“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 on ‘Oneness in the Bhakti tradition’
Every living being is part and parcel of the Supreme Lord Krishna, like a sunray to the sun. Qualitatively a sunray gives heat and light like the sun, but quantitatively the sunray is always just part of the sun; it’s never the sun. And the sunray is always coming from the sun; the sun never comes from the… Continue reading Radhanath Swami on ‘Oneness in the Bhakti tradition’
Radhanath Swami on the nature of human ego
“This is the nature of human ego: we become so filled with anxieties when we have expectations, because the nature of this world is that you always don’t get what you expect.” – Radhanath Swami If we expect good weather and it is bad weather, it’s very disturbing. If we expect respect from our… Continue reading Radhanath Swami on the nature of human ego
The Power of Time
Take a glass filled with a fizzy drink, maybe Sprite. What do you see on the surface? Lot of small bubbles that fizzle out in a few seconds. Govinda Dasa, a Bengali poet, has said that our life in this world is as temporary and insignificant as a bubble of water on a lotus petal. Hence, the scriptures tell…
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…
The Need for Good Character
In the early times colleges and universities were founded on the basis of religion. They were religious institutions to develop people’s character; and along with their character and their religious convictions, to give them advanced technical training…
Radhanath on the Nature of God’s Love
This is how the Absolute Truth is explained in our Vedic literatures: although He is full, complete and ever fully satisfied, the perfection of His love is He feels pain of separation to see any one of His children suffering in forgetfulness of Him…
Radhanath Swami’s Article on Miracle of God
No man could ever imitate what God has done. What can we create? What can we maintain? What can we destroy? To what extent? How are the planets floating in perfect order? How is the sun lighting up the sky in all directions in the entire universe? How are all creatures on