Self Confidence vs. Over Confidence

Question to Radhanath Swami: How will you distinguish between self confidence and over confidence?

Radhanath Swami Answers: We should be willing to take risks and have courage to go beyond what we feel we can do. But is has to be realistic. Enthusiasm and patience are necessary for real achievement on the spiritual platform….

Scandals, Controversies, Criticism…no peace? Radhanath Swami shows the way to peace.

Question to Radhanath Swami: When we are wrongly accused of involvement in a scandal, when we are amid controversies, we know we have to take shelter of the holy names and other spiritual practices to be peaceful and happy. But in that situation, to do that seems so difficult.
Radhanath Swami Answers: A little child wants to walk, but first the child has to learn to crawl. Do you remember when you were learning to crawl? It was very difficult. When you had finally learnt how to crawl, you saw everyone around you walking, and you wanted to be like them….