I was telling the story sometime back, when I was in a train in India. It was very crowded and it was a third class train. This was in the 1970. The capacity said something like 60 people and there were probably 300 people in that train. It was during …
Srila Prabhupada had a great positive attitude due to faith in Krishna and his desire to show compassion to others. We have an example of a person who was an instrument of Srila Prabhupada’s enthusiastic positive attitude. His name is Shyamsundar Prabhu. Please listen to this story. He was a …
This is a story that illuminated my heart with an understanding of how much knowledge can transform the way we live. At one time I was living in Nepal. I was in a place called Bodhanath. It was a forest with many fields around, and I was sitting, meditating under …
Some people say that when you take to the teachings of Bhagavad-Gita or you become a devotee of Krishna you are escaping the world. But that is the most ridiculous misconception. – Radhanath Swami We do not want to escape; we want to face it for what it is. But …
Not long ago I was in Chicago. The son of a person I know took me into his beautiful home. He had a basement and he must have had about twenty thousand dollars’ worth of toys and all sorts of computerised games for his son. Probably as big as …
You see, if you had solace now, you wouldn’t take shelter. The solace is in taking shelter. Yes?! We understand that at the time of death we are in a helpless condition; only Krishna can save us. We can attain the ultimate perfection at the time of death if we …
Because, the humble state of mind, we don’t think we are the controller, we don’t think we are the proprietor, we don’t think we are the doer. That is humility. Humility doesn’t just mean, “I am the most fallen.” We speak these things – I am the dust of your …
“And that is really a expert preacher: the person who can take the essence of Bhagavad Gita, Srimad Bhagvatam, and present it in such a way that that medicine is, that nutrition is digested by the candidate.” – Radhanath Swami Narada Muni came to the palace of Pracinabarhisat and he …
What turns people away from religion or spiritual life? Hypocrisy. – Radhanath Swami Kali-yuga is the age of quarrel and hypocrisy. Hiranyakashyapu was in Satya-yuga. Kamsa was in Dvapar-yuga. Ravana was in Treta-yuga. They were all philosophers and probably better intellectual philosophers than anyone today. Kamsa had all those heads …
So the philosophy is that there are laws of nature, just like there is law of gravity – what goes up must come down. It doesn’t matter whether you believe it or not. – Radhanath Swami I can proudly write hundreds of books based on lifetime of scientific research to …
