Om Swami's Blog

Once upon a time in Russia, there was a banker and a lawyer who happened to meet at a party. As they began talking, the conversation steered to capital punishment. The banker contended that the death penalty was more moral ... Read more →

Imagine that tonight you go to sleep in your own bed. (Shouldn’t be too hard to imagine for any moral being, I reckon. Just kidding.) Everything is in its place, everything as usual. But when you wake up, you discover ... Read more →

Many years ago, twenty-five, to be precise, I went for go-karting with my friend. It was my first time ever. As is usually my nature, I can’t do anything half-hearted. Either I’m fully in it or not at all. It’s ... Read more →

I remember saying in one of my discourses, maybe even a few times over the last few years, that unconditional love is not possible. But, I stand corrected. While I’ve kept incredibly busy in my (so-called) sabbatical this year, the ... Read more →

There is an old story about elephants in captivity. When they are young, trainers tie them with a rope to a small stake in the ground. The baby elephant pulls and tugs, but cannot break free. Eventually, it stops trying. ... Read more →

As I sit down to write this post, rain is pounding against the windows like it’s determined to barge in and trespass on my personal space. Sorry, but I’m not entertaining visitors at this time, I say. Normally the trees ... Read more →

Not long ago, someone said to me, “I have a few ideas, Swami. They are all very good, but I’m torn about which one I should work on.” We all have them. Ideas. A book you want to write, that ... Read more →

Almost three years ago, I had made a statement in an interview where I said that the era of generalists is over. That the world belongs to specialists.  And then AI happened.  The world has not been the same since ... Read more →

I was in the service of Naga Baba, my guru, when one day, one of his favorite devotees came and sang glories of Baba. Naturally, I was delighted, but Baba not so much. I didn’t think much of Baba’s stern ... Read more →

“I tell you what I think, I wish he (Bradley) left something for me to find him,” Mr Falconio said. “I wish he left something. “My vocabulary is not that good, what can I do, I’m only a human being”. ... Read more →