1. Radhanath Swami at Ford Motor Company

    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...

  2. 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

  3. Meeting with President Obama

    June 24, 2011
    On June 13, 2011 Radhanath Swami was invited to meet with the President of the United States, Mr. Barack Obama at an event in Miami Florida. He was grateful to accept the invitation on behalf of his beloved Guru, Srila Prabhupada and dedicated the meeting to his beloved Godbrother Bhakti Tirtha Swami. The President and Radhanath Swami shared a heartfelt talk for several minutes.      

  4. A Swami and His Father

    June 19, 2011
    Radhanath Swami writes for The Huffington Post: “I was recently blessed with the opportunity to sit down and have a conversation with Dr. Cornel West — a brilliant thinker and someone I have come to regard as a heartfelt friend and spiritual brother. Among the many profound things Dr. West spoke that evening at Princeton, one thing he said struck me deeply. “I am who I am,” he said, “because someone loved me.” As I reflected on his words, images of various mentors and teachers flashed in my mind. I...

  5. Becoming Hindu and Finding the Essence of All Spiritual Paths

    June 13, 2011
    The tension between the essence of spiritual teachings and the harmful fundamentalism that often arises in the name of religion is an issue that has engaged my mind practically as far back as I can remember. I recall in my childhood asking, “How is it that hatred could fester in the name of a loving God?” Experiences of religious discrimination had traumatized my young, impressionable mind. Whereas religious prayers sing of peace and harmony, religion has divided human beings through an atrocious history of enmity and bloodshed. Yet, behind the...