In both the auspicious and the inauspicious events of life, there are divine messages to be understood: the reality of material life, the reality of the spiritual world and the lessons of how we can achieve the platform of liberation. In every situation, we must learn to be very humble and cry out for the… Continue reading Radhanath Swami on Reality of life
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Radhanath Swami on Hijacking of the soul
We’re on this wonderful airship of the human life traveling back home, back to God. What maya, or illusion will do? She will send her hijackers, the six enemies—lust, envy, anger, pride, greed and delusion. These are our enemies and they’re living right within our hearts and it’s their duty to somehow or other hijack… Continue reading Radhanath Swami on Hijacking of the soul
Radhanath Swami on Chariot of the body
In the Holy Scriptures, it is explained that the human body is a chariot. There are five horses representing the five senses that are pulling this chariot. The rope represents mind, because mind is meant to control the senses. The driver holding the ropes is the human intelligence, which is meant to direct the mind. … Continue reading Radhanath Swami on Chariot of the body
Radhanath Swami on Endeavor and Destiny
Question: I read in Shrimad Bhagavatam that one should be satisfied with whatever he receives through his destiny. Does it mean that a person should just sit quietly and make no extra endeavor for progress?
Radhanath Swami on Work according to our qualities
Krishna describes in the Gita that He created the caste system according to one’s qualities and the work one does in the world. Nowhere does Krishna categorize caste by birth. Of course if one is born in the family of doctors, the atmosphere is more conducive for one to be a doctor. Butunless he or… Continue reading Radhanath Swami on Work according to our qualities
Radhanath Swami on Strength of humility
How do we become strong? One way is by lifting weights. Lifting weights means to struggle against a force. Gravity is pulling the weights down, and we are trying to pull them up. It’s a struggle, it’s a strain. Similarly, the law of nature in this material world is to make everybody proud, to infatuate everyone’s… Continue reading Radhanath Swami on Strength of humility
Radhanath Swami on Truth – A Universal Principle
Sincere people want to approach religion to learn how to love, to learn how to be good to others. All great religions, scriptures and true saints of the world end up at one subject matter—not being a Muslim, Christian, Hindu, Jew, or a Buddhist—but knowledge of ‘Truth.’
Radhanath Swami on Worthy Goal
People make goals, strive with such determination and perform such great sacrifices—for what? For things that are so flickering and temporary that any moment there is the danger of losing everything
that we dedicated our lives for.
Radhanath Swami on Culture
Culture is the humility, morality and the wisdom of the heart, expressed through life styles and arts. That is culture. Not how you dress or what music you listen to. One of Hitler’s number two men, Himmler: