Thursday, February 3, 2011

Radhanath Swami on The Common Center

There are two types of centers: self centeredness and God centeredness. Self centeredness means the “what’s in it for me” attitude, and God centeredness means “what’s in it for the Lord”. When we have a common center, there’s unity and love. But as soon as we take God out of the center, we become the center. There is no in-between; the center is either the Lord or me. And the “me” can get extended to mine. For example “my nation”, leading to conflicts between people from different nations. But with God in the center, the whole universe is God’s and we are all brothers and sisters. We cannot have such friendly relationships unless the Lord is really in the centre.
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24 comments:

  1. NAWAL SOODFebruary 3, 2011 at 9:49 PM

    I SINCERELY HOPE THIS MESSAGE IS UNDERSTOOD BY THE LEADERS OF THE WORLD

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  2. Vishvesh JogalekarFebruary 3, 2011 at 11:47 PM

    very nice article Thank you Maharaj.

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  3. N. SwaminathanFebruary 4, 2011 at 12:00 AM

    This is a wonderful practical concept taught by Radhanath Swami and must be tried out will whole-hearted sincerity in all relationships governing our lives.

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  4. vaishali kamatFebruary 4, 2011 at 12:48 AM

    Radhanth Swami has explained very nicely how by putting God in the centre, our needs are also fulfilled whereas when we put ourselves in the centre, we cannot be eternally satisfied, how much ever we try.

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  5. AishwaryaFebruary 4, 2011 at 1:16 AM

    Only through "God-in-Center" attitude there can be unity in diversity.

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  6. SamirFebruary 4, 2011 at 4:08 AM

    fantastic explanation

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  7. Sumit SharmaFebruary 4, 2011 at 4:53 AM

    Radhanath Swami has pointed out the root cause of the hatred between people, societies, communities and nations, which emerged as a fights and wars among them. If we make God as the center of societies etc, everything would be alright.

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  8. Abhijit ToleyFebruary 4, 2011 at 5:31 AM

    This is a super analysis of the conflicts in this world. I' amazed how Radhanath Swami can churn out such deep wisdom all the time!

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  9. PoojaFebruary 4, 2011 at 5:41 AM

    Beautifully explained.. Radhanath swami's statements are so clear which makes it easier for us to understand
    Thank u

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  10. BipinFebruary 4, 2011 at 6:01 AM

    All Glories To H.H Radhanath Swami Maharaj

    What an beautiful understanding this is. wouldn't the world eventually be beautiful if everyone shifts the center from us/me to God.

    Hare Krishna

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  11. kuldeep soniFebruary 4, 2011 at 6:41 AM

    indeed.

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  12. Siddeshwar BhatFebruary 4, 2011 at 7:11 AM

    That's a beautiful one....

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  13. Sagar Ku BeheraFebruary 4, 2011 at 9:07 AM

    Wonderful analysis by Radhanath Swami about the real cause of all conflicts in this world.

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  14. Vidya PathamFebruary 4, 2011 at 9:29 AM

    Thank you Radhanath Swami for giving us this positive and inspiring message to practice Krishna consciousness.

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  15. SachinFebruary 4, 2011 at 9:56 AM

    This is so succintly and simply said and yet such a profound truth. This is the solution to all strife in this world and within. Thank you Radhanath Swami

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  16. AektaFebruary 4, 2011 at 12:15 PM

    Such an amazing perspective of the problems facing mankind. Radhanath Swami makes a very remarkable point.

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  17. MeeraFebruary 4, 2011 at 12:52 PM

    We have to really do lot of thinking and praying to sincerely follow it.
    Maharajah has clearly explained
    "There is no in-between; the center is either the Lord or me". Thank you Maharajah for your guidance.

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  18. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2011 at 2:38 PM

    Very clearly explained concept of 'I and Mine'. The whole material world revolves around the false ego that this world is for my enjoyment. Radhanath Swami explains the attitude of a true spiritualist that this world is God's and everything is created for His enjoyment.

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  19. govindaFebruary 4, 2011 at 5:56 PM

    Thanks to Radhanath swami for this deep explanation of what it means to keep God in the center.

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  20. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2011 at 6:34 AM

    Maharaj, thanks for helping us understand that GOD should always be the center of all of our activities.

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  21. Vinay MalaniFebruary 6, 2011 at 7:14 PM

    Radhanath Swami's formula for God-centeredness is the only real anecdote for the ills plaguing the human civilization in the form of conflicts & social unrest.

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  22. Ravi GargFebruary 8, 2011 at 10:47 PM

    Amazing peace formula given by Swamiji for the whole world....

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  23. GuruFebruary 18, 2011 at 5:54 AM

    HH Radhanath swami maharaj given one solution for all the material problems, if every home is God centered there is no chance of enemity or differences between people. Otherwise allways quarrelsome, fight each other even for small things also. That is what we are experiencing today.

    Thank you so much for sharing wonderful nectar.

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  24. ChandrikaFebruary 24, 2011 at 3:13 PM

    This is an amazing post, thank you very much.

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