Om Swami Podcast

This is the second part to the question asked- Can the base energies like (sexual energies) be channelized into something higher which can make geniuses out of people? Is it possible to stop

the sexual thoughts with brute force? Does practicing kechari mudra convert one's sexual energy into a higher energy?

[Are Certain Kinds of Thoughts Immoral]

Om Swami says that if one’s energies are invested in something worthwhile and if a person’s free time was filled up with something beautiful, then, sexual thoughts will not bother them. Any thought which makes a person feel guilty will only weaken their consciousness he says. To get control over one’s thought a person needs to be stronger than their thoughts. Any intruding thought entering a person’s mind without their permission needs looking into as it takes a person further away from their goal, says Om Swami. He further says that eating sattvik food can help a person up to a certain extent, and if one accepts themselves the way they are, without battling themselves, then, they can rapidly grow spiritually.

Listen to the full discourse to get the proper perspective on this beautiful topic.

Timeline:

00:00 Start

01:21 What is the one way of gaining control over sexual thoughts?

02:58 What is a vikara?

3:53 Can a person rise above their sexual thoughts by doing mudras, pranayama etc.?

4:18 Are some people genetically more sexual?

6:45 Is it necessary to battle something that Is ingrained?

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Tucked away in the deep valleys of Himalayas is the mystical region of Siddha-ashrama. This is where some of the greatest sages and seers meditated and performed penance.

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In this discourse, Om Swami addresses how to live life. There is a misconception that one who meditates is happy, in reality, one who meditates is often unhappy. This is because meditation isn't a path of happiness but more a path of awareness. Everyone has a style of living, and one must make their own personal philosophy to life.

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Timeline:

00:00 Start

1:10 Does meditation make one happy?

2:07 How to live life?

2:22 Understanding your own personal philosophy

6:15 The worst way to start your day

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The question asked here was- Can the base energies like (sexual energies) be channelized into something higher which can make geniuses? Is it possible to stop the sexual thoughts with brute force? Does practicing kechari mudra convert one’s sexual energy into higher energy?

[Are Certain Kinds of Thoughts Immoral]

Om Swami says that he does not believe that practicing kechari mudra or doing pranayama can reduce lustful thoughts or convert one’s sexual energy into a higher energy. He says pranayama calms a person and flushes them with energy but it does not purge one of lustful thoughts. What is thought of as immoral by humans is not considered as immoral by nature he says. When people meditate for long, then they can get control of their thoughts and so these sexual thoughts don’t bother them anymore and they are not driven by their sexual desires and don’t waste their sexual energy. If one fills up their time doing beautiful things then there is no idle time for these thoughts to take centrestage he says. Om Swami says that if one feels that these thoughts are immoral then they will feel guilty which will in turn effect the consciousness of the person making them weak. One needs to be strong to take control of these thoughts. Any thought which interrupts a person from doing their work is worth harnessing says Om Swami.

Listen to the full discourse to get a proper understanding of this topic.

00:00 Start

03:48 What is meant by urdhva retas?

05:05. Is it true that we will have sexual energy till we are having food?

05:44 What is nature’s role in creation?

07:30 Can these thoughts be stopped by brute force?

07:50 Is sex a form of energy and can it be invested elsewhere?

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The question asked here was- When Om Swami initiates someone and he says that he takes responsibility of that person's karma upon himself, what does it mean? And if Om Swami can explain it further? This is the second part to it.

Om Swami says that when a disciple takes initiation from a guru it is a rebirth for that person. All the karma prior to initiation gets over. Initiation has a very important place in sanatan dharma. It is a perennial and unbroken chain of the sanatan dharma and without it none of the sanskars are considered completed. Without initiation and dakshina none of the shodash sanskars are completed. He says that the passage of karma has to be completely clear or the soul cannot make progress. When the guru gives initiation, he liberates the disciple from his or her collected karma till that moment but this does not apply once initiated. After initiation the disciple’s karma is their own. Om Swami says that this liberation by initiation is a hundred percent possible without any doubt whatsoever.

Listen to the full discourse to get an understanding of this beautiful topic.

Time line:

00:00 Start

00:50 A beautiful story about how due to karma attainment is not possible.

01:46 Is diksha and dakshina an integral part of the Sanskars?

02:20 Was there a difference in Om Swami’s attainment after he got initiation from naga Baba?

02:53 What was the sadhana that Om swami did when he was eleven years old?

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This discourse is the fourth and final part to the series from ‘the book of kindness’.

In this chapter Om Swami reads out the terrifying ordeal of a father and a mother who go through a living nightmare of not knowing if their daughter swept away in the tsunami was alive or not for twelve agonising years. On hearing from Om Swami that their daughter died that very day when the tsunami struck, though, they were very grieved, they were able to shed their guilt at last for not being able to find her all those years. Om Swami says that though intuition helped him to guide the parents, it was kindness that healed them. He says everyone can tap into the intuitive consciousness and can be supremely mindful. He says that though meditation and mantra chanting are important, our hearts can bloom only if we practice kindness.

Listen to the full discourse to get a proper understanding on this beautiful topic.

Listen to the full discourse to understand this topic.

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The question asked here was- When Om Swami initiates someone and he says that he takes responsibility of that person’s karma upon himself, what does it mean? And if Om Swami can explain it further? [Why Gurus Take on Their Disciples Karma]

Om Swami says that it’s a guru’s duty to take his disciple towards the path of liberation. He says that many a time people do not attain liberation only because of their karma, and it’s not due to their thinking. A disciple may have all the right sentiments and a feeling of surrender too, but sometimes due to their karma they are bound and therefore may be unable to go ahead in their spiritual attainments. In case they move ahead they would still be stuck in the cycle of birth and death says Om Swami. The privilege and the right of taking on the karma is available only in the relationship between a guru and his disciple, and further more, only to a guru who is connected to a lineage and who passes the knowledge to his disciples. When a guru takes on the karmas of twenty to thirty crores of people, the backing of the whole lineage is required so that the karmas get distributed throughout the universe. When a guru initiates a person he takes the responsibility for all of the person’s karma till that moment and the disciple thereby becomes free from all the karma. The guru further constantly purifies the disciple’s thinking too.

Listen to the full discourse to get an in-depth understanding of this beautiful topic.

Time line:

00:00 Start

03:04 Which lineage was Srila Prabhupada connected to?

03:19 What can happen if a guru who is not connected to a lineage takes on a few people’s karma?

05:10 Do people realise the importance of initiation?

06:06 How true is it that people often don’t understand the relevance of something attained easily?

06:32 A very famous and beautiful story about Mandavya rishi.

10:40 What was Mandavya rishi’s curse on Dharma Raj?

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In this discourse, Om Swami reads the second chapter called ‘the end of exile’ from the book titled ‘the book of kindness’. This is the third part of the discourse.

This is a heart-wrenching real-life story of a family struck by an enormous tragedy when a sudden tsunami devastated their lives completely.

Om Swami says that it is tragic enough when someone loses one of their dear family members, but, not knowing if anyone’s family member was living or dead and hoping desperately to find them alive is like dying each moment and every day, again and again. Om Swami further says that reason is the killer of empathy and that matters of the heart can be handled only by the heart and not by reasoning with a person. Sometimes, all that is required is to hear a person out says Om Swami.

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The question asked here was- While being in the ashram devotion springs up naturally but the same devotion becomes less as time goes by and thoughts start to invade after some time. How can one overcome this? [Connection between satsang and bhakti]

Om Swami says that this is the reason for our scriptures as well as all the religions of the world to emphasise in keeping spiritual company or (satsang). Just like exercising once in a while is not enough and one has to keep at it three to four times a week, or eating once is not enough but at least two or three times in a day is necessary, similarly, satsang on a regular basis is very much needed. This helps establish the connection with the soul and keeps unwanted thoughts at bay. It helps a person stay with the same sentiment says Om Swami.

Listen to this discourse fully to get an in-depth understanding of this beautiful topic.

Timeline:

00:00 Start

00:55 What did Buddha mean by Buddham sharanam gatchami and dharmam sharanam gatchami?

05:28 What does it mean if one feels the sensation of a drop of cold water on their head?

08:06 Does it mean something when one has the same experience multiple times?

09:10 Is it normal to lose one’s sense of whereabouts while practicing meditation? And is it right to stop meditating due to that?

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This discourse is from the ‘the book of kindness,’ from which Om Swami reads a chapter called ‘Sunday.’ This is the second part to it.

It is a real story of a family whose life completely turned upside down within one hour when the tsunami struck. This could have happened to anybody says Om Swami. In continuation of this chapter Om Swami says that in life we are brought up being told that we should be strong and not a weakling and we should not express and show emotions as this could lead to us being exploited. But sometimes due to this we end up making ourselves so strong that we become indifferent and insensitive to people’s pain and our pain and sufferings too. Om Swami says that there is a constant search in humans for that elusive joy which evades them constantly. He says that the brain only processes what the heart is feeling so we need to connect with our heart as that’s where everything builds up.

Listen to the discourse fully to understand this topic.

Timeline:

00:00 Start

06:25 Do we become indifferent while trying to be strong?

07:00 Why does lasting happiness become elusive?

07:57 What is the most important element in our lives?

08:40 What does it mean to sing God’s glories?

10:12 Can we accomplish anything if we set our heart on it?

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