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Radhanath Swami on Consciousness

We are where our consciousness is. – Radhanath Swami

Radhanath Swami on higher principle

We become unified when, despite all of our diversity, we see and agree on a common higher principle. Without this higher principle, we will remain focused on our insignificant differences which appear insurmountable to us. – Radhanath Swami

Radhanath Swami On Unity

“If our mind is in conflict, not balanced with our body and with the needs of the soul, then there is a fundamental disunity in our life. Only if we have unity within ourselves, we can create unity in the world around us. You can’t give something you don’t have, even if you have all good… Continue reading Radhanath Swami On Unity

Radhanath Swami on A higher level of Consciousness

There is no question of rising to a higher level of consciousness unless we learn to control our mind and our senses. And there is no impetus to do that unless we understand the nature of this temporary existence. By Radhanath Swami

Radhanath Swami on Deep rooted Tendency

What keeps us bound to this world is our very deep rooted tendency to take credit for the good we do, to take credit for the good that we don’t do, and to give blame for the bad that we do. – Radhanath Swami

Radhanath Swami on Perceiving Through Mind

When the mind is turbulent, uncontrolled and restless, it is like a pond of water that is filled with mud. Therefore when we look within ourselves, all we perceive is the mud of our material conceptions of life. But when the mind is still through discipline, and through yoga, it is like a pond that… Continue reading Radhanath Swami on Perceiving Through Mind

Radhanath Swami on Controlling Mind

When you learn to control your mind and your senses, then your mind and senses become peaceful. And in this peaceful state the true love of the soul can manifest. – Radhanath Swami

Radhanath Swami on Disciplining the Mind

Disciplining the mind is not a question of whether there are unnecessary desires or not. It is a question of how we are willing to control our desires. – Radhanath Swami

Radhanath Swami on Nature of the Mind

The nature of the mind is that, because of not finding inner fulfillment, it gets the tendency to make insignificant things seem very important. As long as we don’t focus our consciousness on higher principles, these little things appear insurmountable. – Radhanath Swami