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Radhanath Swami is a Vaishnava sanyassi (a monk in a Krishna-bhakti lineage) and teacher of the devotional path of Bhakti-yoga. He is author of The Journey Home, a memoir of his search for spiritual truth. His teachings draw from the sacred texts of India such as The Bhagavad-gita, Srimad Bhagavatam, and Ramayana, and aim to reveal the practical application of the sacred traditions, while focusing on the shared essence which unites apparently disparate religious or spiritual paths. Born Rich ...
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But we think nothing is happening and we go on making offenses and we go on committing sinful acts, but then ultimately that tidal wave is going reach the shore of the present moment and cause spiritual devastation. Like the mad elephant, in all the efforts we made to create our spiritual assets on the shore of life are just washed away, devastated…
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Anger could be used in God’s service too. Hanuman was very angry, but his anger was to help people. Sometimes a mother is angry with the child, “Don’t do this or I will punish you!” Now if anger is an outburst of uncontrolled emotion due to frustration that is very karmically entangling. But if anger is a tool to actually do things in a very effect…
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Sometimes in the service of others, we may act in an excited way. But we should be careful to do it in such a way that we do not hurt the heart of others. And if we do, we should ask forgiveness. But that is not offensive. Offense is when you deliberately try to avenge someone for what they have done to you. Or when we give in, when we give into ou…
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The energy, prakriti is forever. It's just the various manifestations of them that are always changing. So, when we understand the underlying spiritual current that composes everything, and we understand how everything is eternal when it is recognized and utilized for an eternal purpose, because at the core of reality, everything is eternal. It's j…
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Like a sunray gives us, gives off or releases such nice heat and light. But all that heat and light is only due to its origin, the Sun planet. And to the degree there's heat and light in a sunray, what is the comparison of the heat and light of the sun planet? So, we see in this world, people think qualities that mesmerize and attract people.…
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With a choked voice he spoke to Hanumanji. He said, “I'm living in the forest. I have nothing to give you. What you have done for me, how much you have risked for me, your love for me, how much pleasure and relief you gave to my beloved Sita, the only thing I have to give you is myself. I am your property.” And in that spirit, Rama embraced Hanuman…
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You see whether one is guilty or not guilty in the eyes of man whether one is physically protected or whether one is physically killed with the hands of the demons, this is not what we consider, we consider only one thing, the spirit of devotion, the spirit of sacrifice, the spirit of love, the willingness to give one’s life in the service of the L…
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So, when Krishna says that ‘my devotee will never perish’ this is what he means he is not saying that his body will not be overcome, he is not saying that the demons may not even kill him, he is saying that his faith, his devotion will never be disturbed under any condition and in the end, he will go back home back to Godhead. The protection Krishn…
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Now if in every situation the Lord protects the body of a devotee where would this sentiment that if you like you can have me killed that I am willing to give my life for you. If there are not examples of devotees who do give their lives for Krishna, it would minimize the quality of our own surrender. But Jatayu was specially delegated by Lord Sri …
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It would have been very easy for Jatayu to just allow Ravana to fly overhead and remain silent and think justify within his heart ‘I am too old, there is no one to help me, there is nothing that I can do’. After all there was no one also around to criticize him if he would have just allowed Ravana to carry on with his activities, no one would have …
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janasya moho ’yam ahaṁ mameti I, me and mine. So much is based upon ‘What makes me happy? What I can acquire to call mine? I am this, I am that, I have done, I have not done.’ Another words, it’s a world that is so much conquered by this tendency of selfishness, and egoism. And so much of that is born from the conception that this world is the only…
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Today’s festival is based on this principle - honoring Jagannath’s prasada. Yesterday, Gaura Purnima, we had a feast of dancing and Hari katha and so many wonderful devotees to associate with, beautiful darshans, abhishekams and it ended with a simple ekadashi feast. That is our tradition. But Chaitanya Mahaprabhu loved to see his devotees taking p…
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We should be happy with that.’ But we work very, very hard for the pleasure of Guru, not for ourselves. We shouldn’t work at all hard for ourselves, we should work for Krishna. We should give every drop of our life’s energy for guru and Krishna. But for ourselves, we understand that Krishna will provide. We have no need to worry. That is faith. And…
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See the illusion, if people are working so hard for rupees, but outside of India, rupee is not even worth the paper it is printed on. And he is explaining, he didn’t work for a living, he didn’t try to make money. All he did is preach. He just sat under a tree, with a little drum and chanting, hare krishna hare krishna krishna krishna hare hare/har…
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If only I were upper class then I would really have what I want. And the upper class thinking, Ah! If only I was a millionaire, then I would really, really be successful in this world. And after a millionaire you are thinking, ‘Oh, but I have so many enemies and so many people who are more powerful than me, if only I was a billionaire, then I would…
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Yesterday I was riding in an airplane and I was sitting to one young college student, and he was asking nice questions. And he was asking, “if I ever have the glorious fortune of being entitled to preach to movie stars. “You are based in Bombay, do you ever get to preach to the movie stars?”Radhanath Swami által
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Their vision is based on faith in God. Their vision is, that Krishna is perfect and complete, that Krishna is the supreme controller of all controllers, that I am his servant. And whether I am educated or uneducated does not matter. What really matters is what I do have I dedicate in the loving service of the lord. Whether one is a scholar or wheth…
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Lord Shiva is in charge of all the demigods. Therefore, Krishna brought them to their guru. Similarly, we are all disciples, we are all devotees and Krishna has directed us to our spiritual master. So, in the same way he is serving that same function as Lord Shiva is serving for the demigods.Radhanath Swami által
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Sometimes devotees become a little perplexed that, “First you say an acharya teaches by example and he is a perfect example and then again, we see that sometimes the acharya, he is acting in such a way that we cannot understand.” So what to do? How do we know who actually is an acharya? Ultimately Krishna is in your heart, if you are sincere, he wi…
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And it is said you can tell who a person is by who he is associating with. Lord Shiva is often associating with bhutas, ghosts, people who are addicted to the most abominable activities. So, from all material reasoning it appears ‘What kind of vaisnava is this?’ And therefore many, many great souls have criticized him and condemned him and every on…
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His Divine Grace A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupad, he had translated Srimad Bhagavatam and he has give wonderful purport according to all previous Acharyas. Those who read his Bhagavatam and associate with his devotees it is very simple to understand the essence of pure devotional service. But without the blessings of such a pure soul, how many Bh…
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But Lord Chaitanya remembered that offense and face to face with Devananda Pandit he said that: “you are reciting Srimad Bhagavatam but the Person Bhagavatam came right into your school, the pure devotee of Krishna who has realized the essence of Bhagavatam and because you are a fool, you do not understand what is love of God, you have thrown him o…
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We must learn from our mistakes. A mistake is only a mistake if we do not learn a good lesson from it and follow that wisdom. So please, there is no impediment in all of creation that can come in your way from success if you never give up, if you have hope, if you have faith, if you maintain enthusiasm and determination. It is a blessing when we fa…
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“Krishna I'm chanting, to be your servant to please you to purify my heart so that I can love you and be an instrument of your compassion to the people of this world with whatever I have, not denying the gifts that God has given us, but using them and devotion.” In this spirit, we could realize the highest truths and discover that lost love within …
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Viswanath Chanravarti Thakur, our beloved acharya explains it in this way, that this is Krishna’s mission to remove the burden from Mother Earth, to remove her to the miseries of the weight of so many people plundering, abusing and committing sinful activities upon her. What is our right? We divide up the earth and call it our own with no regard to…
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Srila Prabhupada, as did Bhakti Siddhant Saraswati Thakur promised their followers that, if we are sincere to carry out their instructions in our life at the end of life we will certainly go back home back to godhead and we know that Krishna never betrays the words of His devotees.Radhanath Swami által
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The siksha gurus, the diksha gurus, are all to be given proper respect according to our shastras. However, whatever our position is, we are all simply trying to work together to assist Srila Prabhupada in his service to his guru maharaja, that is our life, that is our soul. Vyas Puja is the day when devotees offer their gratitude to our entire guru…
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Maya means energy. Maya means the energy of God. And Maya is categorized, sometimes in two ways: categorized as Maha-Maya, and Yoga-Maya. It's the same energy. This whole material world is God's energy. All the manifestations within this energy are under the influence of time, therefore, they're temporary. And they're under the influence of the thr…
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There are limitless reasons we can justify not chanting Hare Krishna, going off on our own, trying to find something easier to do, complaining because the situation just isn't what we want it to be. But if we want to actually make real spiritual advancement, if we want to really show gratitude, ‘How could I best assist my guru, my gurus in assistin…
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Srila Prabhupada performed so many austerities for us. And all of his followers have performed so many austerities to assist him. And for the next generation, what pleases all the representatives of Srila Prabhupada is to perform austerities. The austerity of our sadhana, the austerity of our cooperation, the austerity of following these regulative…
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Krishnadas Kaviraj Goswami explains that there are three very powerful substances that awaken love of God within the heart. He calls them Mahabala, great power - The dust of the feet of a devotee, the water that has washed the feet of a devotee and the crumbs of foodstuff that is left on the plates of a devotee, maha-prasad remnants. He said, "We m…
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Why people are killing themselves. And it's once they become addicted, it's so very, very hard to give it up. It's unnatural. I don't think there has ever been a person alive, who light the first cigarette that they smoked. It's horrible. Due to social pressure, they try, they start coughing, it tastes miserable, the body is having violent reaction…
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Krishna brought that cowherd boy to his own house and shared prasad with him. The perfection of His love, is he feels pain of separation, to see any one of his children suffering in forgetfulness of him. However small and insignificant we may think we are, Krishna is feeling separation from us. But he will not interfere with our freewill because lo…
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To attract our hearts to his love, to his past times, to reestablish the true principles of religion, love and devotion to the supreme and compassion to all living beings, that is religion, that is the constitutional nature of the soul. When love of God is directed toward others in this world, it manifests as compassion; to annihilate a religion an…
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prāpañcikatayā buddhyā hari-sambandhi-vastunaḥmumukṣubhiḥ parityāgo vairāgyaṁ phalgu kathyateRupa Goswami in Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu says ‘what is real renunciation?’ It is to utilize everything for the service of the Lord without false ego, without selfishness. And if something that appears to be material, that could be utilized in the service of …
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I began to reflect, ‘This is the power of habit. Good people, caring people are indulging in activities that's causing bloodshed, murder, killing, pain to innocent life loving animals who are people also. Why? Because of habit. Years later, when I came back to America, I was explaining to people, my relatives, my friends, “don't you see the connect…
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And a saintly person will pity such an ignorant although the world is bowing at their feet as being great, yes? So, what I'm saying is, that we need food to have strength, and that strength will give us the proper perception. And what is the food we need? Offering prayers, chanting God's names, hearing the truth, associating with saintly persons, d…
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Today, Diwali is the actual day when this lila, Damodar bandhan took place. Actually, after Krishna was untied and was reunited with mother Yashoda more intimately than ever, the Gopis from that day on, they would love to call Krishna, Damodar, one who is bound by the waist by the rope of your mother’s love. Satyavrat Muni in Damodar-Ashtakam, offe…
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He was seeing these two devas, they were so arrogant, they were so disrespectful. They were destroying their own possibilities. Narada Muni felt especially compassionate toward them. And he told them, “Because you are so much infatuated by all your powers and wealth, and beauty, and you think yourself better than everyone.” The quality of the great…
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When Krishna sees that for his pleasure, we are not being discouraged by success or failure, honor or dishonor, pleasure or pain, happiness or distress, health or disease, victory or defeat. Devotional service is ahaituky apratihatā; it is unconditional by these things. As long as there is selfishness or arrogance in what we do, then we become very…
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According to the Upanishads, the Absolute Truth can never be caught by anyone. Either the incredible discrimination and knowledge developed by Jnanis, or the incredible sense control, mind control or the Mystic Siddhis of Yogis, who could catch the Absolute Truth? But Yashoda Mayi she was running after him, and as she was running, flowers malati fl…
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