1. Following the Great Saints of the Bhakti Tradition

    November 25, 2011
    By the grace of our Srila Prabhupada and those exalted compassionate teachers of our parampara (lineage) the doors have opened for all of us to spend this priceless time together in Sri Vrindavan dham, where the opportunity to access the higest treasure of bhakti is being given to all of us. The ahankara, or false ego, puts us in a state where we want to be important in the eyes of this world. And in that state, if someone is given more importance than ourselves we become envious. And we...

  2. Visiting Vrindavan – the Land of Krishna

    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....

  3. Two Minutes of Wisdom at The Huffington Post

    August 6, 2011
    Radhanath Swami speaks as part of The Huffington Post series “Two Minutes of Wisdom” which features short messages from an array of spiritual leaders. To view the video on Huffington Post’s website, click here

  4. The Tale of Dorothy

    July 22, 2010
    “You’re a Hindu and I’m a Christian,” Dorothy said. “Which God are you talking about?” I looked out the window at a blazing summer sun. “In America it is called the sun, in Mexico, sol and in India, surya. But is it an American sun or a Mexican sun? The essence of all religions is one, to love God—whatever name we may have for God—and live as an instrument of that love. To transform arrogance into humility, greed into benevolence, envy into gratitude, vengeance into forgiveness, selfishness into servitude, complacency into compassion, doubt into faith, and lust into love. The character of love is universal to all spiritual paths.”