“Just as in climbing a mountain we leave behind the earth where we stand, to reach the heart of God we have to leave behind unfavorable earthly attachments. Sincere spiritual practice is an uphill climb, and no matter how many difficulties we face, we have to continue looking upward with hope. The mountain provides all support for those who strive to reach its top. Similarly, if we are sincere, the Lord will provide us with the means to reach his supremely merciful heart.”
– Radhanath Swami in The Journey Home book.
Thank you Radhanath Swami for giving us this hope against hope which we really need at difficult times in our lives.
God helps those who help themselves. All glories to Radhnatha Swami.
Tesham satata uktanam bhajatham preethi poorvakam,
Dadami budhdhiyogam tham yena mamupayanthi the.
Krishna tells in Gita that who continuously with love serveme I give them intellengenceto reach me.Maharaj is following truly in the path of Bhagavath Gita and showing by preaching them and following them.
Hare Krishna Thank You Maharaj for helping us and by making understanding us by a perfect statement.
“Sincere spiritual practice is an uphill climb, and no matter how many difficulties we face, we have to continue looking upward with hope” — Very nice, it’s true, Spiritual practice is not so easy, have to face difficulties to reach destiny.
Thank you so much Maharaj for guiding us in each and every step towards spiritual world.
Thanks Maharaj for such nice practical example to enlighten common people like me.
There is a saying “God helps those who help themselves”. Lord provides us lot of opportunities to make progress in our spiritual life and we should utilize those opportunities with sincerity.
Thanks Maharaj for such wonderful thought. Example quoted is just great…It makes our life so simple if we follow this path.
Each one of us have to climb our own Himalaya mountain to reach the heart of God. It will be difficult with all the various distractions of this world. However having a guide like Radhanath Swami gives a lot of hope and confidence to take our foot off the earth and start climbing.
After going through the thoughts/articles from Radhanath Swami, I have come to understand that he is always there to help us steer our course during our climb to reach-out to GOD.