Tuesday, September 14, 2010

How to be free from miseries and anxiety?

As long as you are looking for happiness you will find so much sadness in your life.

As long as the motivation for your activities is your own pleasure, you will find so much pain in your life.
As long as the motivation for your activities is your own happiness, you will find so much distress in your life.
As long as the motivation for your activities is to find honor you will suffer so much dishonor in your life.

Until you work and you act for the pleasure of Krishna you have to suffer the dualities of material existence. That is why Krishna says in the third chapter (BG 3.9) work done as sacrifice for Vishnu has to be performed otherwise whatever work you do with any other motivation than the pleasure of Krishna you will only cause bondage.

So as long as we do what we like to do we should understand that we are extending the perplexities of our own bondage in material existence. But as soon as we do what Krishna wants us to do, what the great devotees on behalf of Krishna are telling us to do, through that process we gradually become free from all the miseries and anxieties of the material world.

H.H.Radhanath Swami

34 comments:

  1. "But as soon as we do what Krishna wants us to do, what the great devotees on behalf of Krishna are telling us to do, through that process we gradually become free from all the miseries and anxieties of the material world."
    How true... Thank you Radhanath Swami.

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  2. "But as soon as we do what Krishna wants us to do, what the great devotees on behalf of Krishna are telling us to do, through that process we gradually become free from all the miseries and anxieties of the material world."
    How True ... Thank you Radhanath Swami.

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  3. Simple formula by Radhanath Swami to be free of miseries & anxiety.......

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  4. Maharaj has so simply explained the most complex and most misinterpreted learning given in BHAGWAD GITA!
    Thnks so much!

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  5. This is a wonderful quote by Srila Radhanath Swami. Only when we stop thinking about ourselves and start thinking about Krishna, only then we can gradually become free from the miseries and anxieties of this world.

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  6. Very true.If we strive every hard for happiness then even if we get what we want then more because we are not satisfied.but if we work according to the will of the lord then we will be really happy.

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  7. Looking for happiness leads to misery! What an irony, but so true. Its also clue to real happiness! Every such revelation is thrilling!

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  8. Incredible! Radhanath Swami makes the act of pleasing others seem so worthy and satisfying.

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  9. When we work under the instructions of a spiritual master then that work is a sacrifice or work for Krishna's pleasure. Work under such a motivation gives happiness and not work aimed at providing us pleasure. This can be really experienced.

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  10. The ironies spoken by Radhanath Swami here seem to resolve the greatest dilemmas of life. A true master at work who has thoroughly understood the nitty-gritty of the world we are in, and is so eager to share them with us

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  11. What an amazing phenomenon - unless we hear from the creator - God - about the principles that govern our world - we will simply spin our wheels looking for happiness and end with frustration/miserydepression etc.

    We are fortunate to have saints like Radhanath Swami who have only one goal in life - teach as many the science of Bhagavad Gita (as given by the Lord Himself) and help them lead much better lives...

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  12. Thanks to Radhanath Swami for wonderful insights

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  13. Thats so true. If everything in life is centered around Krishna then we are not affected by the dualities of this world.

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  14. Surprisingly true. We never thought of it!

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  15. When we do things for our own pleasure there is no satisfaction as compared to when we do it for Krishna. Servant enjoys more than master principle works in Krishna Consciousness. If we live a life as a servant of servant of Krishna and his devotees our life will be perfect

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  16. Radhanath Swami's words are so convincing and practical. Radhanath Swami has made teachings from Bhagvad Gita simple to understand.

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  17. Simple yet profound statements what we could apply in our daily life... and be happy!

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  18. very beautifully he explained the law of happiness..Work for yourself and be stressful, Work for Krishna and be Happy...

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  19. Radhanath Swami has perfected the art of "Chant Hare Krishna & Be Happy". We need to do likewise and soon we will overcome our miseries & anxieties.

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  20. Each and every living entity wants to be happy and alleviate distress. Maharaj's first line says it all..."As long as you are looking for happiness you will find so much sadness in your life". Indeed how foolish we are....

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  21. How nicely Radhanath Swami is describing the cause of misery and how to get real happiness..

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  22. Radhanath Swami is enlightening us if we want to be happy we should try to please Krishna

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  23. Radhanath Swami has given very wonderful formula to free from miseries and anxiety.

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  24. This is very nice one from Radhanath swami

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  25. Here Radhanath Swami is presenting a profound thought - The moment we start looking for happiness, honor, pleasure outside of God, we suffer. However the moment we serve Krishna and stop looking for happiness we experience the happiness we longed for.

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  26. Thats really true. If we keep on doing activities for our own benefit, we will keep getting good and bad reaction and more suffering, we cannot accept only one side of coin. Yes to be truly happy we have rise above mode of dualities and have to surrender to supreme lord. Thanks Maharaj

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  27. Thank you Radhanth Swami for giving us the lofty teachings of scriptures in a practical and sublime way

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  28. Absolutely right. Thanks for sharing.

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  29. His Holiness Radhanath Swami's words are simply wonderful. Thank You for the formula to be free from all anxieties of life; we simply need to do as Krishna's devotees tell us.

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  30. Trying to find happiness in this world is a real illusion and mayadevi makes sure that we remain in that illusion forever. But a spiritual master like Radhanath Swami can pick us up from this ocean of material world and place at the lotus feet of Shri Shri Radha and Krishna.

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  31. I liked very much about motivation ,which Radhanath Maharaj is mentioning here.Thaanks

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  32. Radhanath Swami teaches that our happiness lies in making others happy.

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  33. The more we learn to remove ourselves from the centre and keep Krsna in the centre, the happier we will be in our life.

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