do infrequently hold specific personalities in high regard. Maharshi is one such soul. … Continue reading Ramana Maharshi
Why OM?
"Brahman (God as Divine and Holy Spirit) is the Highest. OM is His Name." - His Holiness Swami Sivananda. The reason I chant OM and meditate on OM is because OM is the sound that represents the fullness and completeness of God. Christianity today is very fragmented - in many ways polytheistic - always academically … Continue reading Why OM?
Rumi About Silence
Happy Monday Omyoga blog followers and readers. Today, I would like to shed light on a recent meme by the famous Sufi poet and mystic Rumi. He said, in this meme, that "the secret of the world cannot be spoken because it is wrapped in silence." Interesting, so the greatest act of contemplation is silence. … Continue reading Rumi About Silence
Sanskrit Prayer To Om
Happy Thursday Omyoga blog readers and followers. I appreciate you and your visit, so thank you! Today, I would like to share a very simple but powerful prayer to the Sacred Syllable OM. Swami Sivananda calls this, simply, "Prayer To Om". "Omkaram Bindu Samyuktam. Nityam Dhyayanti Yoginah. Kamadam Mokshadam Chaiva. Omkaraya Namoh Namaha." Here is … Continue reading Sanskrit Prayer To Om
The Gospel of Thomas
Happy Tuesday Omyoga blog readers and followers. I appreciate you and your visit - so thank you! Today, I would like to shed light on a passage from the "Gospel of Thomas", a book that was formerly part of the Bible that was removed by the Catholic Church. This book is based on the sayings … Continue reading The Gospel of Thomas
Fear Not, God (OM) Is With You
"Brahman (God as Holy, Divine Spirit) is the Highest. OM is His Name" - His Holiness Swami Sivananda, from "Meditation on OM". I was raised in a conservative Christian home and still love Jesus greatly, however, at 55, I now appreciate avatars from many religions and paths. Krishna even tells us in the Gita that … Continue reading Fear Not, God (OM) Is With You
OM, Divine Oneness
Happy Friday Omyoga blog readers and followers. I appreciate you and your visit, so thank you! Today, I would like to explain to you all what "OM" really is. According to timeless and legendary self-realized yogis and masters like Swami Sivananda and Swami Krishnananda, "OM" is the True Sound of Spiritual Nonduality (Spiritual Oneness). When … Continue reading OM, Divine Oneness
Overcoming Mythical Awareness
Hello Omyoga blog readers and followers. Happy Thursday. I appreciate you and your visit, so thank you very much for stopping by. Today, I would like to address a topic that we all should be aware of, and that is the topic of what I call "mythical awareness" or "mythical consciousness". I got this term … Continue reading Overcoming Mythical Awareness
AUM – Two Meanings
Happy Monday Omyoga blog readers and followers. I appreciate you and your visit - so thank you! Today, I would like to shed light on what AUM really means. According to great acharyas like Swami Sivananda, AUM is the complete sound range for the human being. If we open the mouth, we say "AH (AA)". … Continue reading AUM – Two Meanings
Calling on Divine Grace
Happy Sunday Omyoga blog readers and followers - I appreciate you and I appreciate your visit. So, thank you very much. Today, I would like to share a Bible passage that I am sure is in other major religious and spiritual texts too. It is from the New Testament of the Bible, specifically, Romans 10:13, … Continue reading Calling on Divine Grace
Personal Power
One of the greatest questions that constantly crosses my mind in life is this - "Right now, what is it that I can do that will really make a difference?" Sure, we can work and pay our bills. Noted. Sure, we can help friends and family with their needs and desires. Noted. Sure, we can … Continue reading Personal Power
Be Conservative With Decisions
Happy Friday Omyoga blog readers and subscribers. I appreciate you and your visit - so thank you! Today, I would like to touch on a topic about life in general - decision-making. When we are young, we all make brash and emotion-based decisions that sometimes lead to disaster. I know about this firsthand because I … Continue reading Be Conservative With Decisions
CE5 – Working With ETs
Happy Thursday Omyoga blog readers and subscribers. I appreciate you and your visit, so thank you! About two weeks ago, my wife and I saw a movie/documentary called "CE5" featuring Doctor Steven Greer. Amazing stuff. There have been movies and documentaries of Close Encounters at levels one, two, three and four. But this one addresses … Continue reading CE5 – Working With ETs
Creating Positive Change
Happy Wednesday Omyoga blog readers and followers. I appreciate you and I appreciate your visit. So, thank you! Today, I would like to discuss an important topic: the process by which one can create positive change. You know the old saying "he who lives by the sword shall die by the sword". Well, from the … Continue reading Creating Positive Change
