Definition of love: capacity to forgive endlessly.
RADHANATH SWAMIFierce Determination and Gentle Humility are the ornaments which make one attractive in the eyes of the Lord.
More Radhanath Swami Quotes
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The only way we can make this world a better place is to transcend it.
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Dancing together in kirtans can help us develop friendships that no Mediation Therapy can.
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I came to the conclusion that unless I found myself and became the change I wanted to see in the world – as Gandhi said – I couldn’t contribute much, nor would there be anything fulfilling or meaningful in my life. So I went on a spiritual search.
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There is false humility and genuine humility and between them, there is a desire of the practitioner to become humble.
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Enthusiasm and eagerness give life to our devotional service.
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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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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.
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To be in the association of those aspiring to love God is the ultimate gift of God.
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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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There cannot be love without trust and there cannot be trust unless we take the responsibility to act in a way that people can trust us.
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When love is pure, it has the power to conquer. Lover and beloved conquer each other by their affection. The source, the essence, the fullest manifestation of love’s conquering power is the love of the soul for the supreme soul, or God.
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To the degree we try to create peace around us, we will find peace within ourselves. And to the degree we find peace within ourselves, we will actually have the power to create peace around us.
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Familiarity leads to lack of Gratitude.
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Detachment does not mean to neglect what Krishna gives you. Detachment means to do the needful as an offering to Krishna.
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Renunciation means death of false ego.
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Crying out to the lord is the only eternal reality within this temporary world.
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Humility is all about being truthful and honest.
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If we have strong desire then God miraculously removes obstacles and gives us the power to overcome them.
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Success in spiritual life lies not in being the Best, but doing the Best.
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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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The transcendental knowledge of devotional service is digested by the engyme of humility.
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Bhakti cannot be attained, it is a gift.
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I just didn’t know where I fit in – I didn’t seem to fit in my parent’s generation. I didn’t seem to fit in my own generation. Little by little, this took me into a spiritual search for understanding; a search for meaning and fulfillment.
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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 serious you are about spiritual life, the more you keep your mind in captivity.
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When we speak of the dust of the lotus feet of the Spiritual Master, we are speaking of humble approach to serve his instructions. Unless we humbly serve the instructions of the great soul, it is Krishna’s arrangement the He never reveals Himself.
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