“Human life is the facility to fall in love with Krishna.” – Radhanath Swami
Srimad Bhagavatam explains three features of the Absolute truth – Brahman, Parmatma and Bhagavan. Brahman is the all-pervading, apparently impersonal light that pervades everything, the apparently formless manifestation of the absolute truth. Paramatma is the Lord who is present everywhere and seated in the heart of every living being, as the witness and the ultimate guide. And Bhagavan is the supreme personality of Godhead who has an eternal form which is full of bliss and knowledge! That form is not of this world. It is purely spiritual.
Some people, not understanding the principle of true spirituality, think why would God have a form like us? They think, “This is some sort of anthropomorphism or some sort of symbolism and analogy that God comes with two arms and He has girlfriends and boyfriends and mother and father. He is coming to teach us something, no doubts, but this can’t be God.”
The bible tells that man is made in the image of God. Our acharyas tell us that the human being is the species that has the capacity to awaken love of God. There are 8,400,000 species of life and except humans others can’t inquire into the nature of truth. By the blessings of God, through humans the other species can become purified, but they don’t have that free will. The human form is the crescendo of creation in the sense that we have the power for Saranagati – surrender to the absolute truth.
“durlabha manava-janma labhiya samsare”, Bhakti Vinod Thakur explains that this human life is so rare, we shouldn’t waste it. It is so precious. Human life is the facility to fall in love with Krishna. Our acharyas explains that Krishna has actually arranged that this specie of life is in His form so it is easy to fall in love with Him.
– Radhanath Swami
This human life is so rare and precious, we shouldn’t waste it.
Very nice teachings. Radhanath Maharaj has this magical ability to present the wisdom of Bhagavad Gita, in a manner palatable to all audiences.
Thank u
Excellent article on importance of human form of life by HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj!
The human form is the crescendo of creation in the sense that we have the power for Saranagati – surrender to the absolute truth.
It make us realise value of human life over animal, thanks Radhanath swami for this wonderful lecture
The Form of Lord is so wonderfully explained here by Radhanath Swami.
This reminds me of a quote from the article in Back to Godhead magazine by H G Chaitanya Charan Prabhu……”God is not Anthrapomorphic but we are Theomorphic….!” based on the Biblical quote that God made man in His own image….! So simple, but very few understand the importance of Human form of life. Thank You Maharaj.
Very nicely articulated by Radhanath Swami on nature of true spirituality and how this human form of life should be really utilized. Thanks for reminding on this very essential factor.
Very wonderful article by HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj. Thank you very much for sharing the same.
Very beautiful article. Helps to understand the importance of human life.
Thank you Radhanath Swami for so aptly summarising the importance of the human form of life with such beautiful quotes from different scriptures and great acharyas.
Thanks to Radhanath maharaj for explaning the importance of humna from of life so nicely and in simple words
It makes so much sense; yet another motivation to use our human life sensibly.
It make us realise value of human life over animal, thanks
Thank you Radhanath swami for giving us the insight that why God has form through this article.
Accepting the form of the Lord is practical. Otherwise we are limiting Him when we say he is formless.
This will allow everyone to build such a sweet, loving relationship with the origin of all pleasure.
Thank you so much.
Thank you for this wonderful article.
wonderful and enlightening quote…thank you
“Krishna has actually arranged that this specie of life is in His form so it is easy to fall in love with Him.”
Great words from Maharaj..
Beautiful article! Never thought about this before – “Krishna has actually arranged that this specie of life is in His form so it is easy to fall in love with Him”. It makes so much sense; yet another motivation to use our human life sensibly.
Thank you very much for this wonderful understanding.
Human form special benediction was nicely captured in this article.
It make us realise value of human life over animal, thanks
Very informative!
Thanks to the swami for his realizations and analogies
Very nice article by HH Radhanath Swami.
Srila Prabhupada says that this human form of life is su-durlabh and one must endeavor to get out of the cycles of birth and death. Radhanath Swami also conveys the same truth to all of us.
Vow!Fantastic article.Yes Bible describes that man is made in the image of God.How God can be formless if we have form?The concept of God having no form is Mayavad,or illusion.The God,Krishna says in Bhagvad-Gita that I am the source of everything,I am a seed giver father,I personally come to this material world to re-establish the world order when it diminishes.And if we don’t accept this true knowledge under bonafide guidance and subscribe to mayavad then the gift of human form of life is a waste.Therefore our acharya’s say that if we don’t worship God,The Krishna then “dukh kahibe kahare”.
A very nice article. Thank you for sharing.
after reading this i got impetus to be sincere, serious & w/o alterior motive in spirituality. thank you swamiji.
worship krishna, chant krishna, preach krishna consciousness
Human life is the facility to fall in love with Krishna.
Love of Godhead can fetch anything that a man needs, but nothing of this material world. Human body is the gift given by God to have self realization. All glories to HH Radhanatha Swami Maharaja.
Beautiful statement -The human form is the crescendo of creation.
Very nice article…..thanks Swamiji…