Radhanath Swami – Quotes

From Radhanath Swami's spiritual teachings

radhanathswamiquotesThe greatest power of those who are learned and realized is the power of love and the power of forgiveness.

- Radhanath Swami

Radhanatha Swamy on knowledge of the truthIn a person who understands the self, there can be no ego, there can be no hatred towards anyone. There can only be love, and there is compassion for those who are unfortunate. That is knowledge of the truth.

- Radhanath Swami

Radhanatha Swamy on Greater Pleasure“God is the father of all living entities. We are all His children. We must show our love for our father by how we treat our brothers and sisters. There’s no greater pleasure for a mother and father than seeing the children love each other.”

- Radhanath Swami

Radhanath Swami on higher principle

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radhanathWe 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

Radhanatha Swamy on our greatest strength“Our greatest strength in facing difficulties lies in having the association of each other and learning to depend on the power of God which is beyond our own.”

- Radhanath Swami

Radhanath Swami on Consciousness

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radhanathWe should be in harmony with our own consciousness; our mind, body, and soul should be one in interest and in purpose. And in that unified condition, we can actually express that natural innate love that we have found in our own life in everything we do in the world.

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Radhanath Swami on Yoga System

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Swamy Radhanath on Yoga System“To unite the body with nature, that is hatha-yoga.  To create unity within the mind and the body, that is pranayama.  To create unity with the mind and the soul, that is jnana.  To create unity between the soul and God, that is bhakti.  That is the complete yoga system—unity”

- Radhanath Swami

Radhanath Swami On Unity

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radhanath“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 intentions”

- Radhanath Swami

Radhanath Swami on Art of yoga

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radhanath“Every living being has a body, a mind, and a consciousness. To harmonize the body, the mind, and the soul is the art of yoga..”

- Radhanath Swami