KeenBrain
KeenBrain
KeenBrain

Radhanath Swami Quotes


Share this page on

Quotes by Radhanath Swami

Showing 11-20 of 27 Quotes by Radhanath Swami

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

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Sadly, in the name of progress, we have polluted the air, water, soil and the food we eat.

~Radhanath Swami

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


My parents' selfless affection and dedication nourished and prepared me to receive the love of my guru or spiritual father, Swami Prabhupada. My parents prepared the soil in which my guru sowed the seeds of his compassion.

~Radhanath Swami

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


In 1958, my father invested everything he had in a business venture and became the largest automobile dealership in Chicago for Ford's new Edsel line. But Edsel sales plummeted and my father fell into bankruptcy. I watched him struggle; working long hours to protect us from poverty.

~Radhanath Swami

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


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

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


The tension between the essence of spiritual teachings and the harmful fundamentalism that often arises in the name of religion is an issue that has engaged my mind practically as far back as I can remember.

~Radhanath Swami

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


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

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


How can our hearts not break? How can we hold our tears? How can we bear the pain of losing those loving children and their guardians, who were slain in Newtown, Conn.? Why can't we face the reality of our times and restrict deranged people from having these destructive powers?

~Radhanath Swami

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


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

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


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

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Clergyman

Born: December 7th, 1950

Links

Find Radhanath Swami on Amazon

Related Authors

Henry Ward Beecher
Billy Graham
John C. Maxwell
Joel Osteen
Norman Vincent Peale
Robert H. Schuller
Charles Stanley
Charles R. Swindoll

Popular Authors

George Washington Carver Lebron James D. H. Lawrence Michelangelo George Orwell Dan Quayle Tony Robbins Carl Sagan

Change your beliefs...change your life.

Get a related quote or insight every day.

(it's 100% free)

Follow Us On

Today's Birthdays

1694 - Voltaire

1768 - Friedrich Schleiermacher

1787 - Bryan Procter

1863 - Arthur Quiller-Couch

1870 - Alexander Berkman

1886 - Harold Nicolson

1889 - Hugh Kingsmill

1898 - Rene Magritte

1904 - Coleman Hawkins

1907 - Jim Bishop

Birthdays on November 21st
All Birthdays

Popular Topics

Architecture Communication Family Future Home Leadership Love Saint Patrick's Day