Radhanath Swami on Character
A person’s accomplishments induce respect and adoration from another person’s mind, but it doesn’t go beyond that. But a person’s character induces respect and love from other people’s hearts. – Radhanath Swami
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 Moral Life
No matter how much we fight and pray to control our senses and lead a moral life, our envy, greed and lust will keep coming back, unless the holy name of the Lord actually goes right into our heart. By Radhanath Swami
Radhanath Swami on Spiritual advancement
We can understand our real spiritual advancement by how we are actually taking joy in giving respect and honor to others and how we are not taking joy in being respected and honored ourselves, even if it comes. By Radhanath Swami
Radhanath Swami on Surrendered to God
When you have an ego, you are limited to your own strengths and weaknesses. But if you are totally surrendered to God, nothing is impossible for you. – Radhanath Swami
Radhanath Swami on The Power of Protection
There is a certain power of protection in receiving blessings from good people. Those blessings have a special potency as they are coming from spiritually evolved people. – Radhanath Swami
Radhanath Swami on The Grace of God
The greatest power of God is grace. The grace of God could lift one up even from a very fallen, miserable situation and give one entrance into the realm of eternity. – Radhanath Swami
Radhanath Swami on The Vision of God
God sees not only our bodies, but he sees our desires, motivations, intentions, and he is only pleased when there is love. If we do not have love in our hearts, God sees, but he is not pleased to see us. – Radhanath Swami
Radhanath Swami on Service to God
If you do something, you should do it for the right reason—for the service of God. And if you do it in the service of God, you can’t go wrong. – Radhanath Swami
Radhanath Swami on Hearing and Chanting God’s names
Just like we need food for the body, we need food for the soul. And what is that food? Hearing and chanting God’s names in the association of saintly people. Otherwise, we will give in to temptations at the smallest instance. We will be weaklings, spiritually. – Radhanath Swami
