Visiting Vrindavan – the Land of Krishna
Sincerity Transcends All Limitations
Radhanath Swami Speaks at HSBC on the Meaning of Diwali
Radhanath Swami Addresses the University of London School of Oriental & African Studies
The Festival of Divine Dance
Krishna Das
A Tribute To Gopiparanadhana Prabhu
Bhaktifest
In Giving We Receive – Thoughts on What Makes a Good Teacher
Radhanath Swami at Ford Motor Company
October 27, 2011
Setting the mood Currently, Radhanath Swami is leading a group of 4,600 pilgrims on a tour of Vrindavan, the holy land of Lord Krishna, famous as the epicenter of bhakti (devotional yoga). Located in North India, Vrindavan is traditionally described to be a special place where God in his most personal and charming form as Krishna shares loving exchanges with his dear-most devotees. Friends and students of Radhanath Swami, from around the globe, have gathered at Vrindavan to hear his discourses and visit the sacred places associated with Lord Krishna....
October 26, 2011
After six months of separation during his tour of the West, friends and students of Radhanath Swami in Mumbai were delighted to once again be with him upon his return to India on October 15th. A crowd of over six hundred packed into the Radha Gopinath Temple to hear him share his thoughts on the subject of pleasing God by having the right intention. Elaborating on stories from the timeless sacred texts on bhakti, such as the Srimad Bhagavatam, Radhanath Swami spoke of how, with the passage of time, it’s...
October 26, 2011
Thursday, October 6th marked the Hindu festival of Dashera which celebrates the victory of the noble Rama over the evil Ravana as told in India’s great epic, the Ramayan. Dashera leads up to Diwali which celebrates Rama’s victorious return to his home in Ayodhya. To observe these events the Vedic Society at the Global Headquarters of HSBC invited Radhanath Swami to speak to a group of over 1000 bankers including senior executives from the UK Home Office and other investment banks, at it’s landmark skyscraper in Canary Wharf, London. As...
October 24, 2011
On Wednesday, October 5th, the student union of The University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) invited Radhanath Swami to meet with senior chaplains from Imperial College, Arts College, SOAS and other universities across London. The SOAS is one of the leading international universities in London, specializing in the study of Asia, and boasts students from over 100 countries. Following the meeting, Radhanath Swami addressed over 200 students, sharing experiences and lessons from his lifelong spiritual quest and answered the questions of the inquisitive audience. Students were particularly...
October 18, 2011
On the evening of October 15th, Sharad Purnima, a traditional festival of the Autumn full-moon, was celebrated at the Radha Gopinath Temple in Mumbai with Radhanath Swami and over five thousand guests. The Indian scriptures reveal that in the sacred land of Vrindavan, five thousand years ago on the night of Sharad Purnima, Lord Krishna performed a beautiful dance festival called rasa lila with his dear-most devotees, the gopis. Bhakti yogis congregate on this night to commemorate the event through the singing of beautiful devotional songs. The guests were also...
October 8, 2011
“This wonderful book shows how purity of heart can overcome all obstacles on the Spiritual Path. It sings to us of holding on to our dream of Real Love until it becomes Reality. Come take this journey with Radhanath Swami!” - Krishna Das – kirtan singer
October 4, 2011
Recently a dear friend of Radhanath Swami named Gopiparanadhana Das passed away at the holy site of Govardhan Hill in Vrindavan, India. Below, Radhanath Swami shares his memories and appreciation. A Tribute To Gopiparanadhana Prabhu I am beside myself with grief and am speechless while trying to digest the reality that His Grace Gopiparanadhana Prabhu has been taken away by Krishna. Krishna’s plan is always perfect but when it manifests in the passing away of such an intimate, loving Godbrother as Gopiparanadhana Prabhu it is painful. But our solace is...
October 1, 2011
September 8th-11th, marked the third annual Bhaktifest, a four day music festival featuring non-stop kirtan concerts, along with yoga classes, meditation, vegetarian cuisine, and midnight fire ceremonies (pujas), all set in the tranquil beauty of the Mojave Desert in Joshua Tree, California. For the second year in a row Radhanath Swami attended Bhaktifest taking part in many of it’s featured events including the opening puja ceremony, several lectures and many of the kirtans. Radhanath Swami also sat on a panel for a discussion on the subject of bhakti, along with...
September 27, 2011
On Wednesday, September 7th, Radhanath Swami spoke at Jaya Yoga Center in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York. He was joined by special guests Sacinandana Swami, a dear friend and Vaishnava sanyasi from Germany, and Acharya Sri Pundrik Goswami, a highly esteemed teacher of bhakti yoga who comes in the lineage of servants at the historic Sri Radha Raman Temple in Vrindavan, India. Among the audience of over one hundred were many students from the yoga center’s teacher training program. Radhanath Swami spoke on the character of a great yogi drawing...
August 13, 2011
From the @Ford Online Newsroom DEARBORN – Late last month, H. H. Radhanath Swami made a historic visit to Ford Motor Company – sponsored by the Ford Asian Indian Association and coordinated by Guru Palaniappan, supervisor, Product Development Design. Radhanath Swami (Richard Slavin), who was born and raised in suburban Chicago during the 1960s and marched with civil rights leaders for the ideals of Martin Luther King Jr., lived in India for many years as a monk and later returned to America to share the sacred knowledge and wisdom he...