We should take the name of God as a medicine. The guru is like a doctor who is giving us this medicine. Medicine must be taken regularly in order to have proper effect. Even if we have good medicine if we do not take it regularly, according to the prescription, we will experience minimal effects. We sometime use a mala or a rosary to chant; it regulates our chanting.
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Building a Spiritual Foundation – Radhanath Swami
Whether we are doctors, lawyers, businesspersons, judges, farmers, monks, students, homemakers or secretaries; whatever our natural inclination may be in the world, we must build our lives upon the foundation of truth. We recommend that everyday before beginning our work we make our priorities straight that our first business
Radhanath Swami – Who is a Saintly Person?
Who is a saintly person? A saintly person is not one who shaves head or wears saffron robes or is unmarried or walks around naked. That is not the meaning of saintly person. A saint is one who is self-controlled, who is a friend of all living beings, who is equal to everyone, who is
Applying Spirituality in Life – Radhanath Swami
How can we apply spirituality to our lives? The first and most important thing explained in all the great scriptures of the world is the absolute necessity of association of saintly persons on a regular basis. Whatever we associate with our consciousness assimilates those qualities.
Radhanath Swami on Compassion of saintly people
Walking along a sea shore, I saw a little fish stuck on the sand flapping in utter bewilderment and pain. Tears came to my eyes. I tried to pick him up but he was so scared that he flapped and came out of my hands. I held him with both hands and threw him into the ocean. But then next wave came and left him in the sand again.
Power Of Inquiry by Radhanath Swami
A dog is running on four legs and by our great technology we are now running on four wheels. A hog is eating the refuse in the street and we are eating nice foodstuffs. The pigeons are mating and producing offspring and human beings are also doing that. Billions of dollars are spent in developing…
Radhanath Swami on God’s Love
We see some people are suffering so terribly. Sometimes it is very bewildering, ‘Why God is doing this to these people?’ Superficially, it seems very cruel and unfair. The reality is something
Pure love from a Perfect God
Whatever God does is perfect and complete. What is most perfect? It is pure, unmotivated, uninterrupted love—nothing is more perfect than that. When scriptures explain that
Ideal Taxes – Radhanath Swami
We never hear the sun taking any bribes. But, nowadays we know that nothing is going to be provided for me unless I bribe. What does this mean? This means that the leaders are not God conscious, they are not ruling on behalf of God…