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The dirty wax of egotism accumulated in the heart prevents us from clearly hearing the Lord’s voice within. A guru, with the stick of knowledge, cleans our hearts. It’s really ugly to see what may come out, but by following patiently, we keep cleaning.

Radhanath Swami

Humility is practical application of knowledge.
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Application Humility Knowledge Practice
If we have strong desire then God miraculously removes obstacles and gives us the power to overcome them.
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Desire God Miracle Obstacle Power Strong
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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Fulfill Generation Meaning Parents Search Spiritual Understand
COOPERATION means to be willing to sacrifice for the sake of others.
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Coperate Sacrifice Selfless Willing
To love someone in the spiritual sense is not based on how I want to love you; its based on what you want.
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Love Spiritual Yourself
A sincere soul is not trying to make a show. His enthusiasm is an act of service.
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Act Enthusiasm Service Sincere Soul
Renunciation doesn’t mean giving up things externally but rather it means diligently pulling out the weeds from the heart.
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Give Up Heart Ourselves
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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Feeling Food Hungry Need Wisdom
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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Acceptance Bondage Destiny Karma
Compassion is an essential element of love.
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Compassion Element Essential Love
The essence of spiritual life is simply to use our free will properly.
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Essence Freedom Life Properly Spiritual
I took an interest in the Civil Rights Movement. I listened to Martin Luther King. The Vietnam War was raging. When I was 18, I was eligible for the draft, but when I went to be tested, I didn’t qualify.
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Interest Movement Myself Qualification
The essence of Bhagavad Gita is that we should always think of Krsna, become His devotee, worship him and offer homage unto him.
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Devotee Essence Offering Religious
By hearing from the Guru, we can understand what is the desire of Lord within our heart.
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Desire God Hear Heart Ourselves
A great soul is called Saragrahi that means one who is always looking for the essence of every situation that comes before us.
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Essence Greatness Situation Soul
In a relationship the way to overcome problems, is to focus our attention on higher principles that can help us transcend them.
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Focus Ourselves Relationship Transcend

The dirty wax of egotism accumulated in the heart prevents us from clearly hearing the Lord’s voice within. A guru, with the stick of knowledge, cleans our hearts. It’s really ugly to see what may come out, but by following patiently, we keep cleaning.

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The dirty wax of egotism accumulated in the heart prevents us from clearly hearing the Lord’s voice within. A guru, with the stick of knowledge, cleans our hearts. It’s really ugly to see what may come out, but by following patiently, we keep cleaning.

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