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Why is Shivling called the Vigraha and why are females not supposed to worship and touch Shivling?  

To begin with, God never excluded himself from a certain group, race or creed. Women, like men, are just worshipping. That distinction is there because of the fact that it was men who wrote the scriptures. Women were not allowed to be a part of the decision making of what is a good or a bad ritual. There is nothing stopping you at all from worshipping whomever you want. If we were to say do not worship Shivling but worship Krishna, are we not differentiating between Krishna and Shiva? Are we not then dividing God? 

Why is Shiv Lingam called a Vigraha? Anything in which you worship divinity is a Vigraha. If you are offering abhishekam to Lord Vishnu's idol, similarly you are offering abhishekam to Shiv Lingam. First of all it is a symbol of Lord Shiva. In the yogic texts, ling is a name of the body that is referred to as your subtle body so this is symbolic of Lord Shiva. That said we did go through a time where sex was not a taboo and it was okay to talk about it and that is why so many old temples have sculptures of poses of kamasutra on the walls. But all humans are conceived the same way. So Shiv lingam is on a yoni. It is the ultimate union and a reminder that if you could see divinity in the act of intimacy then nothing will remain superficial. Nothing remains undivine. It is a lack of understanding of this subject that can lead to avoidance or repulsion. When you truly understand, you suddenly see the truth.

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Shiv Lingam

S.N. Goenka - Morning Chanting - Day 3 - Karaniya Metta Sutta

002 Durga Saptashati Adhyaay 4

Lalita Sahasranamam can be done as an independent practice or as part of Sri Vidya. Ma (Mother Divine) is called Sri. Sri means where all the four types of sukhas live. Sri means somebody you can take aashrya (shelter), refuge in. She is situated on the left side of Siva. To really succeed on the path of self-realization or sadhana you have to understand your masculine and feminine aspects and these are forever changing in every human being. There are three aspects of Lalita Sahasranamam, first is devotion, second is meditation and the third is initiation. Devotion is absolutely critical, no matter how tough a yogi you are; devotion alone will make you humble. If you are not devoted to a god or a guru or even to a cause, you will be constantly battling with your own ego and anger all the time. Devotion is of utmost important. 

The first verse of Lalita Sahasranamam says that She is Sri Mata, the ultimate Ma. A mother is the embodiment of compassion. A mother is willing to accept anything. She is Maharagyni, meaning she is not the Maharani (The Queen); She is the Empress. 

Listen to this devotional discourse by Om Swami and gain insight on the Essence of Lalita Sahasranamam.

02 Essence of Lalita Sahasranamam - Part 2

Sri Siva Sahasranamam 2

Durga Saptashati Sadhna Shivyog

How can you recognize a true guru? The best thing is you never have to recognize. It is not something that can be recognized. When you sit in front of your true guru, their mere presence will make you melt like butter on a hot plate. You will experience an emotion that is not of love or a craving; it will be an emotion in which you will not be able to describe in words. At that time you will know that you are in front of your guru. 

Why label the relationships? Gopis never labeled their relationship with Sri Krishna. They did not say that we are your friends, we are your admirers or we are your lovers. They said that we are just gopis. We think about you, we chant your name and we live only for you and they became the closest to Sri Krishna. 

Listen to this discourse by Om Swami to find out how you know you have found your guru and eliminate any doubts you may have about your guru.

The True Guru

In this devotional video, Om Swami narrates and sings this beautiful and divine Eulogy to Lord Narsimha.

Listen to this stuti and immerse in the bhava of devotion.

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Eulogy To Lord Narsimha

How would you live if there were no restrictions in your life? Many people spend most of their life contemplating what they would be able to do once certain things are achieved in their life.  All these other things such as marriage, kids, buying a new house, etc. take priority over what they want to do.  Half of their life is gone in waiting for the right time to come and the other half is spent dreaming about it. Everything else takes precedence. What if you could pursue something that you always wanted to do and there is no restriction in your life? Usually, it is a person, a circumstance, or another priority that restricts you from pursuing it. 

Everybody has a story of life and that story is written by him or her only. People start living in that story thinking that this is how they are and will be. They set their own benchmarks as to where they stand. They feel that they cannot learn a new art or cannot play a musical instrument or cannot sing because they don’t have a good voice. They have created these labels for themselves. 

Listen to this discourse by Om Swami to find out more on how to achieve happiness through Dhyana Yoga.

#happinessisachoice#Omswamitv

If you enjoyed this video and would like to explore the topic more, here's a blog post by Om Swami: 
"The days won’t always be sunny nor the nights starry. The oceans won’t always be calm nor the river's flooding. And, that’s life. For whatever it’s worth, this is what it is. A journey of happiness, of peace." https://os.me/happiness-journey/

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Dhyana Yoga - Path to Happiness - [Hindi]

Om Swami's discourse on meditation at hindi meditation camp at the ashram. 

A person feels bored in life because they feel they have no purpose. There is energy in the mind but they don’t know where to put that energy. One of the most common questions asked by many is what their objective is in life or how to find the purpose of life.  People can follow a certain purpose on other’s opinions but that purpose will not sustain for long unless it comes from your own heart.  You alone have to discover what you need to do in your life. Till the time you can’t find the purpose on your own you can try to learn something new. It could be learning music, dancing or playing a sport. You have to find something that will make you happy and you feel content in doing it.

Whatever purpose you give yourself, you will not get the best out of it in the beginning. Initially, you will feel hurdles, distractions and find problems in it. It is only when you start to delve deeper, your purpose in life will start becoming clearer.

Listen to this discourse by Om Swami on finding a purpose in your life.

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Dhyana Yoga - Purpose of Life - [Hindi]

What is yoga? It is the union but how do you attain that union? It is very simple. You have tendencies you have developed over life times. When people are born, even the twins, they have different tendencies. One person likes salt, other likes sweet. One may be more aggressive and the other may be more docile. 

There are tendencies that travel with your soul as you go from one body to another. They only get strengthened or you acquire new ones during your life based on what your upbringing is and the kind of environment you live in. Mind is like water. You put it in the freezer, it turns into ice, you put it outside and it is going to turn into water.

Listen to this discourse by Om Swami to find out more.

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Meditation - Tendencies of Mind

The word meditation in Tibetan language means no to focus. It is not concentration, focus, samaadhi, tranquility, peace or bliss. The word in Tibetan is to familiarize yourself.  Meditation is to become familiar with who you are.  So that you can come off the conditioning done by society, religion, peers, family and friends so you go past the labels that I am a man or a woman, a hindu or a muslim or an Indian or an American.  It is to know yourself beyond all these labels that who you really are. In essence, that is what meditation is about.

There are hurdles and afflictions in meditation. Afflictions are what stop you from progressing in life. Yogic scriptures list five types of afflictions that can be categorized into three types, intellectual, emotional and instinctive. The five types of afflictions in Sanskrit are Avidya, Asmita, Raga, Dvesha, Abhinivesha. Ignorance and lack of wisdom is the first affliction in the intellectual affliction.  Ignorance has been put at the root of all sufferings. All sufferings we experience in life arise from ignorance.

Listen to this discourse by Om Swami to understand the afflictions in meditation.

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Afflictions in Meditation

Isn’t it easy to skip meditation falling prey to the demanding schedule? But valuing yourself is valuing your own commitment. Commitment to help yourself grow, evolve and know new things about yourself. Discipline in meditation will take you miles ahead in your journey, surprising you with multi-fold returns beyond your imagination. 

How do you set discipline for meditation in daily life, when every situation seems like a priority?

Listen to this insightful discourse to motivate yourself and refresh you on your meditation goals. 

Hey Yogi! Be brave, meditate and set yourself free.

In this video, you will take away these pearls of wisdom:

* A Perspective on meditation with discipline. There are only two paths in life. One that takes you to your goal and one that takes you away from it.  You cannot move ahead on the path of meditation if you meditate one day and then don’t do it for a few days.

* How do you train your mind for this discipline? 
In the beginning you need discipline to set a routine and once it becomes a routine it then becomes a part of your life and eventually you rise above it all and it sets you free.  This freedom will only come by following discipline in the beginning. 

*How to overcome procrastination?
Life will give you million chances to curse, to swear, to procrastinate, to break your discipline. At that time you have two choices either you want to stay course or you want to deviate. 

*How to walk towards the path of freedom?
It's not easy. But stay course, watch this video to set goals, review your practice, make changes, make new plans and...

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Discipline in Meditation

The day you can cry at the pain of somebody you don’t even know and you don’t intentionally cry but it just comes out from somewhere it will heal you of your own pain inside you. That’s the way nature works. No matter how less or how little you have, no matter how crappy life seems, everybody has enough in their life to be grateful for. 

We have hundreds and millions of people on this planet who are part of our family who go to bed hungry every night, who don’t get a square meal, who want to study but don’t ever get an opportunity. There are people who don’t have clothes over their bodies. There are people who don’t have any roof over their heads. Just think how lucky you are in the scheme of things. You can make your life complete and full without doing much at all, just be grateful. If you are grateful your life will be beautiful.

Listen to this discourse by Om Swami on the divine virtue of being grateful.

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Gratitude - A Divine Virtue

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Green Tara Mantra by Ani Choying Drolma - Buddhist Chants

An Om Swami discourse given in Calgary on Mar 10, 2013. Language is English.

Calgary Discourse - Mar 2013

An Om Swami discourse at the Siddhi Vinayak Temple in Mississuaga on 31st March.

Mississuaga Temple Discourse - 31st March

Mississuaga Discourse - 30th Mar

Often scriptural stories seem to be too fantastical. Do such legends and stories in the ancient texts have any esoteric meaning? For example, who are Madhu-Kaitabha, Mahishasur, Raktabija, Chanda-Munda, Dhumralochan and Shumb-Nishumbh? Listen to this revealing discourse to understand the true meaning of Durga Saptashati and how it relates to the hurdles on the path of any seeker.

Durga Saptashati — The Esoteric Meaning

Om Swami is a Himalayan monk, adept in meditation. At the peak of his meditative practice, he was meditating for 22 hours a day. He has spent 15,000+ hours meditating & has experienced our sublime consciousness in ways that defy any scientific understanding.

Researchers from IIT in India have studied the remarkable effects of his intense practice and published the results in a 2019 research paper https://bit.ly/3axrzdv 

After coming back from Himalayas, Swami wanted to help sincere seekers in search of enlightenment. Gradually he realized that people wanted his help for various ‘how to’ in life (joy, relationship, anger, work, self-discipline, stress, etc). Through his talks, seminars, books, and videos – his purpose remains the same – to help people. 

Whether you are practicing meditation, mindfulness, or simply looking for help with self-discipline – this channel can help. Think of it as a series of self-help videos and don’t forget to

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