Monday, August 1, 2011

Radhanath Swami on Material Treasures and Spiritual Wealth

To the degree a devotee understands that spirituality is significant and of value in his life, he is willing to give up his attachments to the material world. He becomes an instrument of the Lord's desire to show the world the value and the priority of spiritual life. This is the universal principle of every religion. In the Jewish scripture, the dearest thing to Abraham in his life was his son Isaac. When God told him to sacrifice Isaac, there was nothing worse for him, but he was willing to do it if that was the will of God. When he was about to commit the act, God said, “You passed the test". Similarly, Lord Jesus said that if you love anyone more than you love God, you are not really a devotee of God. The treasures of this world, he said, will be eaten by moths, corroded by rust and stolen by thieves. Make your treasure in the Kingdom of God because there it will be permanent. There are no moths, rust or thieves in the spiritual world.
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31 comments:

  1. Milind M ChuriAugust 1, 2011 at 3:20 AM

    The nice words.Herein Swamiji explains us importance of the spiritual practice in ones's life.With understanding this one may actully develop detachment to the things of this world.Thank you Radhanath Swamiji.

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  2. krishna chandraAugust 1, 2011 at 4:03 AM

    The spiritual world is eternal, full of knowledge and bliss.

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  3. AnonymousAugust 1, 2011 at 4:29 AM

    great instruction. Thank you.

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  4. GuruAugust 1, 2011 at 7:50 AM

    Wonderful, very deep meaning.

    HH Radhanath swami maharaj summarised the cream of all scriptures.

    Really amazing !

    It is kind of acid test for one, spiritual progress. In fact it is very difficult to follow and give up material attachments but it possible only surrendering to dust of lotus feet of Lord Krishna or his binafied representative like HH Radhanath swami maharaj.

    All Glories to HH Radhanath swami parbhupada.

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  5. Sumit SharmaAugust 1, 2011 at 8:33 AM

    In Spiritual world there is no duality and everything is absolute. Material attachment can be removed only by unflinching devotional service under the shelter of the Spiritual Master.

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  6. duruvanAugust 1, 2011 at 10:41 AM

    Hari Bol

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  7. madhaviAugust 1, 2011 at 10:53 AM

    thank you Maharaj for explaining about spiritual treasure very nicely.

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  8. MeeraAugust 1, 2011 at 1:15 PM

    Thank you Maharajah for reminding us that true spirituality in meant to reflect God's love in this World.

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  9. anandAugust 1, 2011 at 2:34 PM

    Wonderful quote...thank you!

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  10. AnonymousAugust 1, 2011 at 4:02 PM

    Superb!!

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  11. ChandrikaAugust 1, 2011 at 4:42 PM

    This post descibes and reminds us of the urgency of spiritual life...

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  12. NIketaAugust 1, 2011 at 8:06 PM

    Today most in the world are running after the material wealth, name, fame, prestige and ruining their lives. Everyone is becoming part of this maddening rat race. And whats the result? increasing level of dissatisfaction, anxiety, stress, diseases. H H Radhanath Swami is hereby giving a clear direction to all for investing our time, energy and life in eternal spiritual wealth. If we take this m'sage to our heart, then what will be the result? Life full of satisfaction, fearlessness and bliss. Thanx Swamiji for guiding us on the right path.

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  13. Piyush SinghAugust 1, 2011 at 9:23 PM

    "There are no moths, rust or thieves in the spiritual world.". Hope giving :). Thanks for sharing this useful info from Radhanath Swami.

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  14. AnonymousAugust 1, 2011 at 9:43 PM

    this is principle is a hard but true test of selfless love

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  15. AnonymousAugust 1, 2011 at 9:51 PM

    Very nice instruction from Maharaj...Make your treasure in the Kingdom of God because there it will be permanent.

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  16. AnonymousAugust 1, 2011 at 10:06 PM

    Love the last two lines, thanks for sharing!

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  17. Yogita JagannathanAugust 1, 2011 at 10:34 PM

    These words are filled with the highest truth.... if only we follow in the footsteps of great souls like Radhanath Swami, becoming detached from worldly things and attached to spiritual things, becomes much easier.

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  18. swapnilAugust 2, 2011 at 2:25 AM

    Thank you Radhanath Swami for sharing your wonderful instrucions

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  19. Prashant RathiAugust 2, 2011 at 4:44 AM

    A good insight on Spiritual Treasures v/s Material Treasures.

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  20. Shantanu RoyAugust 2, 2011 at 4:46 AM

    Truly material attachments choke up spiritual desires ,unless one hears from a advanced soul like Swamiji it is difficult to cut those attachments

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  21. KajalAugust 2, 2011 at 4:48 AM

    The last 2 lines have struck me greatly! thank u maharaj..!

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  22. SamirAugust 2, 2011 at 6:15 AM

    very good explanation. thank u.

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  23. PhaniAugust 2, 2011 at 6:45 AM

    So True. Very enlightening message of HH Radhanth Swami.

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  24. Vinay KAugust 2, 2011 at 8:34 AM

    Thank you Maharaj for giving explanations from various religious scriptures...

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  25. Ravi GargAugust 2, 2011 at 11:14 AM

    What a beautiful article....

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  26. Shyam Bihari DasAugust 2, 2011 at 6:08 PM

    This is a very good article on how to be detached from material possessions. I really liked it.

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  27. AnonymousAugust 2, 2011 at 10:08 PM

    Radhanath Swami cuts through the clutter and come straight to the point

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  28. Arjun K RamachandraAugust 4, 2011 at 3:24 AM

    It's so relieving to know that there is a spiritual world where there are no moths, rust or thieves!

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  29. Paramesvara DasaAugust 15, 2011 at 11:23 PM

    Wonderful article. we need to try to have permanent asset in spiritual world. All glories to Radhanatha swami.

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  30. surekhaNovember 3, 2011 at 1:11 PM

    Thank you for this inspiring blog to love and serve God more than anything and anybody else in this material world. HH Radhanath swami maharaj ki jai.

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  31. surekhaNovember 8, 2011 at 2:06 PM

    Thank you HH Radhanath swami maharaj for instructing us to always love God than anything else.

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