Radhanath Swami is a Vaishnava sanyassi (a monk in a Krishna-bhakti lineage) and teacher of the devotional path of Bhakti-yoga. He is author of The Journey Home, a memoir of his search for spiritual truth. His teachings draw from the sacred texts of India such as The Bhagavad-gita, Srimad Bhagavatam, and Ramayana, and aim to reveal the practical application of the sacred traditions, while focusing on the shared essence which unites apparently disparate religious or spiritual paths. Born Rich ...
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Lectures given by H.H. Radhanath Swami downloaded from radhanathswamimedia.com
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Keep Going with Book Distribution
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If we're feeling for the sufferings of others, we understand that no matter what physical or emotional relief we can give a person which we should try to do, the real suffering is due to the ahankara, the real solution is helping to awaken a person's awareness that they're eternally part of Krishna, they're eternal servants of Krishna, they are ete…
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If we do not practice this carefully, from material contemplation comes lust; when we become angry we lose our intelligence and gradually we progressively fall down from the spiritual path. And when momentarily you find you are inflicted by anger, you have to immediately cry out for Krishna to save you.…
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Hearing also means inquiring submissively as you're doing now. Right now, you could be sitting on the bench talking about so-and-so but instead you're here asking about how you can become more serious about Krishna conscious.Von Radhanath Swami
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I’ve had so many families, I’ve had so many parents, I’ve had so many children and I have come to this human form of life. And in this human form of life, I have passed through times when I was a king like you, when I was a multi-multi-millionaire business person, I’ve passed through lifetimes where I was a simple sadhu and what I have realized, th…
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It comes by praising others who are worthy of praise, devotees, by revealing oneself as being a humble servant of such honorable Vaishnavas and by always chanting the glories of Sri Sri Radha and Krishna.Von Radhanath Swami
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The essential quality of renunciation is humility to give up the false ego and understand “I am completely dependent on the mercy of the Lord.” Rupa Goswami says “This is one of the cardinal symptoms of real surrender, complete dependence on the Lord. That takes complete humility.Von Radhanath Swami
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The devoted servants of the lord come to this world to give shelter, and that is the purpose of this Krishna Consciousness movement. Prabhupada said that we are not here to convert, we have come to enlighten people, to live in harmony with the laws of God.Von Radhanath Swami
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When he looked at that deity, he saw Shri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would reveal himself in that deity of Krishna. Kashishvar Pandit came to Vrindavan and he placed Gaur Govinda deity just on the right side of Govinda Dev’s lotus feet and he spent the rest of his life for many, many years here in Vrindavan as a very intimate associate of Rupa Goswami and…
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Govinda would take care of all personal bodily needs of Lord Caitanya and one of the very very special services of Kashishvar Pandit because he had strong body, is when Lord Caitanya would go to Jagannath’s temple, Kashishvar walked in front of him, Govinda was behind Lord Caitanya and Kashishvar Pandit was in front of the lord then, clearing the c…
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We are a family. Family members, real family members. We have a family spirit. They easily forgive each other. And they are faithful and dedicated to each other, no matter what.Von Radhanath Swami
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To give to the world the rasas of Vrindavan, only the full-fledged Svayam Bhagavan Shri Krishna can do that. So yes, once in a day of Brahma, Krishna reveals the secrets of Vrindavan to the world.Von Radhanath Swami
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Shri Navadvip is considered to be the crest jewel of all holy places. In the age of Kali, other holy places become covered by the influence of material energy. Of course, the holy place is always pristine.Von Radhanath Swami
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Maya devi has empowered her creation with such sophisticated, such empowered propaganda to convince us that we are this body, and we are the enjoyer. Therefore, the association of devotees is so very, very critical to our spiritual survival, because in that association we remind one another constantly that material enjoyment is not what we are look…
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We have come here to beg for this quality so that in the purified state we can assist Srila Prabhupada, the previous acharyas and Sri Sri Gaura Nitai, Panchatattva in flooding the world with Harinama sankirtan.Von Radhanath Swami
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I would personally descend and make the whole world dance. Kaviraj Goswami says that Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu made a garland with the flowers of the holy name of Krishna and pure love of Krishna, and he came to garland the entire world.Von Radhanath Swami
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Sri Navadvipa dham is specially blessed with the presence of the holy river Ganga devi. Ganga devi saw her beloved sister Yamuna facilitating Krishna’s pastimes in Vrindavan with the gopas and gopis.Von Radhanath Swami
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When we come here, we should come as beggars, begging Nityananda Prabhu, and his representatives the spiritual masters and the vaishnavas for their mercy.Von Radhanath Swami
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Because he was going to take the message of the spirit of Mayapur across the ocean to all continents of the world and on behalf of Lord Chaitanya to make the world dance for the chanting of holy names. hare Kṛṣṇa hare Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa hare hare/ hare Rāma hare Rāma Rāma Rāma hare hare.Von Radhanath Swami
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In Vrindavan and other holy places if we commit offenses, we will have to suffer due to those offenses but Lord Chaitanya and Lord Nityananda Prabhu in this holy land of Navadvipa they do not accept any offenses.Von Radhanath Swami
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Glories of Mother Ganga at Sri Mayapur Dham
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Here His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada very clearly explains exactly why the Ganges floods. To show the world that this nectar of love of Godhead should flood the entire planet from Sri Mayapur dham, the birthplace of Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.Von Radhanath Swami
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We come to pilgrimage places, because we need grace. You see, you cannot digest food if you have no hunger. This is the principle of Ayurveda. Every time I go to Ayurvedic doctors, and I am sent to them all the time, so many different ones, they always ask, “How is your appetite?” Because this is a basis, digestion is a key to good health, and you …
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Why We Came To Mayapur?
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Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, he compared himself to a gardener. He said, “I have come with these fruits, the fruits of love of God. If anyone tastes a single fruit, they will be satisfied forever. And I have so many fruits, unlimited fruits. I cannot distribute them myself.” He requested his devotees to assist him.…
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Srila Prabhupada had the vision of millions of people coming to Mayapur dham. Srila Prabhupada travelled around the world eleven times to bring the blessings and the mercy of Shri Mayapur to the world.Von Radhanath Swami
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Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in his very advent, he showed the world an untouchable and a high class brahman, as brothers, intimately in the principle of bhakti, chanting together and it was that combination that Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu surrendered his heart to to come to show compassion to the whole world.…
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When a dear person in our lives, passes from this world, we understand the feeling of hopelessness and pain that could be there. Because there's affection, the affection, the love between Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and his devotees in Navadwip, Srivasa, Advaita, Haridas, Murari Gupta, Vishnu Priya, and especially his mother, Sachi devi, their love w…
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And before boarding the Jaladuta, Srila Prabhupada writes in his diary, he came to Mayapur dham. This is where it all began. And ultimately, this is where he was going to bring people from all over the world. That was his vision.Von Radhanath Swami
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He was not seeing with material vision. He was seeing that Mayapur is the most powerful place in the world. Because it is the place where we could, people from all around the world, connect with the deepest, most profound manifestation of Krishna’s grace.Von Radhanath Swami
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And for revealing the dham through literature all over India, he gave that credit to Srila Bhakti Siddhant Saraswati Thakur and for bringing every possible caste and race and religion and every species of human beings to Mayapur to worship Shri Shri Panchatatva, Radha Madhava, Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu gave that credit to our beloved Srila Prabhupa…
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Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu opened up the gates to invite and welcome everyone into the pastimes of Vrindavan that took place here in Shri Navadwip. Therefore, our Vaishnav scriptures and Acharyas, declare that Navadwip and Vrindavan are absolutely non-different, they are one.Von Radhanath Swami
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Devotees in those days they talked about, during the monsoons, it was flooded. They were on the roof of the thatched hut and cobras, snakes and scorpions were also looking for shelter on the roof. Who would have conceived?Von Radhanath Swami
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Sometimes long drives, sometimes hot cement under our feet, sometimes sun, sometimes we are late for Prasad. Whatever it may be, we should simply gladly accept it as an opportunity for spiritual advancement and most of all through hearing and chanting together we can develop spiritual love for each other.…
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Prahupada, if he would have said that, he would have had hundreds and millions of disciples. But Srila Prabhupada was representing the highest truths. He wasn’t trying to give people a little bit of piety in the name of spirituality; he was trying to show the path of perfection.Von Radhanath Swami
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The greatest welfare work is to teach people how to purify and cleanse their hearts through chanting God’s names—hare krṣṇa hare krṣṇa, krṣṇa krṣṇa hare hare, hare rāma hare rāma, rāma rāma hare hare.Von Radhanath Swami
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Why are you going to school? Why not you just flow with your destiny? You have the choice to either study or fail. Only a fool will say, “Why should I study? It is my destiny to fail.” Tell that to your professor. Then when you have you report card, tell your parents that. It is a useless, impractical philosophy.…
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How To Overcome The Obstacle Of Attachment To The Thoughts And Activities Of Previous Conditionings?
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The solution is to recondition ourselves. We have cultivated selfishness, all sorts of desires for acquisition and enjoyment. The process of sanatana dharma is to recondition our mind, senses and life to purity, to humility, to selfless service and when we engage in devotion to God—the power of God’s mercy upon us when we act in his service is so g…
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Just like in material educational system—there is algebra, there is basic arithmetic; then there is mathematics, calculus—they’re all levels of the same subject. Now for those who are in a lesser school, they see that they are very separate. But for one who has a Ph.D. in this subject, he sees that they are all developed, they are all intertwined a…
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Lord Caitanya and the six Goswamis actually taught us how to cultivate separation for Krishna. Lord Chaitanya's ecstasy is that he would cry in separation from Krishna.Von Radhanath Swami
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Unless we experience this higher taste, we will not be able to give up the illusions of maya. So we should be determined, determined in whatever situation we're in, to cultivate this higher taste of Krishna consciousness by guarding against offenses, by cultivating humility in service of Vaishnavas, by being a real servant of the Lord's compassion …
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The conclusion of all transcendental knowledge and the means by which we can achieve all transcendental realizations is through cleansing our hearts by sincerely chanting Krishna’s holy name, Krishna has made available all the goals which are achieved in various yugasVon Radhanath Swami
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And to great scholars like Prakashananda Saraswati, Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya, to them he discussed very deep philosophy of Vedanta and the conclusions of Vedanta which is pure unalloyed devotion. But the conjugal pastimes of Radha and Krishna in Vrindavana, he only discussed with Shri Ramananda Rai and Swarupa Damodar. So, we are not going to go mu…
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When the Gopis went to meet Krishna, they had not even the slightest tinge of conception of satisfying their own mind, senses or bodies. They simply went to please Krishna, to give themselves completely for Krishna. There is not a tinge of material desire in the hearts of the Gopis.Von Radhanath Swami
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He described how in the mood of a servant dasya rasa, one is willing to do everything and anything for the pleasure of the lord, one is willing to surrender his life or her life simply for the satisfaction of the lord and serving with love, ecstatic love.Von Radhanath Swami
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So many times, even here in India, people come and tell us, you’ll be surprised how many people instruct sanyasis and sadhus of what the goal of life is, and the most common explanation is that ‘one should not renounce anything, one should simply perform one’s prescribed duty to one’s family and to one’s occupation and if one just does that, that i…
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In this way, the lord who is in a role of a devotee, and his most intimate devotee, they exhibited the qualities of a Vaishnava. A Vaishnava is always taking the greatest happiness in appreciating the service and the devotion of other Vaishnavas. And a devotee is never envious, is never inclined to find faults with others but is always trying to ap…
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When Ramananda Rai came out of the Godavari, he saw this sanyasi sitting in the far east and the effulgence was so brilliant and attractive that he came and offered his prostrated obeisances to the sanyasi. And when Lord Chaitanya saw him, both of their love awakened with such pure feeling that Lord Chaitanya lifted him up and embraced him.…
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There’s not too many Kadambha Munis on the planet today who can do that. There is not that many Devhutis or Kadambha Munis today. But just because we can’t be like that does not mean we can’t learn from what there are trying to teach us. Sukadev Goswami extracted those episodes in history that are for the ultimate welfare of humanity, to learn from…
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HH Radhanath Swami Remembering HH Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj
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HH Radhanath Swami Remembering HH Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj by Radhanath SwamiVon Radhanath Swami
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who was the person who was really the guardian, the guardian of the true, unadulterated principles of Lord Chaitanya’s mission? Svarupa Damodara Goswami – Lalita gopi.Von Radhanath Swami
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What is the nature of Lalita gopi’s love? That when she sees even a tiny drop of perspiration on the lotus feet of either Radha or Gopinath, it’s as if she assumes one million bodies to eagerly jump up and remove that spot of perspiration. That is her unconditional love.Von Radhanath Swami
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How To Deal With People Who Are Demanding? by Radhanath SwamiVon Radhanath Swami
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