Radhanath Swami Blog – Srila Prabhupada – the epitome of humility and compassion.

Richard (Now Radhaanth Swami) just couldn’t imagine an elderly saint from Vrindavan living in the world capital of Hippie culture, and was amazed to see Srila Prabhupada transform hippies into ‘happies’. Richard also learnt that Srila Prabhupada touched the hearts of the Beatles and especially of George Harrison who became close friends with Srila Prabhupada and his disciples… Radhanath Swami recollects that with all these achievements what touched his heart the most was the humility of Srila Prabhupada….

Radhanath Swami Fan Blog – Is Absolute Truth Personal or Impersonal?

The impersonalists know certain truth about God; they think God is a big bright impersonal light. The yogi thinks God is the greatest personality behind the cosmic machinery of this universe. The bhakta or devotee knows another aspect – God and His energies, the material and spiritual, and the sweet loving relationships between the Lord and His part-and-parcel living entities. Thus the scriptures, when understood under the guidance of sincere seekers of truth do not appear confusing. I am indeed fortunate to read and hear Radhanath Swami regularly.

Radhanath Swami Fan Blog – Being an instrument of kindness.

In his briefest of exchanges with Srila Prabhupada, Richard (now Radhanath Swami) experienced the love of an eternal friend, a benevolent parent, and of God. This had a profound impact on him which he could neither understand nor explain. Following Srila Prabhupada’s footsteps, Radhanath Swami also emphasizes on gentle and encouraging speech and little acts of kindness.

Radhanath Swami Fan Blog – Culture of love and appreciation. Radhanath Swami saw loving exchanges between Srila Prabhupada & Krishnadas Babaji, he claims to have never seen such love and honour between two human beings. After seeing, He felt he had received a glimpse into the spiritual world. Radhanath Swami also shares such loving exchanges with his friends. No wonder his god brothers and god sisters love Radhanath Swami so much because he is wonderfully following his guru’s final instructions, “your love for me will be shown by how much you cooperate with one another”.

Radhanath Swami Fan Blog – Transcending material problems by spirituality. Radhanath Swami writes about Srila Prabhupada’s spiritual journey. Srila Prabhupada accepted Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati as his guru, who said that Real welfare work, is to help everyone re-establish their eternal relationship with God. I was reflecting and tend to agree that we need to focus on the eternal reality-our relationship with God-while doing the needful to address the fleeting problems of this world.

Radhanath Swami Fan Blog – The path of divinity revealed. Finally at Vrindavan, in the Samadhi, tomb of a renowned saint named Rupa Goswami, Richard (now Radhanath Swami) underwent an experience which revealed to him that Bhakti-yoga was his path. Radhanath Swami’s sagacious words penetrate my heart, “Love of God is not achieved but awarded. Therefore we need shelter of God and guru, who will award this divine grace upon us.”

Radhanath Swami Fan Blog – The power of faith. Richard (Now Radhanath Swami) once remembered Lord Jesus’ words that unless one becomes like a child in his purity and faith, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. Richard prayed to be blessed with such a faith. Radhanath Swami says faith is the most precious gift of God for a spiritual seeker. Therefore we have to long for this faith, we have to beg for this faith, we must pray for this faith and we must do the needful to get this faith.”

Radhanath Swami Fan Blog – An unforgettable lesson on humility. Radhanath Swami notes that in the company of people like Ghanshyam he discovered that true humility was not a negative obsession that lead to a sense of inferiority or depression. On the contrary humility, he learnt connects us to an inexhaustible power beyond our own, the power of grace.

Radhanath Swami Fan Blog – Personal God and the virtue of balance. Radhanath Swami practices and teaches Bhakti-yoga where the aspiring spiritualist is encouraged to worship a personal God. Both the Bible and the Holy Koran repeatedly refer to God in a personal, humanlike way. Radhanath Swami also learnt the lesson of balance – Being Compassionate to human suffering and staying simultaneously absorbed in a spiritual reality beyond birth and death.

Radhanath Swami Fan Blog > God – the greatest or the sweetest? Krishna theology is refreshingly different from the stereotyped understanding of God as a great Lord who metes out justice and awards the faithful on the Day of Judgment. Krishna is the same God as understood in all other theistic traditions, but the sweetness aspect of His personality helps devotees relish the path of Bhakti yoga.