Sunday, April 24, 2011

Radhnath Swami on God sees the Intent

Some people ritualistically chant thousands of prayers every morning, as part of their routine of beginning their day. That’s very good. But the prayers are only the package by which we send a message to Krishna or to God according to our religion. Even if we have an envelope we may not have the right address on it. As we understand from disciplic succession, through the spiritual master, saints and scriptures putting the right address is still not what people are impressed with. When we send the letter, people open the envelope and throw it away. They are concerned only with what is inside. What is inside is our bhava, our feelings, our intent. God accepts the intent of a devotee, the intent of his actions and words. And the devotee has full faith that God will save him.
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  1. T.Sita RamaiahApril 25, 2011 at 12:45 AM

    "God accepts the intent of a devotee, the intent of his actions and words. And the devotee has full faith that God will save him." Thank you Maharaj for these wonderful words. These are so inspirational.

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  2. SwapnilApril 25, 2011 at 2:29 AM

    Thank you Radhanath Swami for preparing and reminding me of my consciousness

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  3. monaApril 25, 2011 at 6:54 AM

    Thank You for explaining so wonderfully.

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  4. BipinApril 25, 2011 at 7:23 AM

    All Glories To H.H Radhanath Swami Maharaj

    A very beautiful narrative.

    Hare Krishna

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  5. Purushottam KumarApril 25, 2011 at 7:53 AM

    Very correctly said that Lord sees the heart of the people and not their externals.
    In our everyday lives we often come across people who recite n number of prayers but are selfish, arrogant and cunning.
    So, we should regularly introspect while praying to the Lord.

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  6. VinayakApril 25, 2011 at 7:55 AM

    Really its the bhava thats matter. as in the envelop we throw the cover and read only the content.

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  7. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 8:30 AM

    VERY TRUE. THANK YOU MAHARAJ FOR YOUR WONDERFUL TEACHINGS.

    Your servant,

    Yogesh K Khayau

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  8. govindaApril 25, 2011 at 9:45 AM

    beautiful analogy. many thanks to swamiji

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  9. vinay rachhApril 25, 2011 at 9:49 AM

    Amazing blog

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  10. Sumit SharmaApril 25, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    Wonderful thought shared here. It is said that Lord is "Bhav Grahi" and He always accepts the service of a devotee, because He sees the intent of him knowing that he is only concerned to serve Him eternally. Thank you Radhanath Swami for sharing this great message.

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  11. abhay DeshmukhApril 25, 2011 at 6:12 PM

    What a wonderful explanation on how to pray! Prayer is the envelope and our feelings are the content of the letter! Hare Krishna.

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  12. ManasaApril 25, 2011 at 7:19 PM

    Thank you very much for sharing. God sees the intent of the devotee and accepts him

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  13. RenukaApril 25, 2011 at 9:17 PM

    What a wonderful explanation of "Bhava". At times we chant lots of mantra but our mind is not stable..this explains what is important.

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  14. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 10:28 PM

    The importance of prayer by Radhanath swami maharaj

    the prayers are only the package by which we send a message to Krishna or to God according to our religion

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  15. sachin kombleApril 26, 2011 at 2:39 AM

    so nice.Its wonderful.

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  16. Milind M ChuriApril 26, 2011 at 10:10 AM

    The Supreme Personality Godhead is a Person.We jiva's are His eternally seperated part and parcel.Under influence of maya we forget Him.But He never forget us being Supreme Father.Therfore if one render service unto His Lotous Feet with "Shuddh Bhav" then He undertands our Bhav and accept whatever we offer unto Him.He also says this in Bhagvad-Gita.Thank you very much.

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  17. Vidya PathamApril 28, 2011 at 9:11 AM

    This is such a beautiful explanation! Thank you Radhanath Swami for giving us the essence of how to worship God.

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  18. Ravi GargApril 30, 2011 at 1:56 AM

    What a beautiful article by Swamiji.......The analogy used completely clears the point Swamiji wants to make......thanks a lot.......

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  19. RaviMay 1, 2011 at 3:25 AM

    Very encouraging article......

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  20. prakash s. chhabriaMay 1, 2011 at 11:55 AM

    one can fool all but the LORD, HE knows all that is there in our heart.thanks RADHANATH SWAMI for this article.

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  21. SHEETAL P. CHHABRIAMay 1, 2011 at 11:58 AM

    by your wonderful you have glorified a wonderful attribute of ALMIGHTY GOD.

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  22. surekhaDecember 26, 2011 at 2:29 PM

    Thank you Radhanath swami for explaining us to perform our prayers with right attitude with a nice example of letter and the envelope.

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