Posts Tagged ‘religion’
How to love everybody? Radhanath Swami gives the sutra
Question to Radhanath Swami: I heard somewhere that without loving all the living beings we cannot love God. So I just wanted to know, what is the best possible way in which I can love and serve all the living beings?
Answer by Radhanath Swami: By loving God, Krishna. When you water the root of the tree every part of the tree is nourished by that water. So when we learn how to love God, naturally our love extends to every part of God, which is every living being.
Is Religion different from Spirituality?
Question to Radhanath Swami: Thank you. Swamiji that was really really execellent lecture. Just one small point how would you define the difference between a religion and spirituality?
Answer by Radhanath Swami: If we try to understand the actual meaning of religion, we will find that there is no difference. But if we view the way religion is often followed in the world today, there is a big difference. The word religion comes from the Greek word religio, which means ‘to bind back’ or ‘to reconnect’—to reconnect our hearts, our consciousness, with God.
Solving Terrorism
Question to Radhanath Swami : How could we help solve the problem of terrorism on an individual level?
Answer by Radhanath Swami: Terrorism is born of ego. Strife and friction are caused when we understand only the letter of the religious law but ignore the spirit behind it. Unity and brotherhood of mankind can happen when….
Is Religion meant for Violence? Radhanath Swami Answers
Question to Radhanath Swami: Religion has the power to divide. The riots in Mumbai, Gujarat and Ayodhya are created by religion. Do you see a divide?
Radhanath Swami Answers: You have to educate people about religion. Religion is about love and compassion and seeing all as one. The Bible says understanding the letter of the laws of religion is less important than understanding the spirit. The Gita says the person who is enlightened sees every living being with equal vision…
Why so many Religions if God is One? Radhanath Swami Answers..
Question to Radhanath Swami: Since childhood I have always heard there is one God, but then why there so many religions?
Radhanath Swami: God appears in many varieties of wonderful ways just according to the need. So when some people say they do not understand why there are many different religions in this world. Why there is not just one? That would make things much simpler.
Is inquiry taboo in spirituality? Radhanath Swami Answers
Question to Radhanath Swami: Is inquiry taboo in spirituality? I mean, are we expected to be blind followers?
Radhanath Swami: Srila Prabhupada, our beloved Guru, did not want blind followers. He wanted independent thinking people who by their own free will were convinced of the substance of the scriptures through sincere and submissive inquiry. Srila Prabhupada welcomed questions….
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“Is my chanting fake?” Radhanath Swami Answers
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How to give up bad habits?
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To Follow the Brain or to Follow the Heart?
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How to connect to another generation?
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How to face difficulties?
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satyam:
An old yet beautiful example given by HH Radhanath Swami. The example teaches us -
Tallam Sita Ramaiah:
"The heart is the seat of feeling; the brain is the seat of discrimination. Sril -
Y. Raja Shekar:
What HH Radhanath Swami gives in his answer is based on the scripture, Bhagavad -
Kalpana Kulkarni:
Very good answer! True, we have to take care of the body as it is through the bo -
Sumit Sharma:
Very nice explanation of how one can replace bad qualities into good ones. Today
Radhanath Swami ONLINE
Life: In this section, Radhanath Swami answers questions concerning application of spirituality in practical life. It’s one thing to know what the scriptures say. But imbibing what they say in daily life is a science in itself.
Insight: Answers given by Radhanath Swami that provide deeper insight into various issues will be blogged here.
Nature: Radhanath Swami tells what lessons we can learn by observing the way material nature, with its living and non-living components, functions.
Events: Radhanath Swami’s outlook to major events of the world. How one takes an event depends upon one’s state of consciousness. Therefore the same event is perceived differently by different people.