In giving respect we can be very happy, because we can do it in all situations. When we expect respect we are miserable, because it is not that everyone in every situation will respect us.
RADHANATH SWAMIBhakti and Humility cannot be separated like sweetness cannot be separated from sweet.
More Radhanath Swami Quotes
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If you do some wonderful service and if you tell people what you did in a boastful way, it nullifies the credit of your service, may not be in the eternal platform, but in your conscious condition you will not be able to reap the benefits of that service.
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The more you feel you are fallen; the more you fall in love with God.
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In our conditioned nature we do not understand value of something until we lose it.
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Love is not enjoyment. Love is being enjoyed.
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Humility is not a part of devotional service, it is the heart of devotional service.
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In Kali yuga, duration of life is shortened not so much because insufficient food but because of irregular habits.
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If we feel unqualified and feel grateful for an opportunity to serve, then Krishna will bestow in our hearts.
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Whatever our destiny is, whatever our Karma is, if we simply accept the mercy of Guru, “Guru Kripa”, it can completely liberate us from all of our previous Karmic bondage.
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Bhakti is expressed through our service attitude.
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The worst tragedy is that this uncontrolled mind steals our consciousness away from Krishna and that is the beginning, the essence of all suffering.
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Devotees are not impressed by the poverty or wealth in material sense in any way; what impresses is devotion.
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Lord’s love manifests in this world as compasssion.
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Renunciation doesn’t mean giving up things externally but rather it means diligently pulling out the weeds from the heart.
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What touches our hearts and impresses us deeper is sacrifice and humility, when we see someone accept the higher principle of cooperation, putting aside his/her own achievements.
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Speak the essence and live by it.
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Pure love of God is our nature, but we are so much diverted, so much distracted by the externals that we’ve forgotten that it’s our essence.
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We can not imitate great souls. However to study, analyse and imbibe the principles they teach and embody, is the path of progress.
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Fierce Determination and Gentle Humility are the ornaments which make one attractive in the eyes of the Lord.
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You can not understand “Scripture” without seeing through the eyes of the Spiritual Master or Advanced Devotees.
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Theoretical knowledge can not touch heart without Humility
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Whoever we are, wherever we are, however we are, whatever our condition is, there is no impediment to attaining the perfection of life-if we are humble & sincere.
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Our humble service attitude in our life is what determines what effect chanting will have on our consciousness. Otherwise we can be chanting for millions and millions of births before we actually achieve the goal.
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We can’t really digest food unless there’s hunger. So we can’t really assimilate spiritual wisdom unless we feel the need for it.
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Don’t let a breath escape from your body without Krishna’s name. That should be our determination throughout our life.
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Humility is the foundation by which love manifests.
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The Ultimate expression of Humility comes when we control our senses.
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