The personality of Radhanath Swami has touched the hearts of millions. And many of them want to share those experiences with the world at large. Therefore we felt the need of this website.
- Sep 2013“... ...”
- No Halters on the Cows
Nanda Nandan marched to the cowshed, armed with a sickle, as a crowd of onlookers smiled i ...
September 24, 2013
- Jul 2013“... ...”
- Austerity of Monkhood
During a discourse, Radhanath Swami was relating the story of a saint who gave benediction ...
July 25, 2013
- The phone call
Quite some time back, I was in US for few weeks in Pittsburgh. I had learned from my frien ...
July 1, 2013
- Jun 2013“... ...”
- The Ugly Cat
His countenance showed concern. Yet he strained a smile and requested me to accompany him. ...
June 3, 2013
- May 2013“... ...”
- One night at the monastery
It was 9:00 p.m., time to call it a day at the monastery. Spotting Radhanath Swami taking ...
May 9, 2013
- Mar 2013“... ...”
- Wish Granted
From the moment I had woken up at 3:30 in the morning, I was an engine revving to go. Go, ...
March 21, 2013
- Feb 2013“... ...”
- A telephonic conversation with Radhanath Swami
One night in Mumbai, I got a call from Radhanath Swami. He was amidst his North American b ...
February 26, 2013
- Radhanath Swami from the Back Door
It was a momentous occasion for Daya Rupa when Radhanath Swami asked her what services she ...
February 14, 2013
- Nov 2012“... ...”
- Radhanath Swami and Cricket – part 2
Once Radhanath Swami and his dear friend, Devamrita Swami were scheduled to give a talk on ...
November 9, 2012
- Oct 2012“... ...”
- Radhanath Swami and Cricket – part 1
India, a land of billion plus, has an obsession with cricket; not the grasshopper you know ...
October 3, 2012
- Aug 2012“... ...”
- The Magic of the White Rose
I am an Israeli who spent 10 years in New York and only recently went back to Israel with ...
August 5, 2012
- Jun 2012“... ...”
- Bhakti—Head vs. Heart
On 14th May a plane crashed in Jomsom, Nepal, and among those killed were eight Krishna de ...
June 22, 2012
- Apr 2012“... ...”
- A Stinky Sewer
Shyly I walked into Radhanath Swami’s room and occupied a corner. Radhanath Swami, sitting ...
April 18, 2012
- “I never get to do what I want to do”
Vehicles honked and spewed out black clouds of exhaust. Pedestrians peacefully crossed the ...
April 9, 2012
- Feb 2012“... ...”
- Radhanath Swami, the second son
At dusk I chanced to meet Radhanath Swami near the temple gate. As he hurried out, he inq ...
February 12, 2012
- Radhanath Swami—softer than a rose or…
Afternoon-silence occupied the Radhagopinath Ashram as some monks napped while the others ...
February 9, 2012
- Dec 2011“... ...”
- Radhanath Swami. He knows how to releave you.
In 2009 Radhanath Swami’s autobiography The Journey Home was published. Fascinated by the ...
December 2, 2011
- Nov 2011“... ...”
- Radhanath Swami’s Disciple Shila
I was visiting Baroda, when one night I received a call from Mumbai, “Shila is very sick a ...
November 15, 2011
- Oct 2011“... ...”
- Vrindavan Pilgrimage with Radhanath Swami
Our first pilgrimage to Vrindavan was in the winter of 1986; we numbered 22, all novices, ...
October 16, 2011
- Radhanath Swami, as sweet as a leader could be.
“Great leaders get people to think more of themselves, not more of the leader.” Radhana ...
October 1, 2011
- Sep 2011“... ...”
- What do you think of this altar?
I sat in the temple hall, facing the altar and chanting on my prayer beads. As streams of ...
September 20, 2011
- Radhanath Swami honors a friend’s wish
Nobody knew me better than Bhakti Tirtha Swami. He knew the details of my quest and also m ...
September 8, 2011
- Aug 2011“... ...”
- Radhanath Swami, the cook
Ever tried cooking for someone dear? It’s a powerful way of conquering your beloved’s hear ...
August 29, 2011
- Radhanath Swami’s Unwillingness to Take Credit
Whoever meets Radhanath Swami is inspired by his unassuming nature and natural unwillingne ...
August 18, 2011
- Radhanath Swami’s Call
15 July 2007. At 7:15 p.m. my cell phone rang. “Can you arrange for a driver please? Ur ...
August 7, 2011
- Jul 2011“... ...”
- Radhanath Swami and the Medical Logic
Would Radhanath Swami follow his doctor’s advice? In concern, a group clamored impatiently ...
July 24, 2011
- Discipleship under Radhanath Swami
The need to accept discipleship of an enlightened guru is emphasized both by tradition and ...
July 11, 2011
- Jun 2011“... ...”
- For Radhanath Swami, People are above Projects
When the clock struck nine, my duties at school called me—but I ignored. Held captive by R ...
June 30, 2011
- Radhanath Swami’s Lesson in Leadership
During a press conference, former tennis great Billie Jean King was asked how she dealt wi ...
June 20, 2011
- Radhanath Swami, always loving and caring
Its not unusual to find Radhanath Swami to be in midst of important engagements but still ...
June 10, 2011
- May 2011“... ...”
- Radhanath Swami and a Special Security Guard
The Heaven on Earth is a colossal structure recently erected on ISKCON’s property in Juhu, ...
May 31, 2011
- Radhanath Swami, the cow and the white Ambassador
‘Wasn’t that strange?’ A cow racing alongside our speeding car at dangerously close proxim ...
May 18, 2011
- Radhanath Swami on Power
When the sun drops into the Arabian Sea, Mumbai is lit by Neon signs that line its busy st ...
May 7, 2011
- Apr 2011“... ...”
- Radhanath Swami Bears the Burden of Love….
Scene 1: Radhanath Swami returns to the banks, drenched in the icy cold waters of the Alak ...
April 29, 2011
- Radhanath Swami’s Service Consciousness
I’ll speak something on Radhanath Swami’s ‘service consciousness’—that’s striking and char ...
April 11, 2011
- Radhanath Swami—Is Spirituality Practical?
Katraj Kondwa Road runs through the silent outskirts of Pune, a city in western India. Sin ...
April 3, 2011
- Mar 2011“... ...”
- Radhanath Swami and the Scanning
Radhanath Swami’s room in the Radhagopinath Ashram, on that day, felt like the hollow of a ...
March 24, 2011
- Radhanath Swami — when his heart picks up pace
Months of contemplation shyly hides behind this once-in-a-lifetime experience that I am go ...
March 17, 2011
- ‘Grand Prix’ with Radhanath Swami
Reality belittled wildest imaginations on this impromptu ‘Grand Prix’ from the North India ...
March 8, 2011
- Feb 2011“... ...”
- Is it the same Radhanath Swami?
Psychic bafflement was the state my mind was cast into on the evening of 31 January 2011. ...
February 25, 2011
- Radhanath Swami's Inconceivable Confidence
20 December 2010 to 1 January 2011. Radhanath Swami and some of his followers were on a pi ...
February 22, 2011
- A Window into Radhanath Swami’s Heart
This exchange with Radhanath Swami—though momentary—for me was momentous. One afternoon ...
February 13, 2011
- Radhanath Swami Inspired by Raghunath Das Goswami
The year was 1996; the day was 25 January, Vasant Panchami, the holiest of holy days accor ...
February 9, 2011
- Radhanath Swami at the Confluence
In India, Vaishnavism, the path of devotional service to Lord Vishnu, is upheld by four au ...
February 3, 2011
- Jan 2011“... ...”
- Radhanath Swami’s Divine Palms
Radhanath Swami and his entourage of monks scurried along the alleyway towards my home. T ...
January 31, 2011
- Radhanatha Swami’s Embrace
Note: Please read Radhanath Swami’s “Intentional Mistake”? and Radhanath Swami : The Praye ...
January 17, 2011
- Radhanath Swami — Our Star
In the overcrowded prayer hall of Radha Gopinath Temple, I sat on the floor softly chantin ...
January 14, 2011
- Radhanath Swami’s ego-less opportunism
Last year Radhanath Swami’s birthday celebrations came right in the middle of his writing ...
January 10, 2011
- Radhanath Swami at Kanchipuram
2 January 2011. Feeling tiny, I prostrated before the enormous form of Pandavadhut, the de ...
January 5, 2011
- Dec 2010“... ...”
- When Radhanath Swami Seems an Overgrown Child
Chiksoli is a remote village thirty kilometers from Vrindavan--externally a sprawling mass ...
December 21, 2010
- Choosing a Spot for Radhanath Swami
Our little group made a curious sight for the local villagers: though clad in traditional ...
December 13, 2010
- Radhanath Swami at MAAN-mandir
This happened in 2008, during our pilgrimage to Vrindavan. Around 3000 devotees from aroun ...
December 8, 2010
- Radhanath Swami’s Unorthodox Style
Radhanath Swami is often called for lunch at people’s homes. In the Vedic tradition an opp ...
December 5, 2010
- Radhanath Swami’s Warning
I was rummaging through the car’s interior for Prasad, sanctified food, frantically. Meanw ...
December 3, 2010
- Nov 2010“... ...”
- Management vs. Human Relationships
This happened in the month of April 2005 on the day that Radhanath Swami was about to leav ...
November 29, 2010
- Found Radhanath Swami Alone, Outside Vrindavan Forest
Looking back into the events of my life, I could see a river of divine grace carry me ...
November 27, 2010
- What Powers Radhanath Swami?!!
In 2005 Radhanath Swami guided a few wealthy families of downtown Mumbai around Govardhan ...
November 24, 2010
- Radhanath Swami and the 1992 Riots
Hindu-Muslim riots broke out in Mumbai after the Babri Mosque demolition on 6 December 199 ...
November 22, 2010
- Radhanath Swami—disciple or Guru?
The crisp morning air wished us a pleasant day, with the fragrance of fresh blossoms it ca ...
November 19, 2010
- Going out for Lunch with Radhanath Swami
It was 22 November 2004, Vrindavan, India. The Fogla Ashram Guesthouse, where I stayed, ha ...
November 16, 2010
- Radhanath Swami’s Encroachment
I darted over to Radhanath Swami’s room. There he was sitting, conversing with another dev ...
November 13, 2010
- Radhanath Swami, the Personification of…
The Festival of Inspiration is held in the Appalachian foothills of West Virginia during t ...
November 10, 2010
- Driving Radhanath Swami at Midnight
The car cruised along in the darkness of the night, its engine’s hum rising above the ...
November 8, 2010
- What Keeps Radhanath Swami Cool?
I gazed inside the hall through the window. Were they monstrous serpents in there? They cl ...
November 4, 2010
- Radhanath Swami—an Embodiment of Shyness
Few days before the launch of the ‘journey Home’, devotees and well-wishers from all over ...
November 2, 2010
- Oct 2010“... ...”
- Radhanath Swami with the YPO
From 30 January 2008 to 02 February 2008, a group of members from the YPO, Young President ...
October 31, 2010
- With Radhanath Swami on Rasa Purnima
It was Rasa Purnima, the full moon night of October. According to the Srimad Bhagavatam th ...
October 29, 2010
- Radhanath Swami and the Turtles
The rising sun god stole a glimpse, through the stained glass windows, into the temple int ...
October 26, 2010
- Radhanath Swami's Reluctance to Take Credit
Once I went in to Radhanath Swami’s room to suggest topics for a talk he would give to ove ...
October 24, 2010
- When Radhanath Swami had a Headache
As I silently moved towards the door—my heart pounding—and extended my hand to knock, a vo ...
October 22, 2010
- Radhanath Swami Expresses a Loving Parent’s Concern
After one successful youth festival, many of us, the resident monks gathered around Radhan ...
October 20, 2010
- Sweaty Meditations with Radhanath Swami
I felt a bead of sweat crawl down my forehead. A chilly winter breeze whisked across t ...
October 18, 2010
- Radhanath Swami’s Analysis of Humility
Once on Radhanath Swami’s birthday, a few resident monks at the Mumbai centre entered Radh ...
October 16, 2010
- Radhanath Swami, on the Eve...
First the Glossary(...a little unorthodox style :) ) Ananta Koti Vaishnavas –The millio ...
October 14, 2010
- Radhanath Swami: The Prayer-er Writer
(Continuing from the post of October 10…) Radhanath Swami had a deadline for completing ...
October 12, 2010
- Radhanath Swami’s “Intentional Mistake”?
(continuing from the post of October 6...) When the editing of the book was nearing the ...
October 10, 2010
- Being ‘Proud’ of Our Humility
Three weeks after I had joined the monastery in Mumbai, our group leader arranged a meetin ...
October 8, 2010
- Radhanath Swami: An Editor’s Editor
A few months ago, I had the opportunity to edit Radhanath Swami’s upcoming book (tentative ...
October 6, 2010
- Radhanath Swami’s Happiness, in Tolerance.
26 November 2009. It was 4:59 a.m. when Radhanath Swami, visibly tired, entered the Radhag ...
October 4, 2010
- Radhanath Swami, Our Gardner
In 1993, a nine year old reached a safe haven—the Lady Nothcote Hindu Orphanage. He was re ...
October 2, 2010
- Sep 2010“It was AWESOME!”
- Radhanath Swami’s Extempore Humility
It was IIT Mumbai. Radhanath Swami had just delivered a spell bounding lecture to a group ...
September 30, 2010
- Something Sweet for the Burning Wound
This happened years ago, when my daughter Vidhi was small. We were on our pilgrimage to Vr ...
September 28, 2010
- Radhanath Swami Accomplishes With No Casualties
Pin-drop silence filled the Radhagopinath temple hall, except for the soft yet commanding ...
September 25, 2010
- Radhanath Swami Wants to Become...
Radhanath Swami sat relaxing on the lawn with a few of his students. The Chakra Building v ...
September 22, 2010
- Radhanath Swami Cuts a Joke
“Am I getting old?” a thought sneaked into my mind. I was in my car, returning from a fest ...
September 20, 2010
- I Won’t Come Down Until I See Radhanath Swami
“I won’t come down until I see Radhanath Swami,” Sita yelled back from the tree top to her ...
September 18, 2010
- Radhanath Swami Re-enters the External World
Radhanath Swami lay on the hospital bed before me, semiconscious. His body burnt at 104 de ...
September 16, 2010
- Radhanath Swami’s VIP
11th January 1998, at the opening of Mira Road hospital, I was given the service to make c ...
September 13, 2010
- Those Moments with Radhanath Swami
1] It was the festival of lord Ganesh, which is much awaited in Mumbai. Streets leading to ...
September 11, 2010
- Radhanath Swami’s Heart — Renounced, Yet Soft.
26 June 2006. My mother and I awaited Radhanath Swami’s arrival at Bhubaneshwar airport. H ...
September 9, 2010
- Radhanath Swami’s Trancendental Ploy
Through the train window I watched as the plains of Andhra Pradesh Sate, India, spread out ...
September 7, 2010
- Radhanath Swami’s Witty Tips for Leaders
Everybody has two sides to his/her personality, one of which is the divine. You should foc ...
September 5, 2010
- Radhanath Swami’s Balancing Wit
While we savored Bhakti Yoga during our stay at the monastery in Mumbai, we developed a de ...
September 1, 2010
- Aug 2010“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”
- Radhanath Swami and the Knock out Scene
Radhanath Swami was on a stroll down the corridor of the monastery. At the entrance of a r ...
August 30, 2010
- Radhanath Swami’s Approach
Gloom lurked in the silence between us, as Radhanath Swami and I sat facing each other, po ...
August 28, 2010
- With Radhanath Swami, On a Destiny Drive
“Where do we go next?” asked the chauffeur, as he slowed down the vehicle. I gazed out thr ...
August 26, 2010
- Radhanath Swami Rescues Me
Radhanath Swami’s dietary supplements were sent by an acquaintance in the United States. ...
August 23, 2010
- Radhanath Swami Erupts
It was the April of 2004. One evening, after returning from a cultural program at Columbia ...
August 21, 2010
- Brigade Reports to Radhanath Swami
First, in the early nineties, my wife and I took to bhakti yoga. Then our parents and brot ...
August 19, 2010
- Radhanath Swami While Walking Through the Courtyard…
This happened in 2000. My daughter, age six, played with her friends in the courtyard of R ...
August 17, 2010
- An Exhilarating Moment With Radhanath Swami
In 1998, I often rode Radhanath Swami from an Ayurvedic Clinic in suburban Mumbai to Bhakt ...
August 14, 2010
- “What can I do for you?”
From 1993, when I was nine, to 2007, Lady Nothcote Hindu Orphanage was my home. At the tim ...
August 13, 2010
- Radhanath Swami’s Unconventional Advice
Radhanath Swami’s unconventional advice to us Bhaktivedanta Hospital leaders was, “Eat wit ...
August 11, 2010
- Systematic Torture on Radhanath Swami
As a doctor, day in day out I see people in pain. Some, I see, can tolerate only a little ...
August 9, 2010
- With Radhanath Swami at a Traffic signal
October 1998, I was driving Radhanath Swami to a distant suburb in Mumbai. On a traffic si ...
August 5, 2010
- Radhanath Swami Appeals
My lower nature overcame me and I fumed with fury riled by the antics of my mother-in-law. ...
August 4, 2010
- Radhanath Swami puts me in a Daze
“It’s the same as yesterday,” Radhanath Swami mumbled, as his face contorted with discomfo ...
August 2, 2010
- Jul 2010“... ...”
- End of the Ride Adventures
Upon reaching the destination, I would slam on the brakes, turn off the ignition, and shov ...
July 31, 2010
- Radhanath Swami takes us on a Pilgrimage within a Pilgrimage
I and my wife were at Vrindavan, the holiest of holy places, but our minds remained ...
July 30, 2010
- What makes Radhanath Swami a Brilliant Teacher?
In 1983, I became the first Asian and the youngest person in history, at age 19, to win Go ...
July 28, 2010
- My Questions
My hand shot up, triggered by Radhanath Swami’s utterance, “Any questions?” He had just en ...
July 26, 2010
- Radhanath Swami Forethought of my Dilemma
When I retired as the University Head of the Department of Chemistry, Bombay University, t ...
July 24, 2010
- On a Pilgrimage with Radhanath Swami
In 1990, I again visited Vrindavan, a holy place in North India. I had been there fifty-od ...
July 22, 2010
- Radhanath Swami Apologizes
"Sorry, I can't wait till you finish. I have got an urgent appointment back at the hotel," ...
July 21, 2010
- Descending Closely Behind Radhanath Swami
Cool breezes swept across the open terrace of the two- storied house as hundred-odd people ...
July 20, 2010
- From Chillums to Chants
After reading Radhanath Swami's The Journey Home,I too am inspired to write about my journ ...
July 16, 2010
- Radhanath Swami Reassures
Premaka, our simple house maid, has been with us ever since she came to Mumbai twelve year ...
July 15, 2010
- Radhanath Swami walks his talk
What truly are our requirements? Demarcating this elusive boundary between necessities and ...
July 14, 2010
- The Unforgettable Dimly Lit Night
An unforgettable night! It was pitch dark except for the faint light that shimmered from t ...
July 10, 2010
- Radhanath Swami Could Unnerve You
To be a dentist to Radhanath Swami can be an unnerving experience if you are an amateur. “ ...
July 8, 2010
- Radhanath Swami’s Secret Strategy
This happened in Mayapur, a village close to Kolkata. I was with Radhanath Swami as he con ...
July 6, 2010
- Jun 2010“... ...”
- Radhanath Swami – The compassionate author whom I chauffeure ...
With the setting of the sun, the lonely country road ahead now stretched out into the dark ...
June 20, 2010
- A phone call to Radhanath Swami
“Please call me as soon as possible to discuss about the book,” read the one-line mail fro ...
June 20, 2010
- On a flight with Radhanath Swami
That journey will be forever etched in my memories. With Radhanath Swami sitting next to m ...
June 11, 2010
- Radhanath Swami, My Compassionate Navigator
My new car glided over the Sea Link Bridge on to the expressway. I was privileged to be be ...
June 11, 2010
- What was Radhanath Swami Still Doing Inside?
As I waited outside to have a last word with him, I wondered what Radhanath Swami was stil ...
June 3, 2010
- Radhanath Swami’s first visit
Many memories are washed off by time, but some remain vivid—especially those that touch em ...
June 3, 2010
- May 2010“... ...”
- The Mysterious Passenger
The car pulled out of the airport terminal into the dense Mumbai traffic. I was now drivin ...
May 27, 2010
- Radhanath Swami, The Himalayan Ascetic
As I emerged out of the haven, my blanket, into the frigid dawn, my thoughts rushed to man ...
May 27, 2010
Panch Tattva P das
Hare Krsna Prabhus:
congrats for designing this wonderful web site. It gives me the opportunity to associate with maharaj’s activities. as being located at west coast, we are not that fortunate to have maharaj’s association very frequent. thru this site i come very close to maharaj’s association and his pastimes.
Thank you prabhus.
Hari Boi.
always your servant,
panch tattva p das.
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