Radhanath Swami. He knows how to releave you.

Radhanath Swami. He knows how to releave you.

Radhanath Swami. He knows how to releave you.

By admin on December 2, 2011 | Category: Compassion | Tags: , , , | 204 Comments

In 2009 Radhanath Swami’s autobiography The Journey Home was published. Fascinated by the book, and convinced that it had the potential to add value to society, I brainstormed—how to spread awareness of the book? Though shy by nature, I decided to try in my own way.

I requested a friend, a very famous Radio Jockey, to have Radhanath Swami as a featured guest on his show. He felt it was an honor.  We fixed the date 3 August 2009 for the interview.

When August came closer I realized that the interview date lay amidst a cramped schedule: on 1st August Radhanath Swami was to arrive in Mumbai where thousands awaited his audience; on the 2nd was the Sunday Program at Radhagopinath temple where he was scheduled to discourse; and then on, he would be busy with the upcoming grand India Book Launch of The Journey Home that was to be held only days later. Thus 3rd August, the day fixed for the radio show—had got crushed in the middle.  I grew tense.  Pulling Radhanath Swami out of his busy schedule for the Radio Show was to cause him strain—and I hated to do that.

Perhaps he sensed my tension. And his soft heart raced for every opportunity to relieve me of that. On 2nd, I visited him with a proposal: was it okay if the RJ came to his room to interview him, rather than he having to go to the studio? After thinking for a while, he responded, “It will be better if you could liberate me from this place.”  Through that one line he liberated me from my thought that going to the studio caused him inconvenience. It was decided that we would stick to our schedule and drive to the studio the next day.

The next day as we rode, the car was heated up with discussions about the upcoming book launch. I was silent, while remorse lingered in my heart. He is already strained. Perhaps I should have rescheduled the show in a way that didn’t cause him extra strain. Out of the blue, Radhanath Swami quipped, “And towards the end of the book launch, Sankirtan shall perform solo dance with spotlights focused on him.” His body rocked in laughter, as everyone in the car joined him in the joke; all knew how shy I was. Seeing him laugh, I was elated. Thus in a moment, Radhanath Swami had the remorse in me ebb away.

–Sankirtan Das

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204 Responses to “Radhanath Swami. He knows how to releave you.”

  2. December 12, 2011 at 7:57 am
    Abhinav Mutreja

    Radhanath Swami loves his disciples very much.

  3. December 12, 2011 at 7:04 pm
    sundar ananda das

    thanks for sharing … gives us an insight into the stress and troubles Maharaj faces. and so nice of you to be so considerate!

  4. December 13, 2011 at 12:22 am
    Anshu Jaiman

    Maharaj is a classic example of how to add humour at peak of a situation.jai ho maharaj ki.. Hare krishna.

  5. December 13, 2011 at 4:31 am
    gopasana

    It was the same when he came for the book launch to Dallas and it is absolutely incredible how HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj manages to keep up with such tight schedules with such enthusiasm. His is a life totally dedicated to his spiritual master.
    Equally amazing is how he never ever looses his soft and caring side, no matter what.

  6. December 13, 2011 at 6:52 am
    Ketan Pendse

    Just amazing and hillarious!!!

  7. December 13, 2011 at 10:46 am
    Jagdish Majethiya

    Wonderful incident – Thanks for sharing.

  8. December 13, 2011 at 9:17 pm
    madhavi

    very good experience.thanks.

  9. December 13, 2011 at 10:13 pm
    Preeti Asrani

    Maharaj knows everyone’s heart he is very compassionate

  10. December 14, 2011 at 2:13 am
    Mukund

    thank you for narrating that incident

  11. December 14, 2011 at 3:54 am
    Viraj

    Thank you, this incident reveals the warmth that Radhanath Swami shares.

  12. December 14, 2011 at 6:07 am
    Anil TImbe

    So nice exchange..

  13. December 14, 2011 at 6:56 am
    soorya

    this is because of the pure state of radhanath swami maharaj…,

  15. December 14, 2011 at 3:13 pm
    madhavi

    very nice.

  16. December 14, 2011 at 8:51 pm
    Manojkumar Nambiar

    Nice article

  17. December 14, 2011 at 11:01 pm
    anand

    thanks for sharing

  18. December 15, 2011 at 2:23 am
    y.Raja Shekar

    HH Radhanath Swami showeres highest mercy and prays for the best for his dependents, especially his disciples.

  19. December 15, 2011 at 3:26 am
    sumpathi

    radhanath swami maharaj is the chosen pure soul for the fallen,conditional and distracted souls of this material world,

  20. December 15, 2011 at 5:01 am
    Tushar

    hari bol……… very nice……

  21. December 15, 2011 at 9:05 pm
    ramnika

    Thanks for sharing. Wonderful article

  22. December 16, 2011 at 1:02 am
    Krishna Keshava

    Thanks for sharing. Hare Krishna!

  23. December 16, 2011 at 3:04 am
    Abhinav

    Amazing experience….

  24. December 16, 2011 at 8:43 am
    tushar

    thanks for sharing your experience……

  25. December 16, 2011 at 8:57 am
    Kuldeep Soni

    Exemplary experience.

  26. December 16, 2011 at 10:05 am
    Prasad Karkhanis

    Thank You Sankirtan P For sharing very wonderful Article.

  27. December 16, 2011 at 10:11 pm
    Manasa

    Radhanath Swami is really Amazing!!

  28. December 17, 2011 at 4:09 am
    Manojkumar Nambiar

    Radhanath Swami is really wonderful

  29. December 17, 2011 at 6:24 am
    Srinivas Batchu

    Thank you for sharing wonderful article. Maharaj as always keep inspiring.

  30. December 17, 2011 at 8:48 am
    Prachi Pendse

    Thanks for showing how sensitive Swamiji is….
    Something rare these days to see people care & be sensitive for others feelings

  31. December 17, 2011 at 9:26 am
    kuldeep soni

    Thanks for sharing such rare realization.

  32. December 18, 2011 at 3:32 am
    shephali

    Amazing…Maharaj knows the heart and feeling of all his deciples.

  33. December 18, 2011 at 6:25 am
    ydas

    Radhanath swami has this unique way of understanding your heart and relieving any guilt.

  34. December 18, 2011 at 8:31 am
    suresh

    radhanath swami is carrying the sweetest and the purest form of love and compassion which he got from his beloved eternal spiritual father,HDG ACB Swami Prabhupada,

  36. December 18, 2011 at 9:58 am
    Sanjiv Chandnani

    Fantastic incident. Radhanath swami’s heart is so soft.

  37. December 18, 2011 at 3:00 pm
    Shoba

    His easy going nature removes fear in people to approach him. Jay

  38. December 18, 2011 at 7:06 pm
    Piyush Singh

    Thank you for sharing.

  39. December 18, 2011 at 10:46 pm
    anand

    maharaj ki jai!

  40. December 18, 2011 at 11:03 pm
    nilesh

    thanks for sharing….

  41. December 19, 2011 at 5:38 am
    Y.Raja Shekar

    The amount of love and care HH Radhanath Swami extends towards his disciples is unparallelled and unimaginable.

  42. December 19, 2011 at 6:29 am
    Deepak

    wonderful post

  43. December 19, 2011 at 10:15 am
    vskarekar

    nice exchange of affection

  45. December 20, 2011 at 5:06 am
    Hemant Solanki

    Hare Krishna Thank You for sharing a wonderful story

  46. December 20, 2011 at 5:10 am
    Y.Raja Shekar

    HH Radhanath Swami is so caring and that is why he is able to releave all of our anxieties.

  47. December 20, 2011 at 6:06 am
    Kuldeep Soni

    Nice exchange of love

  48. December 20, 2011 at 6:28 am
    Rashmi Solanki

    Hare Bol! Very Nice

  49. December 20, 2011 at 7:46 pm
    Kadamba kanana

    Deeply inspiring post.Thank you so much for sharing this.

  50. December 20, 2011 at 9:19 pm
    Vraja Manjari

    Maharaj knows the heart of his every disciple!

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