Spiritual Questions and Answers with Radhanath Swami
Question to Radhanath Swami : During meditation, the mind wanders here and there. What to do?
Radhanath Swami : Krishna explains in Gita, “From wherever the mind wanders due to its flickering and unsteady nature, one must certainly withdraw it and bring it back under the control of the self.”. The mind is a small child. The nature of small children is to get into trouble.
Young man asks Radhanath Swami : I heard you speak sometime ago that every action of human beings should be to help others, to benefit others. I was planning to start on a business of distributing French wine across the nation….After I heard you, I was a little confused whether this action of mine will help human beings. Will it help them?
Radhanath Swami : Can I ask you a question?
Young Man : yes please.
Question to Radhanath Swami : Isn’t Creativity more important than spirituality for progress?
Radhanath Swami : Creativity is one of the great needs of every human being for satisfaction but creativity is not the foundation. Adolph Hitler was one of the most creative men in history.
Question to Radhanath Swami : We know how to strengthen the foundation in engineering, but how do we strengthen the foundation of our spiritual life?
Radhanath Swami : How did you learn to strengthen foundations in the field of engineering? You learn from authorized books and from authorized professors. In the same way there are holy scriptures and there are the holy teachers.
Question to Radhanath Swami: I feel science is the cause of so many problems like environmental pollution etc. Am I right?
Radhanath Swami : It is due to lack of science that there are so many problems. By ‘science’ I don’t mean the manipulation of the external gross elements. Bhagavad-Gita, spirituality, and Sanatana Dharma are
Question to Radhanath Swami : Is it possible to follow the principles of sanatan Dharma in the world today?
Radhanath Swami Answers : Sanatana Dharma is beyond one religion or another. Sanatana Dharma refers to our constitutional nature of being servants of God and servants of every living being.
