Happy Tuesday Omyoga blog followers and readers - good to see you - I appreciate your visit! All true spiritual masters and teachers tell us a common truth - the simpler we live, the better life is. We then suffer less from stress and anxiety and have to endure fewer conflicts on many levels. Simplicity … Continue reading Simple Question, Simple Answer
Tag: Om Meditation
Centering in OM
Happy Wednesday Omyoga blog readers and followers. I appreciate your visit greatly, so thanks! Today, I would like to touch on a simple yet profound statement of Adi Sankara: "This Universe is the Sacred Syllable OM." This statement and profound existential conclusion is directly in line with the teachings of countless yogis, rishis, Upanishads, and … Continue reading Centering in OM
God is Spirit
Happy Monday Omyoga blog followers, subscribers, and visitors - I appreciate your visit! Today, I would like to shed light on a famous Bible passage: John 4:24, which says "God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” If you know the Bible well, you will also see this passage's … Continue reading God is Spirit
Bible Passage: Luke 17:21
Happy Monday Omyoga blog visitors, followers, and subscribers. Today I would like to focus on one of Jesus' sayings in the Gospels. It is from Like 17:21 where Jesus is asked where one can find the Kingdom of Heaven. He tells those inquiring (and quite directly): "The Kingdom of Heaven is within you." This is … Continue reading Bible Passage: Luke 17:21
This Entire Universe is OM
Happy July 2020, friends, colleagues, and blog visitors. I hope you are well and that you are doing what you can to stay healthy and positive during this worldwide Covid-19 pandemic. I am taking extra Vitamin C supplements because I personally believe that Vitamin C is nature's most powerful way of enhancing the human body … Continue reading This Entire Universe is OM
Hebrews 11:1
Dear Omyoga Blog followers and visitors. Today, I would like to shed light on a common Bible passage, Hebrews 11:1, which states that "Faith is the substance of things not seen." Faith indeed is a profound idea, because in life we all want evidence all the time to ensure that our journey and decisions are … Continue reading Hebrews 11:1
OM Yoga and Matthew 22:37
In the Bible (New Testament, Matthew 22:37), Jesus (Yeshua, in Hebrew and Aramaic) says that we must "love God with all of our heart, soul, and mind." Great, so how do we do this? According to great sages like Swami Sivananda and Swami Krishnananda, we meditate on the Sacred Syllable OM, which Sivananda calls "the … Continue reading OM Yoga and Matthew 22:37
Honoring the Universal Self
Seasons Greetings Omyoga Blog followers, friends, subscribers, and visitors. I really appreciate your visit and hope the articles I write provide valuable spiritual content that perhaps you cannot find elsewhere. I write these from the heart and do my best to unify more than 50 years of living with years of practical experience in contemplation, … Continue reading Honoring the Universal Self
OM, The Light of Spirit
"OM is the Light of Lights. OM is the Highest Name of Brahman (God as Divine Spirit)." - Swami Sivananda, Meditation on OM
What is OM?
Another great teaching by His Holiness Swami Sivananda... OM is Sat (Truth). OM is Chit (Knowledge). OM is Ananda (Bliss). OM is Atman (Soul). OM is Brahman (Spirit). OM is a fortress - it is a place to shut out hate and malice. OM is a fortress - it is a place to shut in … Continue reading What is OM?
The Totality of “OM”
If you examine the OM prayer/mantra/chant/sound invocation, you will see that the actual sound embodies two complete concepts - nonduality and duality. The nondual aspect of the chant is the "O" sound. If you take two O letters, side-by-side, you produce the infinity symbol. The underside of this double-O creates the W sound and the … Continue reading The Totality of “OM”
Why I Chant OM
I am in my early 50s and have read many of the world's major religious and spiritual texts. I have traveled across the vast USA, to Latin America, and to Europe. I have worked for thirty years now since graduating from college in the late 80s and I have studied with and corresponded with numerous … Continue reading Why I Chant OM