Are we this Body? Radhanath Swami Answers…
Life — By RNS Online on November 13, 2010 at 12:38 am
Question to Radhanath Swami: How to explain about one’s true self to an atheist, how to explain to him about what his real identity is?
Radhanath Swami: The body is always changing, but do we change? Does the witness of the body and the mind change? From boyhood to youth to old age, we are the witness of life. If you show a person a photograph of himself/herself as a little baby, they will say “that was me when I was 2 months old.” Now they might be 45 years old. Is that body actually the same? The body is very much different, and the mind of a 2-month-old child and the mind of a 45-year-old man or woman are very different. But it is the same soul, the same person in that changing body.
And at the time of death, the body is there, but there is something missing. If it is a material ingredient, why no one can find that ingredient to put it back? Death means there is nobody home. We are seeing through our eyes, tasting through our tongue, smelling through our nose, hearing through our ears, feeling through our flesh, thinking through our brain, and loving through our heart, but who are we? Who am I? That is the most important question in life. If we want to be actually happy and have meaning, we have to understand this.
Tags: body, death, happy, meaning, question, radhanath swami, soul
Tweet This
Share on Facebook
Digg This
Bookmark
Stumble
57 Comments
Very nicely explained through a wonderful analogy
Radhanath Swami answers questions expertly with nice examples.
The power of illusion is so great that many people, though blessed with great academic intelligence, somehow cannot understand this basic difference between body and soul. This penetrating analogy from Radhanath Swami makes it so clear.
Very nice explanation. Thank you so much.
It is so clear explanation of body and soul. Any one can understand by this explanation.
Very convincing reply by swamiji…thx
It’s common sense knowledge. But in this world, it’s often times missing….
Radhanath Swami has given a perfect answer
Death means there is nobody home. This is a very profound statement and puts in perspective what we all know but do not want to Think of.
Realy convincing
The part about putting back that material thing is an open challenge to all atheists out there.
Wonderful answer by Radhanath Swami. This answer can change the lives of many who have never given a thought who they are.
Very simple, clear and lucid answers by Radhanath Swami. Just like the man himself!
Radhanath swami maharaj is inspiring every one by his example and the results which he has given to the society.
Wonderful answer.
Thank you Radhanath Swami for explaining very practically how we can perceive the spirit soul.
Radhanath Swami explains the timeless wisdom of Vedic science in such an unambiguous and completely clear way.
He is not in double mind of confusion as the scientists are.
Thanks Maharaj for the wonderful explanation. Very helpful.
How nicely Radhanath Swami has answered this question!
Very nice explanation. Any person with reasonable logic should be able to understand this.
Radhanath Swami Maharaj explains concept of soul in a simple yet profound way!
A Profound message on the Identity of the soul, By His Holiness Radhanath Swami Maharaj
Well Said by Radhanath Swami
Very nicely explained about soul,body in simple way even atheist can understand.
Thank you so much Maharaj.
HH Radhanath swami Maharaj very nicely explained difference between body and soul, birth and death.
Wish everyone could understand this…the world would be a much better place.
Thank you Radhanath Swami for this article – it is very useful while sharing Bhagavad Gita philosophy with new people.
crystal clear answer by HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj.
Thank You HH Radhanath Swami for answering this question. Knowledge about the spirit soul will help us seek happiness in spiritual life.
This is REAL transcendental knowledge.
Perfect Answer. Thank you.
Even science agrees we are chaning bodies, every 7 years all the cells in your body are completely different. If people could only get off this bodily platform, and start identifying people by their true identities, the world would be a much better place
Very Nice and clear explanation. thank you Radhanath Swami
very clear and convincing answer. thank you maharaj
Nice explanation
Very nice article.
This is such a lucid but deep answer to the question “Who am I”
Radhanath Swamis explanation is so clear
very nice explanation by Radhanath Maharaj.
thank you maharaj for sharing with us your wonderful realisations
A very wonderful reply which we can share with the outside world. Thank you Radhanath Swami for guiding us.
thanks to Radhanath swami for the wonderful answer.
Thank You Maharaj
Thank you very much for sharing
very simple very clear and convincing answer. thank you maharaj
Radhanath Maharaj is simply amazing
Maharaj has explained it so simple anyone can understand it.
This is very important as Radhanath Swami is mentioning here to understand what is our real identity.
Radhnath Swami Maharaj asnwers the questions in such as nice way that 45 year as well 10 year old can understand the answer pefectly.
Death means there is nobody home
nice explanation by Maharaj.
Radhanath Swami is giving us a simple formula to become happy and have meaning to our life – Know Who You Are ?
Amazing Answer.
SP says that one can not establish existence of soul thru empirical knowledge but the maharaj has reasoned out its as good as that. Thank you
Thank you very much Radhanath Swami Maharaj !
Hare Krishna !
Thank you Radhanath swami for this great explanation! Lucidly explains the difference between body and soul.
very nicely explained!!!