‘Avidya’ means ignorance, and this is the greatest disease on earth. Just as disease has its symptoms, ignorance has its symptoms: lust, anger, greed, illusion, pride and envy. And these things are…
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Education Means to Bring out What Is Within Us
We are the conscious force that is animating our body. According to all the great philosophers and all the great religious men of the past and all the great scriptures of the world, the symptom of consciousness leads to the understanding of our…
What is important? by Radhanath Swami
We should know–Bhoktaram yagya tapasam sarva loka maheshvaram–that everything is the property of Krishna. We should never think in terms of I and mine, never claim this body to be ourselves, and never claim that anything in relationship…
Radhanath Swami on ‘Limitations of the Human Brain.’
For a human being to conceive of the universe is like a tiny insignificant ant to try to fathom the earth planet. Is that possible? How far can an ant travel in its life? Even if an ant goes on
Radhanath Swami – Power, Knowledge and Love
Energy and power, people consider it very important. But knowledge is more important, because only if we apply our knowledge in utilizing the energy in harmony with
What does death mean? – Radhanath Swami
Death means everything we have given our whole life to will be snatched away in a moment, and we will be left with nothing. Everyone we love is lost forever. Everything we worked so hard for is lost forever. It’s painful.
Listen To Good Advice
My father told me when he was young, nobody had any idea that cigarettes were bad. It was fashionable to smoke cigarettes. One movie star always had a cigarette hanging out of his mouth. The way he did it the whole of America was trying to imitate.
Radhanath Swami on Knowledge
Knowledge is like a seed and our heart is like an agricultural field. Unless, the heart is properly ploughed, unless it is receptive to receiving the seed, the seed will simply go and it will be lost.
Radhanath Swami on Culmination of all knowledge
We must cultivate philosophical knowledge in order to have a proper understanding by which we can proceed without being bewildered by the temptations of the world. We must become detached; we must give up those things that are contrary to our spiritual development. No matter how much we like them, no matter how much pleasure… Continue reading Radhanath Swami on Culmination of all knowledge