A Stinky Sewer
By It So Happened on April 18, 2012 | Category: Miscellaneous | Tags: criticism, monastery, Radhanath Swami | 136 CommentsShyly I walked into Radhanath Swami’s room and occupied a corner. Radhanath Swami, sitting relaxed on a rocking chair at the other end, beckoned me to come closer. And I sat closer.
He broke into a beautiful smile. “How are you? How are your services going?”
I had joined the monastery a few weeks ago. Being insisted upon by a senior monk, I was here, in Radhanath Swami’s room. The monk had intended to make me feel at home. Yes, now experiencing the gentle smile of the Swami, I felt at home.
“I serve guests who visit our monastery.” I replied. I went on to explain how I liked the service, and the challenges I faced while serving. As I rambled on, at one point Radhanath Swami’s expression grew yucky, as if a stinky sewer had just burst open. I paused. Did I speak something which I wasn’t supposed to speak? In a flash I realized. Inadvertently, I had criticized a guest.
Diverging to another topic, I saved my skin. I had heard from many that Radhanath Swami hates to speak or hear the criticism of anybody. Today I had gained a first hand experience.
—Manish Rajan
madhura
wonderful teachings by Maharaj.
Sumit Sharma
Thanks for sharing it. This story shows how Radhanath Swami saves his disciples from being contaminated by envy, jealousy and other vices.
Kuldeep Soni
Very nice.
Jagannath Dham Das
Thank you for sharing such an important experience with Radhanath Swami Maharaj which teaches us how we should not criticize others !
Hare Krishna !
Jagdish Majethiya
Great teachings – Thanks a lot Prabhuji for sharing
anjan
MANY THANKS FOR SHARING THIS INCIDENT…
madhura
Thank you for sharing.
Aishwarya
Great lesson taught in a unique style.
Sunny Mattas
Maharaj teaches us such wonderful lessons with his own wonderful example! Thanks for sharing.
Saurabh
This is one of the very important instructions of Radhanath Maharaj, thank you very much for sharing it.
Y.Raja Shekar
That is the highest standard of HH Radhanath Swami. Thank you for sharing the heart of HH Radhanath Swami.
Dhruv Paleja
Great lesson to learn from these incident.
braj
wonderful explanation
Kuldeep Soni
Great Experience.
Ravi Garg
Thanks for sharing your experience
Paramesvara Dasa
There is no place for criticism in devotional service. All glories to HH Radhanatha Swami Maharaja.
vaishali kamat
Thank you for sharing your experience.
madhura
Wonderful article.
Veena
Inspiring Article!!
rahul
Hats off to Radhanath Swami
Chandrika
A valuable lesson to learn.
madhura
wonderful!
chandraprakassh
jay shri radhe
suresh
nice realization and thank you for this sharing,
Tyagi
very wonderful lesson. Thank you for sharing your experience.
rekha
This is one of the great virtue of Radhanath swami not liking to criticize any one for any reason.
nandkishor das
great lesson for everyone
Tallam Sita Ramaiah
A great lesson to learn for everybody. Hare Krishna.
surekha
many thanks for sharing this incident involving radhanath swami
Raj
Thank you for sharing this.
Piyush Singh
Thank you very much for sharing.
kamlesh
jay jay radheshyam
Anand T
Pure hearted souls like Radhanath Swami can not tolerate criticisms about others even if such statements are true. Personalities like them can really teach the society on how to progress on path of devotion by their personal standards.
Navin Poojary
Radhanath swami has a wonderful way of giving the Highest Values with simple mediums of communication
Vidya Patham
Thank you for sharing this superb incident which so amazingly illustrates the attitude that Radhanath Swami implicitly wants from his followers.
anand
shows the true nature of a sadhu. thanks for sharing
ASH
Very instructive.
Citra Gopi DD
Thank you so much for this enlightening narration.
Citra Gopi DD
Great message.
VP Singam
An inspiring message. Thank you.
anand
stinky indeed…fault finding…thanks for sharing
Rajaruban
A beautiful lesson to learn.
Milind M Churi
Thank you very much.Very good lesson learned from story.It is very important to not criticize any one and I simply want to give up habit.
Vidya Patham
Thank you for sharing this story.
Shoba Fernandes
First hand experience that the Swami practices what he preaches
NGK Murthy
Very inspiring teaching by HH RNS Maharaj. Thanks for sharing this.
priya aiyar
Thanks for sharing. It is natural for a pure soul like Maharaj not to tolerate criticisms of others.
anand
thank you
Shyam Mahtani
We have a lot to learn from this one simple experience. Thank you for sharing.
Rajesh
So much to learn from swami ji.
thank you for sharing.