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Radhanath Swami
Radhanath Swami
American Clergyman
Born: Dec 7, 1950
Food God Love People Religion Spiritual
Related authors: Billy Graham Charles R. Swindoll Henry Ward Beecher Jim Elliot Joel Osteen John C. Maxwell Norman Vincent Peale Thomas S. Monson
Religion is meant to teach us true spiritual human character. It is meant for self-transformation. It is meant to transform anxiety into peace, arrogance into humility, envy into compassion, to awaken the pure soul in man and his love for the Source, which is God. Radhanath Swami
Love God Character Religion Spiritual Man Soul Peace Arrogance Anxiety Envy Compassion Pure Humility True His Source Human Transform Which Us Meant Teach Awaken
The essence of Hinduism is the same essence of all true religions: Bhakti or pure love for God and genuine compassion for all beings. Radhanath Swami
Love God Compassion Pure Religions Pure Love True Hinduism Genuine Same Essence Beings
Mother Nature is always speaking. She speaks in a language understood within the peaceful mind of the sincere observer. Leopards, cobras, monkeys, rivers and trees; they all served as my teachers when I lived as a wanderer in the Himalayan foothills. Radhanath Swami
Nature Mother Language Mind Trees Rivers Observer Sincere She Mother Nature Within Always Understood Wanderer Teachers Speaking Speaks Peaceful Lived Served Monkeys
We should honor Mother Earth with gratitude; otherwise our spirituality may become hypocritical. Radhanath Swami
Gratitude Mother Honor Spirituality Become Otherwise Our Earth Hypocritical Mother Earth May Should
When spirituality is the basis of your life, it gives you the strength, wisdom and courage to surmount the many storms of life that could destroy a weaker person who doesn't have this foundation. Radhanath Swami
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In my own spiritual journey, I became a swami on the Hindu path of Bhakti. In the Hindu tradition, a swami is a monk who forgoes regular family life for the purpose of making the whole world his family and channels his full energy into spiritual practice, devotion to God and service to humanity. Radhanath Swami
Life Service God Journey Family Spiritual Humanity World Path Practice Own Energy Channels My Own Spiritual Practice Purpose Devotion Became Hindu Making Tradition His Family Life Regular Full Who Whole Monk
When people unfortunately use religion to facilitate their envy, arrogance and hate, communalism surfaces. Radhanath Swami
Religion Hate People Arrogance Envy Facilitate Unfortunately Use
Religious and spiritual leaders should be held accountable for environmental activism, not only because they have access to large communities and can influence votes, but because service is integral to religious and spiritual life. Radhanath Swami
Life Environmental Service Spiritual Religious Spiritual Life Only Leaders Votes Because Access Integral Accountable Influence Held Should Communities Large Activism
We can't really digest food unless there's hunger. So we can't really assimilate spiritual wisdom unless we feel the need for it. Radhanath Swami
Wisdom Food Spiritual Digest Unless Hunger Feel Really Assimilate Need
Reducing carbon emissions is important, but it is shortsighted if not coupled with reducing the toxic emissions from our heart; and that is something spiritual leaders are supposed to teach and something all thinking people, regardless of their beliefs, should practice. Radhanath Swami
Spiritual Heart People Important Practice Thinking Our Something Emissions Leaders Supposed Toxic Coupled Reducing Regardless Shortsighted Should Teach Beliefs Carbon
The true treasure lies within. It is the underlying theme of the songs we sing, the shows we watch and the books we read. It is woven into the Psalms of the Bible, the ballads of the Beatles and practically every Bollywood film ever made. What is that treasure? Love. Love is the nature of the Divine. Radhanath Swami
Love Nature Bible Beatles Love Is Made Every Books Lies Woven Divine Songs True Sing Underlying Practically Read Within Ballads Psalms Theme Shows Bollywood Film Ever Treasure Watch
I took an interest in the Civil Rights Movement. I listened to Martin Luther King. The Vietnam War was raging. When I was 18, I was eligible for the draft, but when I went to be tested, I didn't qualify. Radhanath Swami
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I just didn't know where I fit in - I didn't seem to fit in my parent's generation. I didn't seem to fit in my own generation. Little by little, this took me into a spiritual search for understanding; a search for meaning and fulfillment. Radhanath Swami
Spiritual Me Generation Understanding Own Took Seem Parent My Own Know Fit Just Where Little Meaning Fulfillment Search
Parallel to our vast strides in technology, there is a dangerous rise in unemployment, foreclosures, and degrading education. Millions of people are stricken with hopelessness and strife. Sadly, in the name of progress we have polluted the air, water, soil and the food we eat. Radhanath Swami
Education Food Technology People Water Progress Dangerous Soil Stricken Strides Our Strife Air Parallel Degrading Hopelessness Eat Rise Vast Name Sadly Unemployment Polluted Millions Millions Of People

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