Om Swami's Blog

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 →

Some 24 years ago, I was leading a large team of developers when I noticed that one of the contractors in my team (he had come from our outsourcing partner) would quietly excuse himself from lunch every Monday, Wednesday, and ... Read more →

Whatever we go through in our lives can broadly be divided into two categories. The first comprises things that happen to us, some of which  seem to be due to our karma or through no fault of ours. Or sometimes, ... Read more →

I was around 18 years old when I visited a flower show in Canberra. It was called Floriade, an annual festival showcasing the finest Australian flora. It’s a celebration of Spring.  I was still a teenager and so focused (and ... Read more →

I just finished reading this book, Never Enough: From Barista to Billionaire, by Andrew Wilkinson. Andrew is a first-generation entrepreneur, a self-made billionaire. 1 After I completed the book, I decided to read up a bit more about the author. ... Read more →

Pain is a strange thing. To those who do not bear it, it is an idea—something to be mitigated, endured, fought against. To the one who suffers from it, however, it is a consuming force, an unrelenting tide that erases ... Read more →

One day, Mulla Nasrudin was sitting in the town square, watching a crowd argue about a new well being dug. “Mulla,” someone asked, “you’re the wise one. Do you think this well will bring prosperity or ruin to the village?”“Not ... Read more →

“I cannot recount the countless paths to fleeting happiness, O Ananda,” Buddha said, “they vary from one sentient being to another. But I can tell you the cause of suffering and the means to transcend it—these are universal to all.” ... Read more →