About Radhanath Swami
Radhanath Swami was born in Chicago in 1950. In his teenage years, the longing for knowledge about God lead Radhanath Swami as young Richard Slavin on a journey throughout Europe and the Middle East, during which he undertook a careful study of the scriptures of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. This journey ultimately led him to India, where he lived for several years, and met Srila Prabhupada, Founder of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) and the Hare Krishna movement in the west. By choosing A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami (1896-1977), a spiritual activist, as his guru, Radhanath Swami cast his fate to the wind, cut his matted locks, and entered back into the society.
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"Moon is like Soul. Clouds are like all the situations in our life, relationships, youth, etc. Wind is like the Time. Just like the wind moves the clouds, Time moves all the situations in our life. But the soul is always the same and not on the temporary situations. One who focuses on soul is a moon-like person...."
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photos/Radhanath-Swami1.jpgWhen there is love in your heart only love will come out.
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photos/Radhanath-Swami2.jpgWhen power comes, along with that comes responsibility to protect innocent.
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photos/Radhanath-Swami3.jpgWe get experience not through mechanical devices but through our eagerness.
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photos/Radhanath-Swami4.jpgWhen our foundation is in harmony with the laws of nature we will live in harmony with our eternal nature.
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photos/Radhanath-Swami5.jpgA sincere soul is not trying to make a show. His enthusiasm is an act of service.
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photos/Radhanath-Swami6.jpgThe joy of bhakti is experienced to the degree we are selfless in our efforts.
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photos/Radhanath-Swami7.jpgThe ultimate expression of humility comes when we control our senses.
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photos/Radhanath-Swami8.jpgRemembrance is a necessary expression of love, internally.
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photos/Radhanath-Swami9.jpgThe auspiciousness of any situation is how it brings us closer to Krishna.
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In giving respect we can be very happy, because we can do it in all situations. When we expect respect we are miserable, because it is not that everyone in every situation will respect us.....
Journey Home Book - An Autobiography of An American Swami
-By Radhanath Swami
"Mystic Yogis, and an epic quest through spiritual India"
Within this extraordinary memoir, Radhanath Swami weaves a colorful tapestry of adventure, mysticism, and love. Readers follow Richard Slavin from the suburbs of Chicago to the caves of Himalayas as he transforms from young seeker to renowned spiritual guide. The Journey Home is an intimate account of the steps to self awareness and also the penetrating glimse into the hearts of mystic traditions and the challenges that all souls must face on the road to inner harmony and a union with the Divine.Through near death encounters, apprenticeships with advanced yogis, and years of travel along the pilgrim's path, radhanath swami eventally reaches the inner sanctum of india's mystic culture and finds the love he has been seeking. It the a tale told with rare candor, immersing the reader in a journey that is at once engaging, humorous and heartwarming.