His Holiness Radhanath Swami
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Once, during a talk at a university, a student stood up and made a bold statement:
“Religion and spirituality should be banned across the world. They only create hatred.”
The room fell silent.
Radhanath Swami responded gently yet powerfully. He explained that hatred does not come from spirituality itself, but from ego, selfishness, and fear disguised as spirituality.
Every authentic spiritual tradition teaches one simple truth:
Every living being is a part of the same divine source and deserves dignity, equality, and love.
Months later, while travelling, Radhanath Swami witnessed a brutal communal riot. People harming and killing one another in the name of identity. In that moment, he remembered the student’s words and understood why many feel that religion is the problem.
But the deeper truth, he says, lies elsewhere.
It is not spirituality that fuels violence.
It is which inner voice we choose to feed: the one driven by compassion, or the one driven by hatred.
As the saying goes:
“Inside every person are two dogs, the good and the bad. The one you feed is the one that grows.”
Watch the full video to hear this powerful reflection and understand the real root of conflict.
About Radhanath Swami
Radhanath Swami has been a monk in the Bhakti tradition for over 50 years.
From wandering across continents as a young seeker in the 1960s to meeting his spiritual teacher in India, his life has been a journey of devotion, service, and deep spiritual inquiry.
Today, he is one of the world’s most respected spiritual teachers, a New York Times bestselling author, community builder, and guide to thousands across the globe.
His message is simple yet transformative:
By cultivating a deep inner life and living with humility and love, we can become instruments of compassion and bring lasting change to the world.
Follow Radhanath Swami
Instagram: /radhanathswami
LinkedIn: /radhanathswami
X (Twitter): https://x.com/radhanathswami
“Religion and spirituality should be banned across the world. They only create hatred.”
The room fell silent.
Radhanath Swami responded gently yet powerfully. He explained that hatred does not come from spirituality itself, but from ego, selfishness, and fear disguised as spirituality.
Every authentic spiritual tradition teaches one simple truth:
Every living being is a part of the same divine source and deserves dignity, equality, and love.
Months later, while travelling, Radhanath Swami witnessed a brutal communal riot. People harming and killing one another in the name of identity. In that moment, he remembered the student’s words and understood why many feel that religion is the problem.
But the deeper truth, he says, lies elsewhere.
It is not spirituality that fuels violence.
It is which inner voice we choose to feed: the one driven by compassion, or the one driven by hatred.
As the saying goes:
“Inside every person are two dogs, the good and the bad. The one you feed is the one that grows.”
Watch the full video to hear this powerful reflection and understand the real root of conflict.
About Radhanath Swami
Radhanath Swami has been a monk in the Bhakti tradition for over 50 years.
From wandering across continents as a young seeker in the 1960s to meeting his spiritual teacher in India, his life has been a journey of devotion, service, and deep spiritual inquiry.
Today, he is one of the world’s most respected spiritual teachers, a New York Times bestselling author, community builder, and guide to thousands across the globe.
His message is simple yet transformative:
By cultivating a deep inner life and living with humility and love, we can become instruments of compassion and bring lasting change to the world.
Follow Radhanath Swami
Instagram: /radhanathswami
LinkedIn: /radhanathswami
X (Twitter): https://x.com/radhanathswami
