Thursday, September 22, 2011

Radhanath Swami on Perception

One person is walking and sees a flower but that person is so passionate about going to the cinema, that he walks past the flower and doesn’t even see it. Another person is saying, “So what, it is just a flower.” He doesn’t see anything in a flower; “I want an I-Pod to listen to music”. A botanist is looking at the flower and starts digging into his books to know its Latin name or its origin. A person who loves a woman is seeing the flower and is saying, “Oh, how nice this will look in the hair of my girlfriend.” And a nature lover is saying, “Oh, what a nice flower.” Do any two people see the flower with the same perception? No. Because our consciousness, our motivations in life, are like spectacles or glasses and they all have different colours. If you have green coloured glasses, you see the whole world greenish. If you have yellow coloured glasses, the whole world is yellowish. If you have pink-coloured glasses, the whole world is pinkish. The whole idea is to have clear glasses, to actually see things as they are. For that we must purify our consciousness.
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34 comments:

  1. AishwaryaSeptember 22, 2011 at 10:33 PM

    Reminds me of a phrase,"What the mind doesn't know the eyes can't see."

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 22, 2011 at 10:44 PM

    Such a powerful way of explaining this concept

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  3. Balkrishan AroraSeptember 23, 2011 at 4:22 AM

    Radhanath Swami teaches how to see with a clear vision, by purifying our conciousness.

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  4. ChandrikaSeptember 23, 2011 at 5:35 AM

    This is so beautifully explained.

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  5. Vinay KSeptember 23, 2011 at 8:39 AM

    I take the refuge of Radhanath Maharaj to clean the glasses
    Thank you Maharaj for beautiful article

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  6. MeghanaSeptember 23, 2011 at 9:19 AM

    The whole idea is to have clear glasses, to actually see things as they are. For that we must purify our consciousness.

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  7. NavinSeptember 23, 2011 at 9:43 AM

    Such a nice article, Radhanath Swami has given a very interesting explanation for purifing our consciousness.

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  8. Piyush SinghSeptember 23, 2011 at 10:29 AM

    The best is to put up the glasses with Krishna's colour. A very vital point Radhanath Swami is giving here. Many thanks for the post.

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  9. Sumit SharmaSeptember 23, 2011 at 11:01 AM

    Nice message from Radhanath Swami. We have to clear our vision by the way he has suggested here.

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  10. GirishSeptember 23, 2011 at 11:13 PM

    Radhanath Swami teaches us not to be judgemental.

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  11. Abhijit ToleySeptember 24, 2011 at 7:13 AM

    This is a super example by Radhanath Swami.

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  12. Prakash S.ChhabriaSeptember 24, 2011 at 8:15 AM

    Beautifully explained . Thank U Radhanath Swami

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  13. Vidya PathamSeptember 24, 2011 at 9:46 AM

    Wonderful message by Radhanath Swami on how we must change our perceptions to improve the quality of our life.

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  14. saveetaSeptember 24, 2011 at 10:15 AM

    thank you for giving us a fresh perspective on perceptions

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  15. drsunilSeptember 24, 2011 at 10:44 AM

    true. the indepth message is much appreciated. difficult to follow but can try

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  16. AkshaySeptember 24, 2011 at 12:15 PM

    That is the only way to see Krsna as He is..with clear glasses,which we may have by purifying our consiousness.

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  17. Arjun K RamachandraSeptember 25, 2011 at 2:10 AM

    How beautifully explained! Radhanath Swami makes it clear how the whole world is a reflection of our consciousness and hence there is a great need to purify ourself first before we try to change the world around us!

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  18. AnonymousSeptember 25, 2011 at 2:24 AM

    The whole idea is to have clear glasses, to actually see things as they are.

    important for all truth seekers

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  19. prasadSeptember 25, 2011 at 5:10 AM

    very nice

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  20. vskSeptember 25, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    What an excellent of way of explaining things with such wonderful analogy

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  21. SwapnilSeptember 25, 2011 at 11:10 PM

    Thank you Radhanath Swami. What a wonderful way to explain the importance of having pure consciousness

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  22. Vishvesh JogalekarSeptember 26, 2011 at 1:44 AM

    wonderful explanation

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  23. AnonymousSeptember 26, 2011 at 4:04 AM

    powerful explanation

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  24. prasadSeptember 26, 2011 at 5:03 AM

    very nice

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  25. Milind M ChuriSeptember 26, 2011 at 8:35 AM

    Yes we should dig our own origin,that who we are and what is our nature.Very nice analogy is givn herein by Swamiji.Thank you very much.

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  26. duruvanSeptember 26, 2011 at 1:00 PM

    nice post , thanks for sharing

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  27. anandSeptember 26, 2011 at 6:44 PM

    very insightful. Thanks for posting.

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  28. AnonymousSeptember 28, 2011 at 3:01 AM

    different perceptions of one thing -but to get the true knowledge one has to see thru clear glasses !! what explanation

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  29. surekhaSeptember 28, 2011 at 2:45 PM

    It is correct. We can perceive the things based on the state of our conciousness. HH Radhanath Swami explained this very nicely by an example.

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  30. PhaniSeptember 28, 2011 at 11:38 PM

    Very deep analysis by HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj. All glories to His Holiness.

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  31. AnonymousOctober 3, 2011 at 9:15 PM

    Very beautiful article

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  32. AnonymousOctober 11, 2011 at 10:04 PM

    THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THE CONCEPT OF PERCEPTION

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  33. AnonymousNovember 8, 2011 at 8:04 PM

    very nice

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  34. Kushal Bihari DasDecember 17, 2011 at 10:50 AM

    Amazing. Maharaj ki jai. Amazing analysis of perception with an illustrative example.

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