Wed, 27 Sep 2023 22:29:27 -0700WeeblySun, 01 Oct 2023 07:00:00 GMThttps://www.blissfulcounselling.com/blog/om-swami-a-practical-spiritual-guruIn 2010, Millionaire turned monk,Om Swami renounced his wealth to begin his spiritual journey. Almost a decade later, he describes himself as a non-traditional, simple sadhu in a complex world.
We appreciate his efforts in enlightening us by sharing and spreading  spiritual wellness.
Contemporary mystic Om Swami, he is author of 16 books and counting, that talk about spirituality, self-development, etc.
Here are a few excerpts from Om Swami ‘s books.For more videos and blog posts by Om Swami Visit os.me


“any thought that gives you peace is a positive thought. The more you fill your mind with positive thoughts, the better your state of mind will be. And that naturally results in better physical health.”
― Om Swami, The Wellness Sense: A Practical Guide to your Physical and EmotionalHealth Based on Ayurvedic and Yogic Wisdom


“If your own thoughts cannot provoke you, nothing external can provoke you either. Every external occurrence triggers an internal thought that may alter your state of mind. If you can just be the spectator and not the reactor or an adopter of the thought, the thought becomes powerless.”
― Om Swami, The Wellness Sense: A Practical Guide to your Physical and EmotionalHealth Based on Ayurvedic and Yogic Wisdom


“The consistent and persistent man of average intelligence is more likely to succeed than an erratic and lazy genius.”
― Om Swami, The Last Gambit


Life is not a challenge that needs to be faced. Nor is it an enemy that needs to be fought. For that matter, it’s not a problem that needs solving either. It’s a flowing river, and all we need to do is to flow with it,’ I said. ‘Live. Love. Laugh. Give.”
― Om Swami, If Truth Be Told: A Monk's Memoir


“When we cling to a thought or follow its track, we are performing a mental karma, and that, in turn, is the seed of all physical actions.”
― Om Swami, A Million Thoughts


“Concentration is the act of building focus and meditation is the art of retaining it without losing awareness.”
― Om Swami, Kundalini - An Untold Story: A Himalayan Mystic's Insight into the Power of Kundalini and Chakra Sadhana


“Forgiveness sympathizes and compassion empathizes. And love? Love synthesizes the two. ”
― Om Swami, A Fistful of Love


“For if I’m doing anything in my life out of choice, there’s no reason to complain and if I don’t have a choice then there’s no sense in complaining.”
― Om Swami, Mind Full to Mindful: Zen Wisdom From a Monk's Bowl


“If you are able to terminate the thought in your head though, the desire or emotion will disappear like it never existed. ”
― Om Swami, Kundalini - An Untold Story: A Himalayan Mystic's Insight into the Power of Kundalini and Chakra Sadhana


“Practice of gratitude lends incredible emotional strength. If you are emotionally strong, you can succeed at anything, anything at all. Gratitude makes you emotionally pure and such purity in turn allows you to love unconditionally.”
― Om Swami, A Million Thoughts


“Whatever we feel we lack in life, whenever anyone gives us that, we equate it with love. It could be attention or intimacy for some or appreciation and spending quality time for others. Love is different things to different people.”
― Om Swami, When All Is Not Well: Depression and Sadness -- A Yogic Perspective


“When you continue to practice a certain emotion as a conscious choice, it soon becomes your second nature. ”
― Om Swami, A Million Thoughts


“The tree laden with fruits is always a bit bent. Not because of any burden but because it has something to offer. ”
― Om Swami, A Million Thoughts


“Do not get so busy living that you give yourself no time to breathe.”
― Om Swami, A Fistful of Love


“Thoughts have no definitive point of origin, no set course of travel, and no specific site of disappearance.”
― Om Swami, A Million Thoughts



“Peace doesn't mean a life devoid of adversities, troubles and challenges. Instead, it means to be surrounded by all of that and yet have faith and be calm. That is the real meaning of peace.”
― Om Swami, A Fistful of Love


“The more we are able to let go, the more we are able to accomplish.”
― Om Swami, Kundalini - An Untold Story: A Himalayan Mystic's Insight into the Power of Kundalini and Chakra Sadhana


“When you forgive, somewhere you sacrifice a part of your own existence, your respect, your dignity, yourself.”
― Om Swami, A Million Thoughts


“When you don’t react, a sense of ease arises. Resistance goes away. When you resist something, you have to exert double the force, it is exhausting and demoralizing.”
― Om Swami, Kundalini: An untold story


“what is the ingredient to double the strength of a positive thought? Faith. For tripling it? Persistence. How to quadruple it? Purity of the intention.”
― Om Swami, A Fistful of Love


“Albert Einstein once said, "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.”
― Om Swami, A Fistful of Love


“Retain only what you really care about because the stuff we keep inside is what shapes us. What are you made of? Problem or Inconvenience?”
― Om Swami, A Fistful of Love


“Self-deprecation is a disease, as is pride; anger is a disease, as is envy. Anything that throws you off-balance, physically or mentally, is a disease.”
― Om Swami, The Wellness Sense: A Practical Guide to your Physical and EmotionalHealth Based on Ayurvedic and Yogic Wisom


“Depression is a fracture of not just your mind, it’s a fracture of your very being – everything you thought you were or stood for feels broken.”
― Om Swami, When All Is Not Well: Depression and Sadness -- A Yogic Perspective


“When you speak about matters of concern or pain, their imprint softens. ”
― Om Swami, The Wellness Sense: A Practical Guide to your Physical and EmotionalHealth Based on Ayurvedic and Yogic Wisom


Happiness is a commitment.It is not dependent on what you have or don’t.It’s simply:I am determined to be happy.


The more mindful you are the more patient you become.


You really do not need to have a lot to be able to give,You just need a heart.


Nothing is without a cause and effect in the divine play.everything is beautifully interlinked, interdependent and impartial.


The degree of freedom you enjoy in your day to day life is directly proportional to your sense of responsibility.




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