“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’
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Radhanath Swami explains the need to tune into right frequency
The energy that is being transmitted by the antennas is everywhere. It is being transmitted through satellites; we can turn on a weather station, a news station, just by the touch of a button. We can turn on a soap opera or a drama where people are killing each other or a scene with romance or a religious…
The Power of Inquiry
One great saintly personality remarked that everyone spends their lives within a series of questions and answers. When a bird rises in the morning, it begins asking questions and searching for answers. When it comes back to the nest at night, it is still asking questions and trying to…
Real Happiness – Radhanath Swami
First of all we must know that in our own life our real happiness is not in chasing temporary illusions of this world, but rather is in finding true peace in the self. But that is not enough because the real happiness of that peace is…
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…
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.
Radhanath Swami on Mind, Intelligence and Ego
Can we see a thought? Touch a thought? Taste a thought? None of the senses can witness a thought. It can only be witnessed by the mind. The thought is the expression of the mind. What is the nature of mind? Mind is