Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Radhanath Swami on Greatness of Character

Who is a great person? People come to adore great people or envy great people. And people like to become great in their own way somehow or the other, but what is actual greatness? What are the actual qualities of a great soul? Is it greatness to have a lot of money? Some of the most degraded people in the world are billionaires and millionaires. We see very wealthy people are funding terrorism and cruelty to innocents. Is that great? Is greatness fame, being a good singer, being a great dancer or having a beautiful body or being very strong and athletic or being heroic? According to the universal principle of all spiritual paths, one's greatness has to be estimated by one's ability to tolerate provoking situations. It is easy to make a show of being great, but when you are challenged, when provoking situations face you, then is the actual test of the substance of your character.
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38 comments:

  1. AishwaryaJanuary 29, 2013 at 8:48 AM

    Thanks for sharing the barometer for greatness.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 29, 2013 at 11:19 AM

    very nice article thanks for sharing

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  3. Anil TimbeJanuary 29, 2013 at 2:09 PM

    wow.. such a beautiful test to check greatness of person. Thanks for sharing.

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  4. Milind M ChuriJanuary 29, 2013 at 10:37 PM

    Clear definition herein by Radhanath Swami on greatness of one's character.Yes it is test of our character when we face provoking situations.One has to increase his/her level of tolerance under bonafide spiritual guidance.In Kali Yuga we face and we will face more provoking situations as the time progresses and therefore spiritual education is a must to stood the test of the situations.

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  5. Sunny HindujaJanuary 30, 2013 at 12:06 AM

    Good Character is a sign of a person who would be an asset to the society.

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  6. Vinay MalaniJanuary 30, 2013 at 4:41 AM

    Radhanath Swami has very rightly emphasized on the point that personal wealth, beauty or fame does not actually speak for the greatness of a person. Its only the integrity of character which is the true yardstick to measure someone's greatness.

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  7. UnknownJanuary 30, 2013 at 7:22 PM

    Very true that one's greatness can be tested whenthere are provoking situation

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  8. Tallam Sita RamaiahJanuary 31, 2013 at 3:25 AM

    "One's greatness has to be estimated by one's ability to tolerate provoking situations. It is easy to make a show of being great, but when you are challenged, when provoking situations face you, then is the actual test of the substance of your character." This is so true. Otherwise, the so called all greatness becomes a show.

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  9. vaishali kamatJanuary 31, 2013 at 5:38 AM

    Radhanath swami has very nicely defined "Great Person". Provoking situation is the real test of greatness.

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  10. AishwaryaJanuary 31, 2013 at 8:19 AM

    "According to the universal principle of all spiritual paths, one's greatness has to be estimated by one's ability to tolerate provoking situations"-Nice quote.

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  11. Ravi GargFebruary 1, 2013 at 12:18 AM

    Very true........People are crazy after actors, sportsman, politicians, etc, but most of the times people are disappointed with their behaviour & character......

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  12. AnonymousFebruary 1, 2013 at 4:20 AM

    Amazing.

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  13. AnonymousFebruary 1, 2013 at 10:31 PM

    Nice...
    Greatness is the ability to tolerate the provoking situations...

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  14. malaFebruary 2, 2013 at 3:00 AM

    its really very important to remember when we are in trouble as at that time we forget everything and try to react on situation without any single thought. thank you maharaj..

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  15. Kuldeep SoniFebruary 2, 2013 at 7:47 AM

    True meaning of greatness explained by Radhanath swami nicely as he himself is a great personality.

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  16. AnonymousFebruary 3, 2013 at 5:46 PM

    Tolerating provoking situations is true test for our greatness......! I need to go a long way indeed.....!But Thank you for sharing this; I can start taking baby steps in this direction....

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  17. RaviFebruary 4, 2013 at 12:17 PM

    Very instructive article....

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  18. Vinay MalaniFebruary 4, 2013 at 10:06 PM

    Radhanath Swami has given a very nice summarization of 'greatness'. It is indeed reflected in the graceful manner in which we deal with provoking & challenging situations.

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  19. Kalpana KulkarniFebruary 5, 2013 at 9:07 PM

    Amazing explanation about the character of a great person."One's greatness has to be estimated by one's ability to tolerate provoking situations. Well said1

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  20. svddFebruary 5, 2013 at 11:02 PM

    Its really true when we face provoking situation thats a real test of our character.

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  21. Jitendra PardeshiFebruary 6, 2013 at 2:49 AM

    Great words from the great character...thank you Radhanath Swami Maharaj for explaining the real test of our character - it comes out in black and white.

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  22. UnknownFebruary 6, 2013 at 5:29 AM

    very true. This moment of test comes into our lives surprisingly and we have to prepare for it on a daily basis by associating with those who have passed this test. Thank you so much

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  23. SAP ExpertFebruary 7, 2013 at 5:22 PM

    This test is very easy to fail! Thank you Radhanath Swami!

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  24. Purushottam KumarFebruary 8, 2013 at 6:20 PM

    Nice message. Hare Krishna.

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  25. AnonymousFebruary 8, 2013 at 9:18 PM

    Thanks for sharing...

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  26. preeti KumariFebruary 9, 2013 at 8:32 AM

    Real greatness means tolerance, unlimited forgiveness.
    this is very powerful statement said and very true it is one's greatness has to be estimated by one's ability to tolerate provoking situations

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  27. RaviFebruary 9, 2013 at 1:20 PM

    Amazing article....

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  28. DeepakFebruary 10, 2013 at 11:38 AM

    Amazing article. Thanks for sharing such nectar maharaj.

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  29. Phani KarthikFebruary 10, 2013 at 11:21 PM

    "one's greatness has to be estimated by one's ability to tolerate provoking situations" - Thanks for sharing

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  30. SunnyFebruary 11, 2013 at 1:45 AM

    Very enlightening definition of being "GREAT"!

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  31. Paramesvara DasaFebruary 11, 2013 at 8:43 AM

    A great person never needs to face provoking situation because he is always humble and obedient. All glories to HH Radhanatha Svami Maharaja.

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  32. Vidya PathamFebruary 12, 2013 at 8:11 AM

    Greatness means you must pass the test of character! Wonderfully put by HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj.

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  33. Sumit SharmaFebruary 13, 2013 at 12:56 AM

    It's said "A person is judged by how he reacts in the provoking situations". Thank you very much Radhanath Swami for this great message.

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  34. AnonymousFebruary 19, 2013 at 6:24 AM

    Thank you for sharing..

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  35. Tallam Sita RamaiahFebruary 19, 2013 at 11:36 PM

    "It is easy to make a show of being great, but when you are challenged, when provoking situations face you, then is the actual test of the substance of your character." This is a great lesson to understand what is real greatness.

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  36. KrishnadasFebruary 22, 2013 at 11:40 PM

    it is a really thoughtful comment!

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  37. PankajFebruary 23, 2013 at 12:10 PM

    simply amazing article.

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  38. govindaMarch 7, 2013 at 11:16 AM

    Very nice blog. Many thanks to swamiji for sharing

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