“The miracles of nature are the miracles of God. There’s a philosophical lesson in every situation of life if we’re receptive.” – Radhanath Swami We could be thrilled when we feel mosquitoes biting us, if we meditate on what an incredible invention it is. The mosquito flies, and man has made airplanes. For airplanes, we need runways, we… Continue reading Radhanath Swami on ‘Mosquito Airlines’
Tag: Bhagavad Gita
Clouds and Moon
During the rainy season, we cannot see the moon because it is covered by the clouds. The clouds, however, are radiant with the glow of the moon’s rays. Similarly, in our material existence we cannot directly perceive the soul, because our consciousness is covered by the cloud-like false ego, the false identification…
Real Medicine
In material life, there are natural insurmountable catastrophes. A few years ago in India, in Gujarat there was a massive earthquake. Tens and thousands of people died in just a matter of minutes. The earthquake lasted for only45 seconds. Millions of dollars worth damage occurred and thousands…
Compassion: Essence of Religion
It is described that the mercy of God is like the sun. The sun does not discriminate, whether you are from this family or that family, this nationality or that nationality. The sun rays are beneficially giving out themselves…
Radhanath Swami on ‘Happiness with a Foundation’
Krishna says in Bhagavad Gita, “I am the ability in man and woman. I am the intelligence of the intelligent. I am the strength of the strong.” If we have a gift and if we think that it’s our own…
Krishna – the ‘All Attractive’
Krishna explains in Bhagavad-Gita that all beautiful things within this world are but tiny sparks of His beauty. The name ‘Krishna’ means ‘all attractive’, ‘supremely attractive.’ The reason the soul is attracted to things or people of this world is because…
Radhanath Swami speaks about ‘The Highest Blessing’
The real blessing that the soul is looking for is the blessing of the connection with God’s love. That’s the highest blessing—to actually connect with the love of God. And that highest blessing, that love of God, is always everywhere…
Radhanath Swami on Time
Time is a very deep and incredible subject matter. Now we may have a superficial conception: we look at the clock and we think we know what time it is. But really, what is the power of time? It is all pervading within the material creation. It is working imperceptibly and invisibly…
Both the Path of Enjoyment and Renunciation are Artificial
The Supreme Lord, both when He came as Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu and when He came as Lord Krishna, taught us that the path to perfection is not to the path of denying the world. Both the processes of bhoga and