Once on Radhanath Swami’s birthday, a few resident monks at the Mumbai centre entered Radhanath Swami’s room with a neatly wrapped gift. He graciously accepted the offering while the leader of our group expressed appreciation of his wonderful qualities, including genuine humility that he possesses. Then Radhanath Swami enlightened us on how the highest amount of humility of a soul of this world is nothing compared to God’s humility. He reasoned, “We approach God with this wretched foul smelling body; it’s nothing more than a bag of stool and urine. Still God accepts our service. Our mind is filled with most lusty and degraded thoughts of envy and pride. Yet when we offer some prayer, God gratefully accepts. With our tiny mouth and limited capacity how much we can glorify God as compared to great stalwarts and pure hearted saints. Yet when we glorify God, God accepts our appreciation. When we say ‘Oh God, I am offering my body, mind, and words to you’, God very happily and gratefully accepts it. Will we ever accept an offering which is externally so contaminating and impure? Never, yet God accepts our offering. So who is actually more humble and what is our humility?”
We left the room stunned at this analysis of humility and gratitude. Only one who is fully God consciousness can think like this. It is one thing to speak on humility but to be convinced of this principle and live by the highest standards of humility is a different thing. Radhanath Swami’s consciousness is filled with love for God and he has complete conviction that we are insignificant and God is Supreme in every respect.
–Vraj Vihari
128 replies on “Radhanath Swami’s Analysis of Humility”
Humility seems to be a really deep subject!
This incident shows that Radhanath Swami walks his talk
Only real and pure devotees of Lord like Radhanath Swami can give these messages. Thank you very much Radhanath Swami for reminding us about real humility.
Humility cannot be imitated nor can we act to be humble. Radhanath Swami can remain humble because he genuninely considers himself insignificant in front of the Lord.
Radhanath Swami is one of the most humble among present men. We know of his humble qualities from across the world and he knows God.
Radhanath Swami Maharaj is himself so humble that’s why he sees humility everywhere. It takes one to know one!
Thank u Radhanath Swami for giving us a velvet punch & so humbly crushing our pride.
Thank u for sharing with us this humble nature of Radhanath Swami.
Radhanath Swami is a personification of Humility!
Humble Souls like HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj pass on all glorifications to Guru and Krishna
Another stunning insight into the definition of humility by Radhanath Swami, it is really very Amazing.
Thank you Radhanath Swami for making us realize that we are not this body & we should remain always humble.
Radhanath swami’s Humility is heart melting
wonderful,thank you
I don’t realize how fortunate I am to have HH Radhanath Swami as spiritual master. Still I offer my prayers of gratitude for being compassionate on countles conditioned souls like me.
very nice explanation.
Thanks to Radhanath Swami now I have an
idea about this aspect of humility. To understand God’s humility, one needs to be highly elevated and perceptive. Thank you Radhanath Swami.
Thank you for sharing this Prabhuji Thats the reason Radhanath Swami being so great still thinks himself so low and is always humble.
Wow! What an exciting life full of unforgettable experiences! No wonder the sincere followers of Radhanath Swami are so dynamic and effective.
Thank you so much for sharing this. “It is one thing to speak on humility but to be convinced of this principle and live by the highest standards of humility is a different thing. Radhanath Swami’s consciousness is filled with love for God and he has complete conviction that we are insignificant and God is Supreme in every respect.” What a wonderful consciuosness of Maharaj? Radhantah Swami Maharaj ki jai.
This is very nice prabhuji, thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much for teaching us the highest degree of humility.
Gurudev can tocuh anything and turn it into spiritual nectar.
such a stunning insight…..
Radhanath Swami Maharaj ki jai. Sri Krishna bhagvan ki jai.
Radhanath Swami considers himself extremely lowly though everyone who know him consider him to be the most special person in their lives.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful insight of humility.
Pure Devoteed of the Lord live on their Principles and follow the same thing what they preach and therefore anyone who comes in contact with such an saintly soul, his heart transforms.
Thanks Maharaj
Wonderful realisation
All Glorie To H.H.Radhanath Swami Maharaj
Only Maharaj who is absorbed in God Consciousness can have this level of understanding which kees us awed and open mouthed every ime.
Hare Krishna
this is true humility
Radhanath Swami practices what he preaches. Wonderful realisations. Thank you for sharing!!!
Wonderful!Never heard of such an analysis of humility.
True saints always lives in reality. Reality is GOD is great and we are insignificant. Swami ji thank you for leading us by your example
Thank you for sharing this. Its such an insight, Radhanath Swami truly enlightens…..
Radhanath Swami is shows by his his own example what is surrender. As radhanath Swami quotes “Surrender means putting our wants last”. He exemplifies this by glorifying God when some one wanted to glorify him. Radhanath Swami always put God infront and praises and glorifies Him.
a true example of genuine humility
Maharaj has shown by his own example that real humility lies in practicing.Only those of the likes of Radhanath Swami who are completely absorbed in God consciousness can come out with such minute analysis.
We can never intellectually understand humility, but just by following the actions of great saints like Radhanath Swami it becomes self evident.Only fully self controlled soul can be humble, realizing its constitutional position.
Only a truly God conscious and humble person like Radhanath Swami could have got a realization like that. All glories to Radhanath Swami!
Radhanath Swami humbles everyone by his humility
Radhanath Swami’s consciousness is filled with love for God and he has complete conviction that we are insignificant and God is Supreme in every respect
Amazing.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful experience. By this I came to know the real humility and how God accepts the insignificant being
The good thing about Radhanath Swami is he makes you think he makes you feel humble then its up to us how long we want to continue being humble sometimes our conditioned nature comes out especially when provoking situations arrive in our life
Only gradually am I beginning to understand how great God is. Thank you for sharing this wonderful analysis of humility by His Holiness Radhanath Swami.
Actually as Radhanath Swami says we are so very insignificant and Lord is the most compassionate and greatest… Thank You Radhanath Swami..
Humility is the cornerstone of all
spiritual advancement. This has been stresed by the six Goswamis of Vrindavan and all our acharyas, and now our spiritusl masters. Maharaj always leads by example. Jai!
what an amazing and stunning analysis by Radhanath Swami maharaj.
Jai
wonderful realization, regards, rajesh karia
very pure and intense analysis given by HHRM, only a pure spiritual master can empower such knowledge, haribol, bhakti