Rise With Radhanath Swami

In this episode of 'Rise', Radhanath Swami explains what it means to be a true and loving friend. There are many ways we consider someone our friend and ourselves a friend to others. However, when all external aspects are removed, what is the real essence of friendship? Radhanath Swami explains friendship on a spiritual level where we extend our love and helping hand to all living beings. When we are able to feel the success of others, as well as the pain, we are closer to becoming a true friend where Divinity remains in the centre.

In this episode of 'Rise', Radhanath Swami gives us a spiritual approach to conflict resolution. Through childhood stories, memorable lessons and realised wisdom, Radhanath Swami shares with us the nature of balanced relationships and how to overcome negative qualities that cause conflict. When we look towards and live by spiritual values, we are able to create profound and long-lasting loving relationships.

In this episode of 'Rise', Radhanath Swami expresses that real wealth is the profound connection we have within our relationships. The ancient wisdom texts enlighten us about the power of association and the effects of opening our hearts to those who wish well upon us. Ultimately, the more we grow our love for the God, the more love we give and receive from others.

In this episode of 'Rise', Radhanath Swami addresses The House of Commons of the Parliament of the UK. Radhanath Swami goes through his experiences of travelling the world and witnessing so much greed, envy and pride that tears down nations. He explains how spiritual qualities, if practiced to be the foundation of every leader, would make the world a better and more harmonious place to live in.

In this episode of 'Rise', Radhanath Swami redefines the nature of real happiness beyond the material notions of society and the world. The Bhagavad Gita teaches us that true intelligence is when we find our happiness within and if we cannot find happiness within ourselves then we cannot find lasting substantial happiness anywhere else. Spirituality is about discovering the love of God that's within our hearts and being an instrument of that love in whatever we do, speak and think, and in living a life of compassionate spiritual service, we find the happiness of the heart.

In this episode of 'Rise with Radhanath Swami', the importance of spiritual vision is discussed as being something that can make or break us as souls on the journey to enlightenment. When we love what we are doing, when we are centred in service to others, we can inspire society to no end. Leaving a legacy of compassion and service wherever we may go. Through great examples of unlikely people dealing with challenges in strength and integrity, we are reminded that a life worth living isn’t necessarily easy. Developing equal vision in happiness and distress, towards rich and poor, and in all dualities of life, can aid us in ascending to a level of being able to see the unity in the diversity of all living things. Seeing all beings as beings of love. This is the essence of Bhakti.

"The world is like a mirror of our own state of consciousness." In this incredible episode of 'Rise', Radhanath Swami delves into the science of 'seeing ourselves for who we really are'. With intuition, which is a subtle faculty of the soul, we can begin to understand a life beyond the ego. To the degree that our mind is clear from the dust of misidentification with the body, to that degree we will begin to see the Atma (the real self). If we are wearing rose coloured glasses, we will see everything as rose. Similarly, if we see through the clear lens of spiritual wisdom, we can gain insight into that which is sat (eternal), cit (full of knowledge) and ananda (blissful).

An evolved society is one in which people love people and use things. Unfortunately, we live in a time where we hear more often that not, that people love things and use people to get them and to keep them. Through unbelievable stories, memorable lessons and realised wisdom, Radhanath Swami shares with us how we can never be satisfied with this consciousness. This address to the students at Cambridge Union is an invitation to all. An opportunity to realise that we do not need vast amounts of money or resource to have a positive influence on the world and on those around us in our day to day lives.