Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Radhanath Swami on Accepting Austerity

Austerity means to be willing to accept inconvenience for the purification of one’s heart and in the service of God and humanity. Unless one is willing to accept sacrifice or inconvenience, nothing great can be accomplished in life. When it comes to making money to provide for oneself and one's family, one is willing to accept tremendous sacrifice. Just to feed their families and keep them happy, people are willing to do anything. Some people say that spiritual life is very difficult. But life itself is very difficult. The question we have to ask is not whether something is difficult or not, but whether is right or not. If something is true, we should be willing to do anything and give everything for that purpose.

5 comments:

  1. Great explanation of austerity by HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj!

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  2. HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj says that if we don't take austerity voluntarily, the nature would impose that upon us and then we won't have any other option but to suffer.

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  3. Very true! We should be prepared to do anything for what is right!

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  4. Thanks for your guidance Swamiji...

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  5. Amazing ! Accepting austerity for a rightful cause will do wonders not just for us but for entire universe

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