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What Keeps Radhanath Swami Cool?

I gazed inside the hall through the window. Were they monstrous serpents in there? They cleaved to the ceiling; they breathed cool air; and their huge bodies dwarfed the hall. Well, I knew what they were, but I was only stretching to imagine the thoughts of someone who didn’t know 😉

Along with me outside, stood top officers of India’s top air-conditioning company, Blue Star—sweating in anxiety. How long would this project continue? They had undertaken the project of cooling Radha Gopinath Temple three months ago. For that they built air ducts that resembled serpents, relegating spacious halls into low caves in the process. When I had sent the photographs of the ducting to Radhanath Swami in America, he promptly halted the project till he returned to Mumbai; he felt that the present design wouldn’t meet the needs of the temple. He even hinted at changing the entire design; and that meant undoing three months of work, something that worried the officers.

Now that Radhanath Swami had returned, a meeting was called, and here we stood awaiting him at the site. I watched blank stares exchanged all around, while an eerie pressure mounted on me—with every passing minute. Will the meeting be a heated one?

Radhanath Swami walked in. Obviously, he too knew what a task it was to alter the design at this stage. Nonetheless, he looked cool inside-out. What on earth could keep him cool, despite the heated issue at hand?

“Here are officers from the air-conditioning company, Blue Star,” I told Radhanath Swami. Spontaneously, his eyes lit up, “Krishna is also blue.” The question that had flashed across my mind a moment ago was now answered. He was cool—within and without—because he was always absorbed in Lord Krishna. We needed an air conditioner, he didn’t.

–Krishnan Iyer.(Finance Coordinator, Radhagopinath Temple)

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118 replies on “What Keeps Radhanath Swami Cool?”

When it comes to facilities to devotees and The Lord, Radhanath Swami gets into very minute details and aims for perfection. We are very much indebited to Radhanath Swami for millions of our life times for guiding us very nicely on each and every aspect of Devotional service.

Now that how really COOL can be Radhanath Swami inside as well as outside when even the best management people sweat in the coolness of the most powerful ACs when under tension!!!

Intense & continuous absorption on the Supreme Lord keeps saintly people like Radhanath Swami cool always. Thank you for the cool story.

Radhanath Swami always uses a phrase that “we must krishnaize” all our endeavor, and he always lives by it, this is 1 such example

What a fantastic answer by by Radhanath Swami to company officials.Krishna is also blue indicating no external matters affects his spiritual standings.He is cool inside and outside also.He made this arrangement for other devotees to sit and listen about God very comfortably.Thanks for sharing article.

How nicely Radhanath Swami has defused the tense situation – it goes to show that if tension is contagious so is coolness; and one whose consciousness is stronger wins!!

Thank you for the supercool article, Radhanath Swami is the coolest most awesomest person I know.

Radhanath Swami can lighten and cool down the atmosphere in the most tough and heated moments. His sheer wit, presence of mind and humility can disarm the most agitated of person or situation.

its very interesting and encouraging to see and hear HHRM always relate everything to the Lord. HHRM actually does everything with keeping the Lord as the center of all, haribol, rajesh karia

All Glories To H.H Radhanath Swami Maharaj

Rightly said, we who dont think of Krishna always, will obviously need aleast an ac to cool our material body.

Hare Krishna

Radhanath Swami always likes to offer is best to Krishna and his devotees normally there is tendency to get the work done even if the job is sloppy we sometimes compromise but Radhanath Swami focuses on quality.

Radhanath Swami, teaches by personal example that one who is always absorbed in Krishna Consciousness, is not affected by any topsy turvies of this material world. In fact, such a person like Radhanath Swami will make the whole situation very joyful and simple to act on.

Pure souls such as Radhanath Swami can relate everything in this world with Krishna. I pray that i should also be able to develop this quality.

Maharaj is always thinking of the Lord and keeps him as his main focus of everthing, haribol, bhakti

Radhanath Swami’s lack of false ego makes him see things in a very (w)holistic way.

This is Amazing! Radhanath Swami is a true mahatma – a great soul who never gets agitated or perturbed under any circumstances.

HHRNSM is always thinking of the Lord and as Maharaj always mentions that one must “KRISHNAIZE” every effort of ours, thank you Maharaj, rajesh karia