Om Swami
Om Swami | |
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Born | India | 30 November 1979
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Author |
Notable work | If Truth Be Told: A Monk's Memoir |
Website | www |
Om Swami is a spiritual leader and bestselling author[1] who resides in his ashram in the Himalayan foothills. He is the founder of the Black Lotus App[2] and os.me,[3] a writing platform. Before renunciation, he was a successful tech entrepreneur.[4] Swami is the bestselling author of more than fifteen books on meditation, wellness, and spirituality, such as Kundalini: An Untold Story, The Wellness Sense, and If Truth Be Told: A Monk's Memoir.[5][6][7] He has also documented his experiences on meditation for over 15,000 hours in his well-received book A Million Thoughts.[8]
Early life
Showing what he had claimed as a deep inclination towards spirituality[9] from an early age, Swami studied a range of Vedic and astrological texts. He quit his job as a part-time editor for a weekly business newspaper to pursue graduation and post-graduation degrees from Australia.
Education and early career
In 2000, Swami graduated with a Bachelor of Business from
Renunciation and spiritual journey
On 15 March 2010, Swami
Views
Swami gives his own perspective on enlightenment on his website[16] and 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".[17]
Literary work
If Truth Be Told: A Monk's Memoir is his memoir, published by HarperCollins in December 2014.[18][19] The book was listed as number 6 in the top 10 non fiction books in the country as reported by The Financial Express (India).[20] His fictional novel The Last Gambit was translated as La vie est un jeu d'échecs in French. It won the Chronos Prize for Literature (2019) in France.[21]
Books
- The Big Questions of Life, HarperCollins; 2020.
- The Book of Kindness: How to Make Others Happy and Be Happy Yourself , HarperCollins; 2019.
- The Heart of Success, Jaico Publishing House; 2019.
- The Children of Tomorrow: A Monk's Guide to Mindful Parenting , HarperCollins; 2019.
- The Hidden Power of Gayatri Mantra, Jaico Publishing house; 2019.
- Mind Full to Mindful: Zen Wisdom from a Monk's bowl, HarperCollins; 2018.
- A Fistful of Wisdom: A Monk's light musings on life's serious stuff, Jaico Publishing House; 2017.
- The Ancient Science of Mantras, Jaico Publishing House; 2017.
- The Last Gambit, HarperCollins; 2017.
- A Million Thoughts: Learn all about meditation from the Himalayan mystic, Jaico Publishing House; 2016.
- When All is Not Well: Depression and Sadness from a Yogic Perspective, HarperCollins; 2016.
- Kundalini: An Untold Story, Jaico Publishing House; 2016.
- The Wellness Sense: A Practical Guide to Your Physical and Emotional Health Based on Ayurvedic and Yogic Wisdom, HarperCollins, 2015.
- A Fistful of Love: Wisdom and humor from a Monk's bowl, Jaico Publishing House; 2015.
- If Truth Be Told: A Monk's Memoir, Harper Element; 2014.
References
- ^ a b Medha Shri Dahiya (2016-05-07) "Meet The Swami Who Wields a Pen"Hindustan Times.
- ^ "How to get more productive? Try this meditation app". The Economic Times.
- ^ "OS.ME Online Community: An Antidote to the Toxicity of Social Media". Global Newswire.
- ^ Prakash, Rajeshwari Menon (31 December 2020). "Om Swami: The Monk Who Was Once A Tech Tycoon". The Punch Magazine. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ISBN 978-9351368069
- ^ Medha Shri Dahiya (2015-01-03) "Book review of A Monk's Memoir: If Truth Be Told" Hindustan Times.
- ^ Somya Abrol (2015-01-09) "A wise man's word". The Tribune.
- ^ "About". Black Lotus. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ Ramesh K Dhiman (2015-01-11)"His Tryst With Truth" The India Post.
- ^ Meera Bhardwaj (2014-12-30) "A Monk’s Memoir of Spiritual Pursuits". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "Meet Om Swami: Millionaire turned monk". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019.
- ISBN 9789351368069.
- ^ Nikhil Varma (2014-12-23) "A monk's take"The Hindu.
- ^ Vidya Iyenger (2016-12-23) "The Monk Who Sold His Porsche"Bangalore Mirror.
- S2CID 159042993.
- ^ Swami, Om. "Wisdom". os.me.
- ^ (2015-01-11) "The Ultimate Realization" The Pioneer.
- ^ City Air News (2015-01-08)"If Truth Be Told-A Monk's Memoir"
- ^ Specttrum News (2015-01-08)"If Truth Be Told-A Monk's Memoir"
- ^ (2015-02-07) "Top 10: Fiction and non-fiction". The Financial Express.
- ^ Chronos, Prix. "Les lauréats du Prix Chronos 2020". Prix Chronos.