The Journey Home by Radhanath Swami


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  1. On Simplicity

    Srila Bhaktisiddanta Saraswati, the beloved spiritual teacher of his divine grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, emphasized that the foundational quality of a true devotee is simplicity. Without this, Bhakti cannot be real or deep. What is simplicity? In one sense it means we don’t need a lot of things to be happy. We are content with simple things. Watching the sunrise, and then waiting sometime and watching the sunset. These are very simple joys in life. Hearing the birds singing in the trees, sitting on the banks of a river contemplating...
  2. On Austerity

    My revered spiritual master Srila Prabhupada used to say that human life is meant for austerity. So what is austerity? Austerity is to accept what is favorable for Bhakti and to reject what is unfavorable for Bhakti. It’s not our austerity that attracts Krishna, it’s the love that we give through the austerity. If we are performing our austerities for awakening that love then it will be a positive aid to achieve that love – a means of deepening that love. Our austerities are to express to Krishna our sincere...
  3. Radhanath Swami Speaks at the Oxford Union

    On October 10th, 2012, Radhanath Swami was invited to address the Oxford Union. The event was organized in conjunction with the Oxford University Hindu Society and the Hindu Chaplaincy to Oxford University. This was the first time in it’s 189 year history that a Swami had been invited to speak at the Oxford Union. In 1823 the Oxford Union was created as a debating society in the city of Oxford, independent of the university. To this day the Union maintains its independence, regularly hosting topical debates and speaker events. Past...

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  1. Encountering God

    On Friday, April 20th, Radhanath Swami joined Francis X. Clooney S.J. at Columbia Universities’ Earl Hall Auditorium for a program entitled “Encountering God – Hindu & Christian Perspectives on Going Deeper Into Spiritual Experience”.  Francis Clooney is a Parkman Professor of Divinity and Professor of Comparative Theology at Harvard Divinity,...
  2. Radhanath Swami Addresses Members of British Parliament (Complete Lecture)

    On Tuesday, October 11, 2011, Radhanath Swami addressed Members of Parliament and Ministers, together with the interfaith community. James Clappison MP, Richard Harrington MP and Matthew Offord MP invited him to speak about the application of spirituality to the themes underlying the Government’s Big Society (an important current policy of...
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