Radhanath Swami Articles
August 31, 2010 | In: Love
Whatever God does is perfect and complete. What is most perfect? It is pure, unmotivated, uninterrupted love—nothing is more perfect than that. When scriptures explains that Read the rest of this entry »
August 28, 2010 | In: Ideal Taxes
Radhanath Swami
By God’s divine arrangement the sun extracts the water, stores it into clouds, which go to places that are in most need of water, and then they flourish everything with wonderful rain. Similarly, the government extracts taxes from everyone, to distribute it to Read the rest of this entry »
August 26, 2010 | In: God
In the Bible and in the Qur’an we find that God is scolding all sinners of this earth. Sometimes He throws down fire and brings storms to destroy entire civilization. Sometime He uses Read the rest of this entry »
August 22, 2010 | In: Yoga
Yoga means to reconnect our consciousness with God, and the yoga of work is to connect our work with God. How do we connect our work with God? By doing it in proper spiritual consciousness. It is not that you have to Read the rest of this entry »
August 21, 2010 | In: Peace
There is temporary mental peace of material world and there is the eternal peace of the spiritual world. That is what God wants every one of His children to enjoy. It comes to the extent that we surrender to Him. The illusion in this world is to Read the rest of this entry »
August 19, 2010 | In: Peace
Recently some one told me that they were meditating and they were finding great peace in this meditation. I told them this is very nice, but this not at all what we want. We do not care for peace. We want love. The perfection of life is not simply a neutral condition of peace, but love. Love means Read the rest of this entry »
August 16, 2010 | In: Yoga
As a lamp in a windless place does not waver, so the transcendentalist, whose mind is controlled, remains always steady in his meditation on the transcendent self. (Gita 6:19) Krishna is explaining here the true meaning of yoga. Yoga means Read the rest of this entry »
August 12, 2010 | In: God
A real guru teaches according to the previous masters. He is the humble servant of his guru. His teaching the process is very simple. If you find someone, who is teaching surrender to God, is coming in a line of Read the rest of this entry »
August 10, 2010 | In: Work
Many people say that work is worship. They feel that if they do not anything harmful to anyone and work throughout the day that is all they have to do. They do not have to just sit at one place and think the name of Read the rest of this entry »
August 6, 2010 | In: Greatness
Krishna explains who is qualified for spiritual for life: “A person who is always chanting My holy names and endeavoring with great determination.” We have the power to be determined if we just take it. Krishna will give us the Read the rest of this entry »
Radhanath Swami is a source of inspiration for several projects, both in India and outside of it. Radhanath Swami is also a great source of inspiration for several thousands of people aspiring to seek spiritual enlightenment in the line of bhakti yoga. His students come from various walks of life, age groups, castes, races, and nationalities.
In 1970, at the age of 19, Radhanath Swami started his journey of spiritual quest in Europe. While at Greece, a voice within him directed him towards India. Radhanath Swami set off for his destination by hitchhiking. After meeting several people and studying various paths of spiritual enlightenment along the way, he finally reached India. Radhanath Swami’s experiences through the journey enabled him to understand truth from all cultural perspectives. The sufferings and exploitations he endured on this path made Radhanath Swami more determined and focused; it increased his faith and humility. Radhanath Swami’s uncompromising determination to find a guru who could provide answers for his questions made him reach the holy land of Vrndavan, India, the holy place of Radha and Krsna. The deep realizations that Radhanath Swami gained in his travels now reflect in his teachings.
Radhanath Swami learned from many but accepted one guru. Radhanath Swami’s surrender and service to his spiritual master is a great source of inspiration to all his followers. Radhanath Swami’s lectures, kirtans, and yatras sustain the spiritual lives of many. Radhanath Swami’s explanation of complex topics of scriptures and the insight that he provides into apparently confusing philosophical topics is amazing.