Radha

Dear Children,

Whenever you hear about Krishna, you hear a name connected with Him.

That of Radha.

Radha was Krishna’s childhood friend. She played with Krishna and loved Him immensely.

For Radha, Krishna was her friend, her playmate, her God.

Try saying Radha a few times continuously. You will notice that you are saying ‘Dhaara’

Dhaara means spring . Radha is the spring of Love that continuously comes out from Krishna and returns to Him.

In other words Radha stands for Krishna’s love.

Radha was born in Barsana, a place very close to Vrindaavan. 30 Km from Mathura.

Radha was the daughter of King Brishabano and Mata Kirati.  Even today, the people of Barsana wish each other with the words "Raadhe Raadhe" on their lips.

Radhaji was older to Sri Krishna and it is believed that the Divine girl did not open her eyes until Krishna was born.

Krishna loved Radha very much.

Once Krishna was dancing with the Gopis (cowherds) of Vrindaavan.

Each Gopi believed that Krishna was dancing with her, and only for her.

So they felt very proud of the fact.

You know what Krishna did?

He just disappeared.

This is what God does when we feel very proud of the fact that only we are the best.

We have to learn that God loves all equally, whether one is black or white or belongs to one religion or another.

Anyway, to continue with the story the only person who did not feel proud was Radha.

Krishna and Radha ran into the woods. Radha saw a beautiful flower on the branch of a tree. Radha wanted the flower but she could not reach it.

Krishna told Radha to stand on His shoulder to get the flower.

At that moment Radha felt very proud of her position and felt that she was better than everyone.

Guess what happened?

Krishna disappeared!

And Radha was left hanging on the branch!

When Radha cried because she missed Krishna so much, He came back.

Radha understood that Krishna is happy when she believes that everyone is the same in the eyes of God.

Dear Children, do you understand what I am trying to say.

I am saying that God is very unhappy when we believe that we are the greatest if we are Hindus, Muslim, Christian, White, black, Americans, Indians, etc.

The fact is that God loves us all the same and He disappears from our life if we become proud.

God cannot really disappear because He is everywhere, but the fact is we will not be able to see  Him.

So if you want to feel God  in your life, what do you need to do?

Yes, you have guessed right, love everyone, rich or poor, Hindu or Muslim, black or white.