I first met Swami Radhananda about 18 months after Swami Radha’s death, when she was quite new in her role heading up the ashram and overall community. It was all new to me, and I remember trying to figure it all out – the teachings, the ashram, the community in the snow in the mountains by a lake, who people were and how they’re connected with each other and the Divine (I still am). Swami Radhananda had a very quiet voice yet her words were clear and her meaning direct. At times I thought she was very serious, then she’d say something very funny and I’d think ‘oh, she’s funny’! I couldn’t pigeonhole her, it keep me on my toes. I also remember the letters we shared being in different countries, and her compassion at a time when I was grieving. I haven’t been able to get to the ashram for a long time now, yet her legacy is there through the teachers and the worldwide community that remains, and a continuing Connection to the Divine.
Belinda McCulloch