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At the age of only nineteen, Radhanath Swami left his home in America seeking adventure and spiritual knowledge. After trekking across Europe for months, Radhanath Swami reached his long hoped for destination: India. After living there for many years as a sadhu or wandering monk, Radhanath Swami returned to America in order to share the sacred knowledge and wisdom he had learned from the many holy men and women he had met there. It was an extraordinary choice, given what Radhanath Swami had survived to get there: a journey filled with bizarre characters, mystical experiences, and dangerous adventures. The story is recounted in his recently published memoir The Journey Home - Autobiography of an American Swami. Reviewers have called Radhanath Swami's saga "at once an engaging yarn, a love story, and the evocation of a transcendent paradise in all its savagery, solitude, and splendor.
Radhanath Swami emerged from his years of travel wanting to explain for others the beauty and rewards of a life devoted to God, and therein lay a dilemma. Radhanath Swami's many followers and friends describe him as completely selfless and consequently unwilling to take credit for his work and restless when a spotlight is focused on him. By choosing A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami (1896-1977), a Bengali Vaishnava Saint, as his guru (after declining offers of initiation from several tyagis or renunciants in the Himalayas), Radhanath Swami cast his fate to the wind, cut his matted locks, and entered back into the society.
RadhanathMaharaj.net gives us a complete collection of the teaching of Radhanath Swami. Teachings consists of Transcriptions of lectures delivered by Radhanath Swami at various places. This website is to inspire the followers of Radhanath Swami to practice the philosophy of Vaishanavism.
Lord Gaura Chandra sings this Maha Mantra for the deliverance of all fallen souls.
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Tags: caitanya, chaitanya, enter, entering, Faith, lord chaitanya, mahaprabhu, Radhanath Swami, spiritual realmOm apavitra-pavitro-va sarva-vastam gato api va yah smaret pundarikaksham sah bhayabhyantara suchih
We chant this verse at the beginning of the taking of the vows of Initiation because this verse reveals the very essence of the process of initiation and the purpose of life, nitya-siddha krsna-prema sadhya kabhu naya sravavadi-suddha-citte karaye udaya, That pure love for Krishna is the inherent nature of every living being, ecstatic love of God is within the heart of all living beings, we are all part and parcel of Krishna, we have all expanded in Krishna in jiva tattva for the purpose of loving reciprocation with the Lord. Krishna being the perfect creator,
Read moreOM Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya
Eeje chakratu beergojaya deekshitapasu sumarakai
Devanpitri bhutapati nanakamo yadhabhavan
The great sage Narada continued , My dear king Prajanipanishad like you king Puranjan also became implicated in so many desires but he worship demigods, forefathers and social leaders with various sacrifices which for all very ghastly because they were inspired by the desire to kill animals.
Read moreI wish to thank my dear God brothers and God sisters who been here Srimalati Prabhu,Niranjan Swami Maharaj,Shyam Sundar Prabhu , Kurudas Prabhu ,sindy who has come all the way from America , Srinath Prabhu,Krishna Chandra Prabhu and to all of you.
Read moreI am especially grateful to be amongst all of you today. My special thanks to Ajay, Swathi and Urvi for inviting me to participate in this very wonderful event, we have just seen the performance of yajna, it is important to understand the meaning of the yajna, Krsna tells in Gita, Yajnashishtaashinah santo muchyante sarva kilbishaih; Bhunjate te twagham paapaa ye pachantyaatma kaaranaat, Bhagavad Gita the lord says in the beginning of creation
Read moreHare Krishna!!! My gratitude to our Chief guests Sheraff and his good wife for so kindly coming this evening. I welcome all our special guests. Everyone is a special guest. Thank you very much for coming.
Read moreMy very sincere gratitude to all of the assembled devotees who have been here today. I just remembered about 1980 I was just traveling through out the Central, Eastern part of America to colleges, universities, High school along with Devaki Nandana Prabhu and give lectures. In one college, it was a major university of America; there were about 120 students in class about 5 professors attended. I began class to the students with Kirtan, and then give lecture, Questions and Answers and then Prasad and books.
Read moreOm Namo bhagavate vasudevaya
tapasā vidyayā pakva-
kaṣāyo niyamair yamaiḥ
yuyuje brahmaṇy ātmānaḿ
vijitākṣānilāśayaḥ
By worshiping, executing austerities and following the regulative principles, King Malayadhvaja conquered his senses, his life and his consciousness. Thus he fixed everything on the central point of the Supreme Brahman [Kṛṣṇa].
Purport by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Read more Tags: attain, Bhakti, means, Perfection, principle, Radhanath Swami, spiritual perfection, vaikuntaIt is my great pleasure and fortune to be amongst all of you this evening. I am thinking in your presence that whatever exposure young man like you receive, is a great importance for the future of the world. Because you are most certainly future leaders of the world society. In Bhagavad-Gita Krishna tells “yad yad äcarati çreñöhas tat tad evetaro janaù” whatever a great person does the common people will follow. Whatever standards He sets by exemplary acts, the world pursues.
Read moreI sincerely welcome all assembled devotees to Sri Radha Gopinath Sunday festival, specially welcome my dear god brother Goura Prabhu, my dear god sister Kirti das mataji and also Pranabandhu prabhu and Sruti dharma prabhu have come with their host of transcendental kingdom of the United Kingdom , 50 devotees have come.Let us very sincerely welcome all to Sri Radha Gopinath. Hari Bol!
Read more Tags: assure, chanting, devotee, glories, hearing, Krishna, Perfection, radha gopinath, Radhanath Swami, ultimate, vaisnava