Radhanath Swami

Bhakti cannot be attained, it is a gift.

— Radhanath Swami

Bhakti is expressed through our service attitude.

— Radhanath Swami

When there is love in our heart, only love will come out.

— Radhanath Swami

A virtue which is divine is humility.

— Radhanath Swami

Trying to be happy in this world is greatest illusion.

— Radhanath Swami

Renunciation means death of false ego.

— Radhanath Swami

Love is not enjoyment. Love is being enjoyed.

— Radhanath Swami

“Where there is faith, fear cannot exist.”

— Radhanath Swami

When object of our anxiety is God, then that brings ecstacy.

— Radhanath Swami

Greatness is in not what you do but how you are an instrument in the hands of God.

— Radhanath Swami

In Kali yuga, duration of life is shortened not so much because insufficient food but because of irregular habits.

— Radhanath Swami

According to our purpose, motivation and sincerity, which compose our devotion, Krishna reveals Himself to us.

— Radhanath Swami

The auspiciousness of any situation is how it brings us closer to Krishna

— Radhanath Swami

We get sufferings in life so that we become sober and listen to Krishna's message.

— Radhanath Swami

“If we become overly attached to externals, we may forget their very purpose: to purify the heart”

— Radhanath Swami

Sadly, in the name of progress, we have polluted the air, water, soil and the food we eat.

— Radhanath Swami

Do not think that if you surrender to God you will be loser. You will not lose anything except bondage, frustration and…

— Radhanath Swami

Why are we not tasting the bliss of Bhakti? Because we are taking shelter of stone boats. We are sinking and drowning…

— Radhanath Swami

“...our free will could convert a curse into a blessing or a blessing into a curse...To transform a crisis into an opportunity…

— Radhanath Swami

When you advance in Krishna Consciousness it is more difficult to tolerate being honored than to tolerate being dishonored.

— Radhanath Swami

When spirituality is the basis of your life, it gives you the strength, wisdom and courage to surmount the many storms of…

— Radhanath Swami

The diverse religions and races bring beauty to the world if we truly understand in our hearts the essence of who we…

— Radhanath Swami

Whether we fear pain and suffering or not, pain and suffering will come to everyone. Why not keep our minds focused on…

— Radhanath Swami

“You have too many gurus in this country. They have told you what to do, what to think, what to practice. They…

— Radhanath Swami

Some husbands think, "This is my wife," or a parent thinks "This is my child." From a spiritual perspective, this is a…

— Radhanath Swami

If you love God, you can't hate anything or anyone. If the love one offers is met with hate, it doesn't die,…

— Radhanath Swami

Mother Nature is always speaking. She speaks in a language understood within the peaceful mind of the sincere observer. Leopards, cobras, monkeys,…

— Radhanath Swami

I try to maintain balance and apply principles the best I can in my daily life. What is the difference between material…

— Radhanath Swami

Man cannot be enlightened through any organization, creed, dogma, priest or ritual, nor through any philosophical knowledge or psychological technique. He has…

— Radhanath Swami

In my own spiritual journey, I became a swami on the Hindu path of Bhakti. In the Hindu tradition, a swami is…

— Radhanath Swami

How can our hearts not break? How can we hold our tears? How can we bear the pain of losing those loving…

— Radhanath Swami

Sometimes river flows very strong, sometimes it flows very small, but it makes no difference to the ocean because it is satisfied…

— Radhanath Swami

There were the physical challenges of hitchhiking across Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan as they were quite dangerous areas. I wrote about…

— Radhanath Swami

True renunciation can be attained by anyone - whether a millionaire, parent, student, politician, farmer or engineer. It's not what you have…

— Radhanath Swami

I traveled around America and then at nineteen, went to Europe and hitchhiked from London to the Himalayas in India. I studied…

— Radhanath Swami

When the kirtan is harmonious with so many people, it’s a tumultuous beautiful sound. We can’t hear just one voice during the…

— Radhanath Swami

In my path, three things are really important. One is associating with people who inspire us with their positive influence. The company…

— Radhanath Swami

Through the practice of devotion to God, I was coming to learn that preserving loving relations in this world required much forgiveness,…

— Radhanath Swami

Service is life. No service means, spiritually no life.

— Radhanath Swami

Lord's love manifests in this world as compasssion.

— Radhanath Swami