In this selection from the recorded talks of Swami Omkarananda we have a wide range of subjects
from the highest flights of the Upanishads and Veda to the humblest little practical steps of
how to use the Mantra-prayer and develop one's relationship with the Divine in daily life. Here
are excerpts from some of the best talks by Swami Omkarananda who came to Switzerland from the
Himalayas in 1965 and was soon serving as a treasure-house of the best spiritual forces of
light and joy in the West as many were drawn to visit and stay and a new Centre was formed.
Swami Omkarananda is always inspiring even the simplest words hinting at wonderful depths of
experience holding promise of a vast knowledge of the traditions of old India and also a rich
acquaintance with basic human psychology and a masterly acquaintance with the subtler forces
of Nature. These talks are easily accessible to people in the West as well as those in India
because Swami always starts with the basic steps of common human nature and familiar examples
from daily life.The first part is about the Tryambakam Mantra which is valuable both for
healing and for devotion and spiritual realisation. Then there are descriptions of the approach
to the Truth the divine Reality as Lord and Divine Mother Shiva Shakti and the true nature
of the Guru-figure who plays such a central role on the Path. There are also some examples from
Swami's own life. As people in the West gradually gain greater familiarity with the basic terms
of the Vedic traditions of India a marvellous enrichment and harmony is discovered where all
the best in East and West all the manifestations of Divinity are seen to be parts of the
whole pouring into our lives new ways of exploring the delights of the same one God and Truth.
