To be a dentist to Radhanath Swami can be an unnerving experience if you are an amateur. “Why are you doing this? Why are you doing that? Why are you using this material as Dental Filler…?” He puts forth a whole gamut of questions every time I treat him: he scrutinizes and wants to be convinced before I can take him through a dental procedure.
Radhanath Swami did the same even as he took on a ‘spiritual procedure’ for his soul. Recently I pored over his autobiography, The Journey Home, and saw how relentless he was to only walk that spiritual path that he was first thoroughly convinced of—to the core.
Dr. Mukunda Shanbhag.
76 replies on “Radhanath Swami Could Unnerve You”
All Glories to HH Radhanath Swami. If anyone reads his book, i am sure, he will be tremendously inspired to see how Maharaj was completely dependent on God to lead him on his path and Krishna mercifully brought him home to Vrindavan where He met his beloved spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada.
Thanks for the narration of this beautiful unnerving experience.
Thanks for the post. Maharaj is expert in looking into details. He accepted the path only after he was thoroughly convinced and then gave his whole heart. In his discourses and in his dealings, he goes into the details and enlightens us in and out.
inquisitiveness is the handy tool for spiritual advancement.if arjuna dint ask questions there would be no bhagvat gita for our generations to read,if parikshit maharaj would not have been inquisitive ,there would have been no srimad bahgvatam…….it was HHRNSM’s inquisitive nature that brought him here. ALL GLORIES TO MAHARJ’S INQUISITIVENESS.JAI SRILA PRABHUPAD
Maharaj is really a living scripture. In this episode and his spiritual path, He is living by B.G.4.34, “Tadviddhi pranipatena…”.
Thanks for sharing. And I will fully agree with the the book you have mentioned – Autobiography of Radhanath Swami. The book is really thrilling. Radhanath Swami’s encounters with death, strangers, spiritualists is really intriguing.
Radhanath Swami Maharaj is very tenacious. This quality reflects from Maharaj’s personal life too.
This shows how Radhanath Swami has carefully analyzed and chosen the topmost spiritual path as he is someone who would not settle for less or something ordinary. All glories to Maharaj!
Thank you so much for sharing this experience.
absolutely true, couldn agree more.
very nice…
Thank You for sharing these details. Ever since I read his book, I want to know more about Radhanath Swami. He is very meticulous and detail oriented. In his book also, Radhanath Swami very thoroughly covered the details. wonderful. thank you again!
Wow, what a analogy you have given in the life of HH Radhanath Swami :-D. Thank you very much for sharing.
This goes to show how His Holiness always goes to root for searching anything……same we can understand when we read Journey Home.
Hari Hari !
Radhanath Swami took his time to try all the various religions and even within hinduism various paths to come to the deepest aspects of Spirituality. The price he paid in terms of the struggle he underwent are very high – people taking guidance from him on Spirituality seem to be getting the best aspect of vedic science
Thank you for making us alert
Radhanath Swami is preaching us through his own example. We should not follow just about any religion on the basis of mere sentiments. We need to be inquisitive & convinced about the philosophy just like Radhanath Swami was before he joined ISKCON. Only then will real faith develop within us & we can make rapid spiritual progress.
This is a wonderful quality of being spiritual, which means not being attached, but at the same time, aware of how material things work and what is the value of any tool around you.
Hari Bol, Radhanath swami maharaj ki Jai.
This is actually teaching for all of us that perform any service only after convicing you 100% then only you will able to your heart to the same. Thank U for sharing.
This clearly narrates that Maharaj is convinced about what he is practicing and especially after reading his book “Journey Home”. it is more convincing that the path he is in and preaching others , so well, is perfect and one can definitely achieve one’s goal of human form of life by simply following him and his teachings.
A dentist may treat Radhanath Swami,but Radhanath Swami transforms even the dentist a transcendentalist.
Thanks for making us preapred.
THANKYOU DOCTOR FOR OPENING YOUR MOUTH FOR OUR BENIFIT . VERY GOOD
hare krsna, very nice incidence.
very sweet experience with H H Radhanth Swami
Thanks for sharing your experience.
This incident shows what a perfectionist Radhanath Swami is. He will delve deep into the matter before he is absolutely convinced about its genuineness. We have a lot to learn from Radhanath Swami. please read his book “The Journey Home”. Absolutely fantastic!!
many have been and will continue to be benefitted by Maharaj’s “spiritual procedures” in their journey home.
This is really unnerving to me. Am I convinced of the path I am following? This article about Radhanath Swami’s relentlessness is very thought provoking.
Radhanath Swami is really a rare soul gifted to fallen souls like us. Radhanath Swami teaches by His own example of how should one inquire into the Absolute Truth to life.
The inquiring mind does not leave anything unknown. This attribute described in this experience shows Maharaj’s quest for the Absolute truth. He brings his disciples along too by revealing this truth through his beautiful lectures and direct communications. Jai.
Haha….please do tell us what answers you gave. And if there were follow up questions 🙂
Radhanath Swami Maharaj is like a child at his heart. Pure , innocent, this is agin seen from the above story. Also Radhanath Maharaj exhibits the same in his book; Innocence,Simplicity…prabhupada said Chanting is crying out for the mother Hara just like a child cries…thats what Maharaj did and is doing throught his life.
Thank you very much for sharing this wonderful experience.
Thanks for sharing your valuable experience for the benefit of all
Thank you very much for sharing this wonderful experience.
Radhanath Maharaj show from his example how one should inquire to understand the absolute truth.
A truly scientific approach!
Many of us take to a spiritual process and practice it without being totally convinced about it. And because we don’t have full faith, it doesn’t work completely for us. Radhanath Swami undertook his journey and was thoroughly convinced that Bhakti was the path and surrendered completely. And with his faith, he’s transforming many lives.
I am really impressed with Maharaj’s quality of judging or learning i must say, from the encounters he had in his life. In our lives too we go through so many things but we never turn back and take some time to understand what God is trying to teach us through it. Maharaj shows, “IT IS SO VERY IMPORTANT.” We may miss on some important message by GOD. THANK YOU MAHARAJ.
It is probably because of this inquistiveness he travelled all over the world in search of the absolute truth and was resolute in his purpose of not accepting anything unless he was convinced about it.
Thank you very much sharing such existing experience
Thank you for sharing this wonderful quality of Radhanath Swami Maharaj.
Thank You
jai jai jai
They say that in spiritual life asking questions is more important than hearing. If you don’t have questions you will not be able to hear. Maharaj shows it through all his life…
Thank you for sharing this quality of gurumaharaj
Every single person who has gone through The Journey Home by Radhanath Swami will agree that Maharaj has been always so – thorough & honest – all his life.