Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Radhanath Swami on the Oceanic Happiness of the Soul

The soul in itself is like an ocean of bliss and happiness, an ocean of pleasure. In this world so many pleasures and pains come. Sometime pain, sometime pleasure, sometime honor, sometime dishonor, sometime happiness, sometime distress. These are like rivers entering into the ocean. Do the rivers disturb the ocean? During the dry season, the rivers don’t carry much water, but during the rainy season they pour in billions of liters of water into the ocean every second. But still the ocean is unaffected; it has such depth in itself, that the rivers are very small and insignificant in comparison. The Bhagavad Gita describes that the peace and happiness of a self-realized soul is like an ocean which is unaffected by the rivers of pains and pleasures of this world.
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  1. Tallam Sita RamaiahDecember 20, 2011 at 7:10 AM

    "Bhagavad Gita describes that the peace and happiness of a self-realized soul is like an ocean which is unaffected by the rivers of pains and pleasures of this world." Thank you Maharaj for this valuable guidance.

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  2. Sumit SharmaDecember 20, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    Nice message from Radhanath Swami. Thanks for sharing it.

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  3. sarikaDecember 20, 2011 at 10:56 AM

    Very nice thanks for sharing.

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  4. surekhaDecember 20, 2011 at 2:19 PM

    Thank you Radhanth swami for revealing us the true of a self-realized soul.

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  5. SundarDecember 20, 2011 at 2:55 PM

    Beautiful analogy - because of ocean of bliss experienced by self realized soul,he is unaffected by happiness and distress of this world that are like rivers

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  6. Ravi GargDecember 20, 2011 at 11:09 PM

    Beautiful article......The analogy used brings out visual understanding of the point........

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  7. sureshDecember 20, 2011 at 11:10 PM

    nice analogy by radhanath swami maharaj, must to be implemented by each and everyone

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  8. Milind M ChuriDecember 21, 2011 at 1:58 AM

    Very good explanation.This word is of full of duality.The wise person has to learn from the saintly people how to get out of this word which is going to become complicated more and more as age of Kali progresses.

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  9. SamirDecember 21, 2011 at 3:09 AM

    great analogy. thank u.

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  10. BipinDecember 21, 2011 at 4:51 AM

    A very vivid example in the form of ocean. We may never get the kind of realisation that yogis have but can attempt to understand the real knowledge like this from the wani of our Guru.

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  11. Abhinav MutrejaDecember 21, 2011 at 5:24 AM

    Very Nice talk!

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  12. PankajDecember 21, 2011 at 5:26 AM

    Same I would feel for Radhanath Swami seeing his picture with Ocean!

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  13. VirajDecember 21, 2011 at 6:52 AM

    Thank you for this wonderful analogy; we must deepen our spiritual practice.

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  14. Shyam MahtaniDecember 21, 2011 at 8:20 PM

    This is a very nice article. Thank you Swamiji.

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  15. kuldeep soniDecember 22, 2011 at 3:51 AM

    Thanks for telling the symptoms of self realized souls.

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  16. Mritunjay RoyDecember 22, 2011 at 4:34 AM

    A vivid understanding of how one can unaffected changing situations of this world.

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  17. Kalpana KulkarniDecember 22, 2011 at 9:17 AM

    Wonderful analogy and great message telling us how we should look for peace within us which is like an ocean which cannot be disturbed by the outside world.

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  18. AnonymousDecember 22, 2011 at 9:36 AM

    All glories to H H Radhanath Swami

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  19. ChandrikaDecember 22, 2011 at 10:15 AM

    Wonderful post. Thank you for sharing it.

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  20. Tallam Sita RamaiahDecember 22, 2011 at 10:23 AM

    The characteristics of soul are nicely explained by Maharaj.

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  21. Citra Gopi DDDecember 22, 2011 at 10:46 AM

    Such a profound article!

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  22. RajarubanDecember 22, 2011 at 11:04 AM

    Wonderful analogy!

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  23. KathiresanDecember 22, 2011 at 5:09 PM

    Wonderful explanation by Maharaj.

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  24. madhavi lathaDecember 22, 2011 at 6:16 PM

    very good analogy.thank you maharaj for explaining.

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  25. Jagannath Dham DasDecember 22, 2011 at 10:53 PM

    Thank you very much Radhanath Swami Maharaj !
    Hare Krishna !

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  26. Paramesvara DasaDecember 23, 2011 at 9:31 PM

    Try to come to the level of soul. as long as one is on bodily consciousness, he feels pleasures and pains. Devotional service makes one to come to soul level. All glories to HH Radhanatha Swami Maharaja.

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  27. sunnyDecember 25, 2011 at 1:42 AM

    Thank you so much Radhanath Swami for helping us connect to this deep blissful ocean within ourselves...

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  28. Vidya PathamDecember 28, 2011 at 8:30 AM

    Thank you Radhanath Swami for reminding us about this eternal truth and showing us the way to realize it.

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  29. govindaDecember 28, 2011 at 2:10 PM

    Many thanks to Radhanath swami for this wonderful blog. I pray and hope to develop these wonderful qualities.

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  30. Arjun K RamachandraDecember 29, 2011 at 4:45 AM

    That is a perfect analogy - comparing the happiness of the soul to an ocean which cannot be disturbed by the rivers of pain and pleasure in this world.

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  31. Abhinav MutrejaDecember 30, 2011 at 4:23 AM

    Miseries of this world doesnt have affect on one who experiencing happiness of soul !.
    Thank You Radhanath Swami Maharaj for sharing it.

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  32. sureshJanuary 1, 2012 at 11:32 PM

    Thank you Maharaj.

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  33. radhasangi devi dasiJanuary 3, 2012 at 7:04 AM

    Thank you Radhanath Swami for giving a glimpse of this ocean of bliss through your association, lectures and the wonderful congregation at Sri Sri Radha Gopinath Temple that you have so lovingly cultivated.

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  34. yadveshJanuary 5, 2012 at 12:11 AM

    thanks maharaj

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  35. AnonymousJanuary 16, 2012 at 9:42 AM

    Wonderful explanation!!

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  36. GovindMarch 5, 2012 at 2:13 AM

    thank you very much for wonderful explanation nature of souk=l.

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