In the evening, I was walking down the street in Old Delhi, Chandni Chowk area; and one very polite gentleman approached me on the street and asked me, “Where are you from? Why have you come to India? What is your educational qualification?”
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Radhanath Swami explains the different levels of perceptions
So we are perceiving life through the ego, then through the intelligence, then through the mind and then through the five senses. And our particular understanding of reality is according to that perception.
Radhanath Swami on ‘Dissipating the fog of ignorance’
What is this analogy of fog? Fog disrupts so many of the plans of humanity because it obscures us from seeing things as they are. In New Delhi, at the Indira Gandhi Airport, usually when there is fog, airplanes are delayed, sometimes for hours and hours and hours.
Radhanath Swami urges us to see beyond superficial designations
Lord Sri Krishna descended into this world as Lord Chaitanya about 500 years ago. One day the devotees were performing an abhishekam for him in Srivas Angam in Navadvip Dham. All the great mahants and famous devotees, they were singing hymns, offering flowers and putting the abhishekam upon the Lord; they were in an exalted position, doing an exalted service.
Radhanath Swami on Relationships
“Feelings of affection may come and go, but as foundational, there should be respect for each other and care for each other.” – Radhanath Swami Physically we care for each other by providing with necessities: housing, clothing, health and other physical needs. But emotional care is also very essential: we have a responsibility to each… Continue reading Radhanath Swami on Relationships
Radhanath Swami urges us to have faith in the power, glory and grace of the Supreme
Success is not about the externals. Real success is your attitude; you have faith, and with that faith if you are doing the right thing, you know you are doing something wonderful for God and for the world. And the results will come, and how they come is beyond our control…
Radhanath Swami on ‘Building Self Confidence in Children’
A lot of the problems with self esteem arise depending upon how we were treated when we were a child. If a parent is harsh towards the child, always criticizing the child, not giving proper encouragement or care to the child, then the child feels worthless and feels no inner value…
Radhanath Swami says, “Don’t lose faith if you don’t see immediate results”
In China there is a type of bamboo tree; you have to water it every day. When you plant that seed nothing even comes out of the ground; there is no growth for the whole first year; the second year, no movement…
Radhanath Swami compares God to a power house
God is like a power house, electrical powerhouse. And we are all like different light bulbs. There are 50 watt light bulbs, 100 watt light bulbs, 500 watt light bulbs, 1000 watt light; according to our gunas, according to our karmas, and according to our perseverance, we may be very small light bulbs or we may be very great light bulbs …