Whenever we know ourselves spiritually, we naturally know others too, we know them in their spiritual essence, and then our relationships are deep, forever, and limitlessly meaningful. – Radhanath Swami
Category: Bhakti Yoga
Radhanath Swami on Tolerance
Our spiritual life is nourished by taking some inconvenience for higher purpose, and we can only survive by tolerating inconvenience. – Radhanath Swami
Radhanath Swami on Tolerance
To be tolerant means, to be forgiving. – Radhanath Swami
Radhanath Swami on devotion and seva
Actual devotion, love is manifested not through physical proximity, but through seva. – Radhanath Swami
Radhanath Swami on Soul’s Nature
The soul’s very nature is to reciprocate pure love with the supreme lover Lord Krishna. – Radhanath Swami
Radhanath Swami on ‘the craving for recognition’
Selfishness, the incessant craving to be recognized, it’s the mind’s way of succumbing to the ego. It’s the symptom of the person who has really not tasted the sweetness of glorifying Krishna. – Radhanath Swami
Radhanath Swami on Liberation
The real liberated state is when we are not concerned with our own circumstantial, material, conditional, sensual, emotional happiness – of course these things are there and it cannot be denied – but they are adjusted in such a way that they are in harmony with our real purpose, which is to please Krishna. –… Continue reading Radhanath Swami on Liberation
Radhanath Swami on adjusting to circumstances
Krishna wants us to adjust to the circumstances and carry on our devotional service. This is the principle. We cannot always change the circumstances, but we can adjust out consciousness. – Radhanath Swami
Radhanath Swami on yoga of art
The yoga of art is, through our music, through our dance and through every aspect of our life we are tuning in to the frequency of divine grace. And through our art, we become transmitters to uplift humanity and uplift the world to that divine grace. – Radhanath Swami
Radhanath Swami on Bhakti
The joy of bhakti is experienced to the degree we are selfless in our efforts. – Radhanath Swami