Our guru maharaj told us a story about a very wealthy king. He lived just about 70 years ago in India near Rajasthan state. He had fabulous wealth, incredible amounts of power but was very sick. On his death bed, he called his doctor. “There are so many things that I have left undone,” he… Continue reading Radhanath Swami on Death of a King
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Approaching Gita like Arjuna by Radhanath Swami
The sense of urgency, that submissiveness that Arjuna had when he approached Krishna is what is required for anyone to truly understand the Gita. We must approach Gita in the same spirit as Arjuna. Not as an entertainment but with an urgent need, with a desperate feeling that ‘I must understand what is truth. I… Continue reading Approaching Gita like Arjuna by Radhanath Swami
Two Qualities that Attract God’s Mercy
Every step of our spiritual development is only by the grace of God. By simply and sincerely endeavoring to be the humble servant of the Lord, and following His principles and those given by the Guru and the great souls, we attract God’s mercy. We cannot cross over this ocean of material existence ourselves, but… Continue reading Two Qualities that Attract God’s Mercy
Radhanath Swami on Hijacking of the soul
We’re on this wonderful airship of the human life traveling back home, back to God. What maya, or illusion will do? She will send her hijackers, the six enemies—lust, envy, anger, pride, greed and delusion. These are our enemies and they’re living right within our hearts and it’s their duty to somehow or other hijack… Continue reading Radhanath Swami on Hijacking of the soul
Radhanath Swami on Truth – A Universal Principle
Sincere people want to approach religion to learn how to love, to learn how to be good to others. All great religions, scriptures and true saints of the world end up at one subject matter—not being a Muslim, Christian, Hindu, Jew, or a Buddhist—but knowledge of ‘Truth.’