August 16, 2010 | In: Yoga

Radhanath Swami’s Article on Supreme Goal of 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 that process, which brings our consciousness back to its original natural condition. At present our mind is diverted due the objects of the senses and the false ego from the true nature of our consciousness. Therefore, there is so much suffering in the world.

According to the Bhagavad Gita suffering is due to illusion. When the soul identifies itself with the temporary material body, which is subjected to innumerable pains, then the soul puts itself in a condition where invariably it must suffer. In fact greater than the pains of the body are the pains of the mind. Therefore Krishna gives us a simple and wonderful process by which we can purify our lives from all suffering forever, and that is by keeping our mind and our senses always engaged in His loving service. According to the Bhagavad Gita all that we eat, all that we do, all that we give away, everything should be done as an offering to God. This is the highest perfection of life and the supreme goal of yoga or religion.

By Radhanath Swami

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57 Responses to Radhanath Swami’s Article on Supreme Goal of Yoga

Rohit K

August 16th, 2010 at 8:20 am

So True.. Short and sweet understanding on the Goal of Yoga.!

samir paleja

August 16th, 2010 at 8:29 am

Superbly explain!

B.J. ARORA

August 16th, 2010 at 8:48 am

“At present our mind is diverted from God, due the objects of the senses and the false ego from the true nature of our consciousness.” What a wonderful statement by Radhanath Swami.

Pradeep Kumar

August 16th, 2010 at 9:13 am

Thank you very much Radhanath Swami Maharaj for explaining wonderfully the highest perfection of life and the supreme goal of yoga or any religion .

Pravin

August 16th, 2010 at 10:18 pm

Excellent and absolutely true definition of Yoga by HH Radhanath swami maharaj:- “Yoga means that process, which brings our consciousness back to its original natural condition.”

Tushar Gaikwad

August 17th, 2010 at 2:06 am

I always thought yoga means to do some exercises to keep body feet. Here Radhanath swami is giving much deeper meaning than it is commonly understood. Thank you Radhanath swami.

August 17th, 2010 at 2:08 am

I always thought yoga means to do some exercises to keep body fit. Here Radhanath swami is giving much deeper meaning than it is commonly understood. Thank you Radhanath swami.

shirish

August 17th, 2010 at 3:54 am

Thank you , Radhanath swami for explaning such a deep understanding in very simple way.

umesh

August 17th, 2010 at 5:54 am

Radhanath Swami Maharaj is very clearly explaining that the supreme goal of yoga is doing everything as an offering to God. Its so simple and practical and hence even a common man can follow it easily without any exercises or postures.

Vaishali Kamat

August 17th, 2010 at 8:44 am

This is a very nice explanation of “YOGA” by Radhanath Swami. Such a simple method of achieving it.

Manish Advani

August 17th, 2010 at 10:09 am

Radhanath Swami is trying to teach us how to control the mind which has the potential to lead us to disastreous life.

Dharmendra Kumar

August 17th, 2010 at 10:30 am

true essense of YOGA
JAI……..

Girish

August 17th, 2010 at 10:34 am

Radhanath Swami’s views and explainations are simple and simply awesome!

Ramya

August 17th, 2010 at 11:38 am

Radhanath Swami Maharaj has given the perfect definition of Yoga.

Pramathesh Nimkar

August 17th, 2010 at 5:39 pm

Such a nice explanation of how to get relief from suffering. Suffering of mind is the most difficult to overcome. But if we simply follow this one verse quoted bt Radhanath Swami from Bhagavad Gita – yat karoshi, yad ashnasi… then we will be free of all the sufferings. Very very true!!!

Nisha

August 17th, 2010 at 8:12 pm

such a deep and realistic approach to yoga.

Swaminathan

August 17th, 2010 at 11:20 pm

When Radhanath Swami says that suffering of the mind is more than the suffering of the body, I cannot agree more. It is very easy to see how the mind imagines control and ownership because in reality the control is very limited and ownership is always temporary. Due to believing on the imaginary castle built by the mind, we suffer due to that. Radhanath Swami is reminding everyone that we are living in an unnatural environment. Yoga is to get back our natural situation.

kumar

August 18th, 2010 at 12:25 am

thanks for this beautiful article

prashant v

August 18th, 2010 at 12:26 am

it is very clear from this article, that whole chaos in the world is due to illusion of identification with the body and a transcendentalist who controls his mind from sense objects and fixes it to Supreme Lord he is not bewildered.

rambaboo maheshwari

August 18th, 2010 at 2:40 am

We can certainly relate with the problems we face and to the degree we follow the methods explained by Radhanath Swami we can also understand and realised that we are not this body and we can also purify our lives from all suffering forever, and that is by keeping our mind and our senses always engaged in Krishna’s loving service.

Unmesh

August 18th, 2010 at 3:09 am

Radhanath Swami explains our true position and how to act for that true position.

hrishikesh mafatlal

August 18th, 2010 at 6:51 am

I recently read that World Health Organization (WHO) has identified mental diseases to be one of the most prevalent in the 21st Century. Radhanath Swami is prescribing a time-tested cure.

Y.Raja shekar

August 18th, 2010 at 7:25 am

Radhanath Swami, a great Yogi can present the simple ways of understanding of soul. These simple teachings of Radhanath Swami are purely based on Srimad Bhagavad Gita.

Saveeta

August 18th, 2010 at 12:18 pm

Yoga and Mind control have always been topics of great interest to everyone in this world since ages.Great saints like Radhanath Swami who have understood the essence of all scriptures have made this path of Yoga much easy by teaching the principles of Bhakti “by keeping our mind and our senses always engaged in God’s loving service”.This is such a simple and practical method of following Yoga through activity in devotional service

Ravi Garg

August 18th, 2010 at 1:12 pm

THanks swamiji for opening our eyes on the matter of highest goal of life…….

Sheetal Maheshwari

August 18th, 2010 at 1:20 pm

The path of yoga & the teachings of Bhagawat Gita become so simple when we have an expert guide. Thank You.

August 18th, 2010 at 10:19 pm

Yoga is the buzzword in the west today and 99% people don;t know what real yoga is all about they think its gymnastics. Radhanath Swami in one paragraph is showing the way…

Gopasana

August 18th, 2010 at 11:17 pm

here is some explanation of Yoga by Radhanath swami, which is so often misunderstood in the modern world

rajesh jogani

August 19th, 2010 at 12:55 am

All glories to Maharaj for explaining the real meaning of yoga.

malathi santosh

August 19th, 2010 at 12:57 am

Thank You Radhanath Swami

Gautam Gupta

August 19th, 2010 at 4:29 am

Yoga a complicated subject matter which has many interpretation all around the globe by all kinds of people, Radhanath Maharaj taking reference from BG explain its deeper and true understanding.

priya aiyar

August 19th, 2010 at 5:55 am

Yes. The yoga process explained by Maharaj is simple and sublime. By simply offering everything with love we can get connected to the Lord. Maharaj is showing us the easiest means to attain God. Thanks Maharaj for making things simple for neophyte devotees like us.

Deepak

August 19th, 2010 at 7:36 pm

Wonderful. Maharaj stresses a lot of Bhakti yoga. As Krishna mentioned Bhagvad Gita, Bhakti yoga is the supreme yoga & all other yoga’s are parts & parcels of Bhakti yoga.

seema

August 19th, 2010 at 8:22 pm

Thank you for the wonderful explanation.

Abhijit Toley

August 20th, 2010 at 12:15 am

The goal of a fit body seemed very insignificant for such a mystic process as yoga. Only when I came across the real goal, reviving our connection with God, did yoga become attractive to me.

Swapnil

August 20th, 2010 at 2:56 am

SO correctly said “greater than th esuffering of the body is th esuffering of the mind” Radhanth swami maharaj knows perfectly the means and ends of Yoga .

August 20th, 2010 at 4:28 am

The right yoga indeed! Thank You Radhanath Swami

Parag Udeshi

August 20th, 2010 at 4:47 am

Radhanath Swami is teaching us Yoga in the right sense with the goal aimed at going back home back to godhead where there is no suffering eternally.

Rajesh

August 20th, 2010 at 5:54 am

as explained by swami ji ultimate goal of yoga is to unite with GOD

Shoba Fernandes

August 20th, 2010 at 7:02 am

Thank you so much for this enlightening message.

Mangesh Kulkarni

August 20th, 2010 at 7:40 am

Yoga, described perfectly!

Sanjay S

August 20th, 2010 at 8:09 am

From time immemorial the problems of this world are the same. The solution therefore also remains the same. The teachings of the Bhagavad Gita has a relevance that is beyond time and place.

August 20th, 2010 at 11:50 am

Radhanath Swami has presented an eye opener to all.

Anant Bhat

August 20th, 2010 at 1:26 pm

Maharaj is explained true meaning of Yoga ..this is an requirement of today..thank you

Shra1wiz

August 20th, 2010 at 8:58 pm

Yoga is so misconstrued in the Western world. Radhanath Swami Maharaj has put in simple words the real meaning of Yoga!

Yogita Jagannathan

August 20th, 2010 at 9:52 pm

Nowadaysa there are so many yoga studios who are misleading people about the true purpose of yoga, Radhanath Swami has explained the real meaning of yoga so lucidly.

Nina Sood

August 22nd, 2010 at 12:23 pm

Very wonderfully explained !

Madhura

August 24th, 2010 at 3:03 pm

Radhanath Maharaj Ki Jay!

Ana

August 25th, 2010 at 2:33 pm

Thank you, Maharaj for explaining the highest perfection of life in such a simple way.

Karthik

August 26th, 2010 at 12:33 am

“According to the Bhagavad Gita suffering is due to illusion. When the soul identifies itself with the temporary material body, which is subjected to in numerable pains, then the soul puts itself in a condition where invariably it must suffer”
Wonderfully explained the cause of suffering.
All glories to HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj.

August 26th, 2010 at 3:40 am

Highest Perfection in simple terms by Radhanath Swami.

Anita Iyer

August 27th, 2010 at 10:32 pm

Wonderful article. So concise and precise. The definition of yoga is so well explained, the pain of the body and mind is explained and the solution is also well explained.

rajendra desai

August 28th, 2010 at 6:37 am

yoga means how one should be constantly engaged in the service of lord, very nice explanation given by HHRNSM

September 5th, 2010 at 1:03 pm

Radhanath Swami should enlighten people at every Yoga Studio in the world where the focus unfortunately has been only on the body

Sumit

September 28th, 2010 at 4:35 am

We have to keep body, mind and soul together by the process of yoga, but if that’s not happening, then it means either the process that we followed is faulty or we ourselves are faulty. Thank you very much Radhanath Swami for showing me the correct way of performing the yoga of love.