Occupation Mystic Website Omswami.com | Name Om Swami | |
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Alma mater University of Western SydneyUniversity of Technology Sydney Notable work If Truth Be Told: A Monk's Memoir Books If Truth Be Told: A Monk's Memoir Similar Sri Madhukarnath, Swami Kamal Nayanacharya, Mata Amritanandamayi | ||
Experiencing om swami s divine presence in mumbai on 20122014 q a
Om Swami is a mystic, non-traditional monk and author of six best-selling books including Kundalini: An Untold Story, A Million Thoughts, The Wellness Sense, When All Is Not Well, and If Truth Be Told: A Monk's Memoir
Contents
- Experiencing om swami s divine presence in mumbai on 20122014 q a
- Om swami om
- Early life
- Education and early career
- Renunciation and spiritual journey
- Views
- Literary work
- Books
- References
Om swami om
Early life
Swami was born in a religious and pious family in North India on the twelfth night of the waxing moon in the month of Margasirsa, according to the Vedic calendar. Showing deep inclination towards spirituality from an early age, Swami studied a range of Vedic and astrological texts, eventually becoming a professional astrologer during his teen years. Quitting his job as a part-time editor for a weekly business newspaper, he left for Australia to pursue tertiary education and later acquired Australian citizenship.
Education and early career
In 2000, Swami graduated with a Bachelor of Business from University of Western Sydney and later, in 2002, acquired Master of Business Administration at University of Technology Sydney. Later he started a software business in Australia and expanded its operations to USA, Canada, UK and India over the next six years. He worked with various companies. Swami later moved back to India and acquired a healthcare company.
Renunciation and spiritual journey
On 15 March 2010, Swami renounced his material wealth and left for his spiritual journey quietly. Heading straight to Kashi, he was initiated into the path of renunciation by a Naga saint in a little village some eighty kilometers away from Varanasi. After spending four and a half months there, Swami left for the Himalayas where he spent the next thirteen months in intense meditation in complete isolation and solitude. During the days of his intense practice, he meditated for up to 22 hours every day including straight 10-hour stretches.
Views
Swami gives his own perspective on enlightenment in his book If Truth Be Told. "Enlightenment does not mean you have to live like a pauper. It does not mean you have to subject yourself to a life of hardship and abstinence. On the contrary, to be enlightened means to live in the light of love, compassion and truthfulness," Swami says.
Literary work
If Truth Be Told: A Monk's Memoir is his self-written memoir, published by Harper Collins in December 2014. The book was listed as number 6 in the top 10 non fiction books in the country as reported by The Financial Express (India) .