Om C. Parkin

Teaching

OM C. Parkin teaches self-enquiry in the Advaita tradition of Ramana Maharshi, H. W. L. Poonja and his teacher Gangaji, which he combines with Western paths such as Christian mysticism and with psychological methods; he calls his teaching Inner Science. His school teaches the Fourth Way and the Enneagram. ^{1, 3, 4}

Who it is for

For German speakers drawn to Advaita and self-enquiry who are interested in inner work, darshan or the courses of a school over several years.

Where to start

• Die Geburt des Löwen (1998, new edition 2018), his first book: an autobiography of his awakening and dialogues on self-enquiry; excerpts are on his website. ^{6, 8, 10}
• Intelligenz des Erwachens (2010), a textbook in four chapters on the mind, suffering, the inner way and its teachers; excerpts are on his website. ^{5, 7, 9}

Works

• Intelligenz des Erwachens: Die spirituelle Neugeburt des Menschen (The Intelligence of Awakening: The Spiritual Rebirth of the Human Being)

  Book · 2010 · advaitaMedia, Saunstorf

  His textbook on self-knowledge in four chapters: the study of the mind, suffering, the inner way and the teachers of the way. It also discusses other teachers and thinkers.

  Visit source page · d-nb.info ↗

• Die Geburt des Löwen: Dialoge zur Selbsterforschung (The Birth of the Lion: Dialogues on Self-Enquiry)

  Book · 1998 · advaitaMedia, Saunstorf

  His first book: an autobiography of his awakening after a car accident, followed by dialogues on self-enquiry, suffering, meditation, teacher and student, and love.

  Visit source page · d-nb.info ↗

The short summaries are ours.

In their own words

Short passages in the words of Om C. Parkin, each with its source. Where the quoted text is not in the language of this page, a translation follows and says whose it is.

• Dem denkenden Geist auf den Grund zu gehen, bedeutet, die gesamte Welt zu hinterfragen, denn die Welt ist der denkende Geist. Alles zu hinterfragen, was mir bekannt ist, was mir jemals gelehrt worden ist.

  To get to the bottom of the thinking mind means to question the whole world, for the world is the thinking mind. To question everything that is known to me, everything I have ever been taught.

  Translation: ours

• Die Frage »Wer bin ich?« ist die einzige Frage, die sich auf das Subjekt richtet, während alle anderen Fragen sich auf Objekte richten. Es ist das Subjekt, das du suchst, der Suchende selbst.

  The question »Who am I?« is the only question that is directed at the subject, while all other questions are directed at objects. It is the subject that you are looking for, the seeker himself.

  Translation: ours

• Zustände vergehen. Gefühle vergehen. Wenn Liebe ein Gefühl wäre, müsste sie vergehen. Liebe findest du in dem, was nicht vergeht. Und was nicht vergeht, ist nichts, was wahrgenommen werden kann. Es ist Das, was wahrnimmt. Und Das, was wahrnimmt, ist Das, was du bist.

  States pass. Feelings pass. If love were a feeling, it would have to pass. You find love in what does not pass. And what does not pass is nothing that can be perceived. It is That which perceives. And That which perceives is That which you are.

  Translation: ours

Documented teaching relationships

• Learned personally with Gangaji

  The website of OM C. Parkin's school says that directly after a serious car accident in 1990 he met his Advaita teacher Gangaji, who guided him further.

  Self-reported · innere-schule.de

Teaching relationships are documented statements. They confer no trust and do not attest realisation.

Compiled by us from the sources listed. Last checked 19 Oct 2026.

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