Years ago, I met with Mother Teresa. A newspaper reporter was glorifying her for nicely serving the poor. She said, ‘You don’t know who the poor are. People in the western countries living in
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Austerity of Speech
Our conditioned tendency is to criticize others, and to try to convince people that we are very special and wonderful in whatever field we maybe endeavoring. If I am
Radhanath Swami on the Greatest Tragedy
The greatest tragedy in all of creation is not the death of a loved one, it is not our death, it is not losing all our money, it is not
Radhanath Swami Speaking on Power of Credit Cards
Credit cards, which are in one sense just little pieces of plastic, have the power of thousands of dollars. We can get loans, we can buy things; all we have to do is just show this card. In the western world, this is one of the greatest
Radhanath Swami – Surrender in Crisis
I remember on many occasions friends quite dear to my life contracted horrible diseases by which they had maximum six months or a year to live. The first reaction usually is that
Material Life – Radhanath Swami
When I was young boy the most popular President of the United States was John Fitzgerald Kennedy. He was
Miracle of Nature – Radhanath Swami
Everything we have is coming from the earth. Our bodies, food, homes, even our computers and books are all coming from earth. A little boy gave me a beautiful lotus flower. What a beautiful
Radhanath Swami – Love is reciprocal
If we do not feel loved, it is probably because we are not showing love. If we do not feel respect, it is probably we are not showing respect. Human nature is
Radhanath Swami on Harmonizing our lives
‘I have my material responsibility and I have my spiritual life, and they are two opposing parts of my existence.’ But Krishna teaches in the Gita harmony between all. Our worldly responsibilities and our