Radhanath Swami’s unconventional advice to us Bhaktivedanta Hospital leaders was, “Eat with the hospital staff in the same place where they eat, and the same food as they eat. Also, you should be seen mopping the floors and cleaning the toilets. The hospital staff will then be proud of their leaders.” While we discerned in it a brilliant management strategy, its application intrinsically required application of Radhanath Swami’s teachings: everyone is equal, as spirit souls, and it is humility, the bitter pill, that permits us to treat everyone equally.
We started, first with mopping. Every time we mopped, the mop felt like a scalpel that painfully operated on our hearts, wrenching off the tumor of ego. Nonetheless, we tolerated: it was all for the betterment of the work environment in the hospital, and of course, for our own spiritual welfare.
The next time we met Radhanath Swami, we reported, “We now mop the ground floor of the hospital.” Radhanath Swami replied, “What about the toilets?”
I got a message. Complacency is another tumor in the heart, but it’s invisible. It takes an expert spiritual surgeon like Radhanath Swami to wrench that off.
– Dr. Ajay Sankhe
154 replies on “Radhanath Swami’s Unconventional Advice”
maharaj is as you rightly said “spiritual surgeon”
Dr Sankhe the society now needs more doctors like you, to be inspired by Radhanath Swami.
The recent drive in Mumbai by Drs of certain municipal hospitals shows that Radhanath Swami knows better management than 1000’s of MBA’s put together.
Maharaj is guru in all sense!
Yes, Radhanath Swami is spiritual surgeon without a doubt.
Radhanath Swami strategies are brilliant. They are practical & deal at all levels – spiritual & material.
I never heard anything like this. Doctors Mopping the floor?
Yes but on spiritual platform everyone is equal and Maharaj want us to realise this.
Jai……….
Best management tips. This makes every one happy
And Radhanath Maharaj does not preach this without practising it himself.
Still we have to learn a lot to progress in KC, thank you for sharing this, Jay Gurudev!!!
Radhanath Swami is not only expert in guiding us in our spiritual life, but also expert in guiding us to live the material life spiritually. Thanks for sharing.
Radhanath Swami Maharaj rightly shows the right conduct of an exemplery leader.
Radhanath Maharaj teachings are the real treatment for the false ego.Thank you so much for sharing this.
Radhanath Swami is the true spiritual doctor who can cure one of the disease of various undesirable qualities
humility is indeed a bitter pill…it requires a great effort to overcome our ego…
Congratulation to you all the leaders of Bhaktivedanta Hospital, for following Maharajah instructions. Only such leaders by personal exemplary behavior can change the heart of people
leaders should set an example for the followers, this is the best language which all the class of people understand well, one of the ground level truth to be followed by every leaders,
Radhanath Swami Maharaj takes personal care & attention to bring about the genuine qualities(humility) in his disciples.
The words of HH Radhanath Swami, backed by his realizations, acts like scalpel to a sincere spiritual seeker and make him undergo an open heart surgery that transforms the heart without actually opening the heart.
Very nice
Amazing..how Radhanath Swami is an expert in every aspect of life
Radhanath swami’s heart is as soft as butter….but to teach his disciples, he can be as strong as a mountain…..
Thank you for sharing your experience with Radhanath Swami this one seriously teaches one leadership quality through which any project will be a great success.
Wonderful post.. Thanks very much
That’s amazing..
It is hard to find spiritual surgeons like Radhanath Swami. He teaches us that as a spirit soul everyone is equal and no work is small or big.
Radhanath swami sets a very high standard when it comes to his followers, which is similar to how he always performs anything.
Maharaj knows well how to clean our heart which is filled with ego’s,pride,anger etc and yes of cource he is an expert spiritual surgeon to do so.
Radhanath Swami is an expert spiritual surgeon who can remove the tumors of ego, pride, envy, illusion, lust and greed from anyone’s heart who is ready to to be operated upon by him.
This shows how maharaj’s contribution to the society and same time teaching us the path of humility.jai Gurudev!!!
What a character ! HH Radhanath Swami is so different and concerned for spiritual welfare of everyone around him, he wants to inculcate the quality of humility in his followers. He is the best spiritual leader I have ever seen.
A very inspiring and educative article – this brings out many facets of Radhanath Swami and unfolding of spiritual vision. It shows how humility can be developed in a practical way – menial service really is the only way. And without humility there is hardly any way by which one can treat everybody as a spirit soul, equal to us in all respects. And it takes a spiritual surgeon and deep concern to point out when humility secretly transforms into pride and complacency, and to remove that tumour. Last, but not the least, this service attitude without airs of an aristocrat is what leaders need – management is taken care of. A simple but immensely profound practical teaching by His Holiness Radhanath Swami Maharaj.
Wow, wonderful post. I heard Radhanath Swami displayed the same humble and menial service attitude all along his life since his beginning and that’s why what ever he speaks now, has a profound impact on others. Only one who follows himself should preach and Radhanath Swami is exactly doing that
What kind of scalpel does Radhanath Swami hold, that it never fails to cut and fully remove the desease of a patient.
Radhanath swami like an expert doctor cuts all the weeds / unwanted things in the heart and gives a very practical step by which one can do that.. thanks for sharing this.
Never compromise on the principles of spirituality, are the key words of HH Radhanath Swami. Like an expert surgeon, HH Radhanath Swami, plucks out the disesed tumor from the root. Thank you for sharing the nice realisation.
Thank you so much for sharing. Its your great ness that your are following and also sharing these with us. Thank You.
Guru is one who removes the dirt in the heart. Thanks to HH Radhanath swami maharaj for eternity
This is a nice example to show dignity of labour. Only Radhanath Swami can give such instuctions and get it implimented because he has love in his heart for everybody.
It is a known truth ,but not easily accepted and more difficult to apply in daily life, if all our part and parcel of God then why these difference, past karmas play a great role in which Level we are situated ,but on the level of Soul there is no distinction. Radhanath Swamis teachings and practical applications help us to dilute our false ego.
Very beautiful. Sometimes we think we have done enough where more is expected.Maharaj’s advice acts like a tonic that cures diseases of material conditioning.
It is only spiritual surgeons like Radhanath Swami who can the society valuable gifts like The Bhaktivedanta Hospital and many more.
Maharaj has himself lived the message which he preached. So when he instructs “Mopping up the toilets” it makes an impact on the people who hear the same.
Radhanath Swami is an amazing leader I have ever seen!!! He tries to imbibe the spiritual qualities in his students so expertly! A spiritual surgeon as Dr. Sankhe says….
A pure devotee of Lord is well versed in all fields for him there is nothing to know. This incident proves that statement.
Very nice, Thank you. Radhanath Swami Maharaj crushes the ego without pain..
radhanath swami is the best coach in crash courses of practical life leading to the highest goal of existence that is to the spritual world,
wonderful,thanks for sharing
Wow, this is so true, complacency is so deceiving in nature. We really don’t know until a sage like Radhanath Swami points it out to us. Thank you for sharing.
Unbelievable are the ways in which Radhanath Swami instructs us and tries to instill in us these divine qualities like Humility.Thankyou for sharing this incident.
Thank you Prabhuji. Radhanath maharaj always focues on humility and service attitude.