Radhanath Swami is a Vaishnava sanyassi (a monk in a Krishna-bhakti lineage) and teacher of the devotional path of Bhakti-yoga. He is author of The Journey Home, a memoir of his search for spiritual truth. His teachings draw from the sacred texts of India such as The Bhagavad-gita, Srimad Bhagavatam, and Ramayana, and aim to reveal the practical application of the sacred traditions, while focusing on the shared essence which unites apparently disparate religious or spiritual paths. Born Rich ...
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Lectures given by H.H. Radhanath Swami downloaded from radhanathswamimedia.com
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What Is the Magic of Book Distribution by Radhanath SwamiRadhanath Swami
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Srila Prabhupad explained that many of Lord Chaitanya’s devotees were from Bengal and Orissa and in Bengal and Orissa, especially in those days, when they were not having importing and exporting, they ate the local food which was rice. But in Vrindavan the local food is roti, chapati, wheat and the Bengalis when they came here, they didn’t get any …
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yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhas tat tad evetaro janaḥ, What great people do common people follow and actually every one of us is expected to be a leader whoever we are whatever role we may take.Radhanath Swami
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Sometimes as a tremendous austerity a person may have to point out certain problems in another as a doctor may point out in a patient for the purpose of helping, healing, uplifting or protecting others but if there is any envy in our heart, if there is any arrogance in our heart, such great criticism is a great impediment in our spiritual progress.…
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We have come to Sri Vrindavan Dham following in the footsteps of these great souls. Let this be our meditation. Rupa Goswami and Sanatana Goswami, they were multibillionaires by today's standards. They were the prime minister and finance minister of an entire kingdom.Radhanath Swami
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One of the greatest, most worshipable acharyas to this day was teaching us how to appreciate Vrindavan with such love, with such gratitude. He would sweep the pathways practically all day every day and because he was so grateful to be doing this seva in this holy place, feeling himself so undeserving that Krishna reciprocated.…
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Akrura’s mission was to take Krishna out of Vrindavan for the first time. Everyone else in the whole Vrajbhumi was very disturbed with this Akrura, but Krishna understood his heart and was pleased.Radhanath Swami
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Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu told us that the only way to understand Vrindavan, the only way to understand Krishna, the only way to understand bhakti, the only way to understand kirtan is mahajano yena gatah sa panthah, which means to follow in the footsteps of the great souls.Radhanath Swami
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According to the saints and according to the scriptures, one single grain of dust in Vrindavan is ‘chintamani,’ it is transcendental jewel. All the wealth in all this world, in all the heavenly planets, in all the creation is not enough to purchase a single grain of dust from Vrindavan, and you are thinking you just bought an acre of land.…
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Appreciation is of paramount importance in order to understand something’s value and if we do not understand it’s value, we will take the most precious thing to be something ordinary, take it for granted and not really benefit from what we have.Radhanath Swami
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vṛndāvanaṁ parityajya padam ekaṁ na gacchati Krishna never, for all eternity, takes a single step out of Vrindavan. This is his eternal abode. Even in his lila in this world when he appeared to go to Mathura or Dwarka, or when he left this universe at the end of his past times, govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami, that original Govinda, the king …
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If we approach the Supreme Lord for material benefits, we will get some material benefits in due course of time. If we approach for elevation to higher planets, if we want the mystical yogic siddhis, the actual capacity to perform supernatural miracles, by chanting a mantra we could produce things within our hands, prapti-siddhi.…
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Prabhupada travelled around the world thirteen times. We were speaking at Sri Sri Radha Gopijana Vallabha temple about selfless service. Srila Prabhupada when he was eighty years old, he was still circumambulating the world thirteen timesRadhanath Swami
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Vrindavan Is the State of Consciousness by Radhanath SwamiRadhanath Swami
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How Can We Access The Mercy Of Vrindavan? by Radhanath SwamiRadhanath Swami
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And Srila Prabhupada uses Akrura as the example, how he came from Mathura to Brindavan. Kamsa had the intention of killing Krishna and Balarama. He ordered Akrura to come to Brindavan to bring them here.Radhanath Swami
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During this yatra we should all try to assimilate the spirit of following in the footsteps of Srila Prabhupada. Vrindavan is the eternal home of Sri Sri Radha Shyamsundar. It cannot be seen in its truth with our material eyes.Radhanath Swami
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Sria Prabhupada gave the answer. He said “the service that pleases me most is when you love Krishna.” That's the essence of every service.Radhanath Swami
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Srimati Radha Rani Is the Holder of The Key to Love by Radhanath SwamiRadhanath Swami
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Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYQe2O2wLCQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIjoWIRkghoThe 2025 Edition of Srila Prabhupada Tributes book is now available for FREE DOWNLOAD in the following formats:PDF https://sptributes.com/download/518/?tmstv=1753559537ePub https://sptributes.com/download/523/?tmstv=1753560069Kindle https://sptributes.com/…
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The idea of yoga is, the idea of spirituality really is our actions are in harmony with what is favorable toward that connection within and our spiritual practice is to make that connection so that our actions and words will be in harmony.Radhanath Swami
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On the first day ten thousand people came and in the evening over twenty thousand people attended. Srila Prabhupada ki jai! It was the first time that Srila Prabhupada was preaching to the masses of so many thousands at a time and this program was such a wonderful success over twenty thousand people appeared on that night.…
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“Because you are dear to me, the benediction that I have given you is not the power of learning to conquer others. The real benediction that I have given you is I have brought you before the supreme absolute truth, the Personality of Godhead, and the Lord of my heart."Radhanath Swami
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Why do you waste your time fighting, having wars and abscessing your minds with such insignificance superficial foolish little attachments and pleasures in your insignificant little lifetime? All your wars, all your fighting, all your time wasted on what? Why not see the true eternal treasure of the soul?”…
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They didn’t care what anyone said about them. They didn’t care how many times they fell on their face. They were willing to get back up and keep trying.Radhanath Swami
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Most of the people we are talking about, they never gave up. They didn’t care what anyone said about them.Radhanath Swami
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A Goswami is one who restrains his senses in times of temptation and trial. He restrains his senses by force of his intelligence, and he fixes his consciousness on Krishna. So, the question is ‘will you be a Goswami or a Godasa?’ That is your choice.Radhanath Swami
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That there has to be a renounced class of men who are giving a very high standard to influence the grihastas and then yes, they can be in a position that is very powerful in the service of the Lord.Radhanath Swami
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To sacrifice his life, to sacrifice his body, mind, words and life, to properly direct his family on the path to Krishna consciousness. To create all facilities for the wife and children, so that they can be properly situated in devotion to God. That's a great service. Everyone is a servant. No one is a master.…
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This is what we mean by sacrifice; that you put your husband or your wife and you put your children and you put your Guru first and you put yourself last. If you're not willing to do that, if you're living for yourself for your own feelings, for your own, hard or difficult doesn’t come into picture.Radhanath Swami
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That the opposite sex is like, fire, and you should consider yourself to be like butter. And if there is too close and intimate mingling, then it is not a question of ‘maybe’, it is a question of a matter of time to you melt. That is the word of Srimad-Bhagavatam, that is the word of God.Radhanath Swami
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Srila Prabhupada in the Chaitanya-Charitamrita describes that if all the instructions of all the regulative principles the first and most important is to chant sixteen rounds of the Hare Krishna Mahamantra attentively every day.Radhanath Swami
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We should know that sense gratification is the greatest enemy to an aspiring devotee. We cannot think of Krishna when we are pondering upon the objects of senses. Material sense gratification more than anything else strips us naked of any sense of devotion.Radhanath Swami
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If we're feeling for the sufferings of others, we understand that no matter what physical or emotional relief we can give a person which we should try to do, the real suffering is due to the ahankara, the real solution is helping to awaken a person's awareness that they're eternally part of Krishna, they're eternal servants of Krishna, they are ete…
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If we do not practice this carefully, from material contemplation comes lust; when we become angry we lose our intelligence and gradually we progressively fall down from the spiritual path. And when momentarily you find you are inflicted by anger, you have to immediately cry out for Krishna to save you.…
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Hearing also means inquiring submissively as you're doing now. Right now, you could be sitting on the bench talking about so-and-so but instead you're here asking about how you can become more serious about Krishna conscious.Radhanath Swami
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I’ve had so many families, I’ve had so many parents, I’ve had so many children and I have come to this human form of life. And in this human form of life, I have passed through times when I was a king like you, when I was a multi-multi-millionaire business person, I’ve passed through lifetimes where I was a simple sadhu and what I have realized, th…
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The essential quality of renunciation is humility to give up the false ego and understand “I am completely dependent on the mercy of the Lord.” Rupa Goswami says “This is one of the cardinal symptoms of real surrender, complete dependence on the Lord. That takes complete humility.Radhanath Swami
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The devoted servants of the lord come to this world to give shelter, and that is the purpose of this Krishna Consciousness movement. Prabhupada said that we are not here to convert, we have come to enlighten people, to live in harmony with the laws of God.Radhanath Swami
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It comes by praising others who are worthy of praise, devotees, by revealing oneself as being a humble servant of such honorable Vaishnavas and by always chanting the glories of Sri Sri Radha and Krishna.Radhanath Swami
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When he looked at that deity, he saw Shri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would reveal himself in that deity of Krishna. Kashishvar Pandit came to Vrindavan and he placed Gaur Govinda deity just on the right side of Govinda Dev’s lotus feet and he spent the rest of his life for many, many years here in Vrindavan as a very intimate associate of Rupa Goswami and…
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Govinda would take care of all personal bodily needs of Lord Caitanya and one of the very very special services of Kashishvar Pandit because he had strong body, is when Lord Caitanya would go to Jagannath’s temple, Kashishvar walked in front of him, Govinda was behind Lord Caitanya and Kashishvar Pandit was in front of the lord then, clearing the c…
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We are a family. Family members, real family members. We have a family spirit. They easily forgive each other. And they are faithful and dedicated to each other, no matter what.Radhanath Swami
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Maya devi has empowered her creation with such sophisticated, such empowered propaganda to convince us that we are this body, and we are the enjoyer. Therefore, the association of devotees is so very, very critical to our spiritual survival, because in that association we remind one another constantly that material enjoyment is not what we are look…
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Shri Navadvip is considered to be the crest jewel of all holy places. In the age of Kali, other holy places become covered by the influence of material energy. Of course, the holy place is always pristine.Radhanath Swami
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To give to the world the rasas of Vrindavan, only the full-fledged Svayam Bhagavan Shri Krishna can do that. So yes, once in a day of Brahma, Krishna reveals the secrets of Vrindavan to the world.Radhanath Swami
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Sri Navadvipa dham is specially blessed with the presence of the holy river Ganga devi. Ganga devi saw her beloved sister Yamuna facilitating Krishna’s pastimes in Vrindavan with the gopas and gopis.Radhanath Swami
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We have come here to beg for this quality so that in the purified state we can assist Srila Prabhupada, the previous acharyas and Sri Sri Gaura Nitai, Panchatattva in flooding the world with Harinama sankirtan.Radhanath Swami
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