The Calendar is warning us

Calendar warns us of death, because time passes imperceptibly. It’s very difficult to see day by day how time is affecting our lives. After years we see changes; we see we are growing or we are wrinkling, ageing. Gradually, in a very invisible way time consumes us and symptoms come, …

The unchangeable truth

“That is truth. In that truth, there is real happiness. And there is nothing that could disturb that happiness.” – Radhanath Swami My dear friends and brothers invited me to come here (Agra), and they told me there will be hundreds of people. And they worked so hard and they …

Berries of Affection

There is a story in Ramayana. When Lord Ram and Lakshman were searching for Sita, they travelled hundreds and hundreds of miles – all the way from Panchvati, Nasik, to South India. And they came to a place called Kishkindha Kshetra. There is a pond of water called Pampasarovar, and …

The Golden Rule for Kirtan

So, the most important question is how to chant the holynames to actually access this grace? Lord Chaitanya taught us in a verse which is like the golden rule for Gaudya Vaishnavas. The Golden rule in the western scriptures is “do unto others as you would want them to do …

What does it mean to be an advanced bhakta?

Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, He made it very clear: amanina maan dena, you cannot chant the name of the Lord properly unless you offer all respect to everyone and do not expect respect for oneself, you cannot. That’s what it means to be an advanced devotee – Radhanath Swami. Radhanath Swami, …