Shyly 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
Vinay Malani
Fault finding & criticising others are two of the biggest impediments on the spiritual path of self-realization. Thank you Radhanath Swami for emphasizing on this fact through this incident.
anil chhetri
Criticism is an enemy within all of us…. we should get rid of it….
Tallam Sita Ramaiah
Thank you very much for sharing this.
priti katkar
HHRSM ki jai. Thank u so much sharing.
Srikumar das
Radhanath swami is a genuine follower of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu!
vrushali
Radhanath swami truly has love and compassion for everyone!
Rahul
Very wonderful quality of Radhanath Swami shown in this nice article.
Amit Dusane
Very inspiring article. Thank you so much for sharing.
biswajit
Hare Krishna… Radhanath Swami Ki Jai !
Manasa
Thanks for sharing!
suresh
Hare Krishna. Thanks for sharing.
Guruprasad
Thank you so much for this article.
Swapnil Gaonkar
We need to overcome this prpensity to criticize others. Radhanath Swami has stressed on this point in many of his lectures
ASH
Thanks for sharing.
bharat
Maharaj…you’ve always shown us the virtue of righteousness through your example.
madhura
Thank you for sharing!
Sunny Hinduja
Wonderful!!!
nandkishor das
thanks for sharing
Monika
amazing. so positive.
piyush
Amazing!..thank u v much for sharing this
shailesh
Thank you for sharing . Hare Krsna !
Jagannath Dham Das
Thanks for sharing such a beautiful anecdote with Radhanath Swami !
Hare Krishna !
Vimal
HH Radhanath Swami always teaches us not to hate. He sows love in our hearts though we try to justify our hatred for nondevotees. As maharaj teaches, bhakti yoga is all about loving everybody. Thank you very much.
Ramnika
Criticism and envy are the worst enemy which are within us since so many lifetimes
Mona
So true thanx for sharing
Servant
Hare Krishna
His Holiness Radhanath Swami has shown the perfect example of how we should lead a life without criticizing others.
anil manga
Thanks for sharing. wonderful article.
Ramnikapahuja
H.H.RadhanathSwamiji shows by his examples the love for everyone.within our hearts.
Nilesh Patel
Its so inspiring , we should not hear or speak ill of others…Radhanath Maharaja Ki Jai
Ramnika Pahuja
Thanks for sharing such a wonderful article.
Yateen
Radhanath Swami is teaching here us from his personal example how to hate criticism!
Ramnikapahuja
Very positive and amazing
Abhinav
Thanks for sharing the wonderful article……
Sumit Sharma
Thank you very much Radhanath Swami for this.
Sanjiv
This is a a very great lesson, we all can learn from this incident
VAMSI
Nice incident