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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

Bhakti cannot be attained, it is a gift.
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Attain Devotion Gift
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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Beginning Consciousness Control Essence Mindset Suffering Tragedy Worst
When we are honoured for a thing, we become attached to that thing.
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Attachment Honor
Preacher is an instrument of compassion, not an instrument of wrath.
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Compassionate Instrument Preach
Even when Krishna gives you strength, maya will delude you to think it is your strength.
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Ego Illusion Strength Thinking
Crying out to the lord is the only eternal reality within this temporary world.
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Crying Forever God Temporary World
Service is life. No service means, spiritually no life.
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Life Service Spiritual
Success in spiritual life lies not in being the Best, but doing the Best.
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Best Life Spiritual Success
We must be instruments of God’s compassion to those who are suffering.
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Compassionate God Instrument Suffering
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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Detachment God Need Offering
Responsibility means to perform our service properly,with proper attitude, behavior and words.
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Performance Responsibility Word
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
Simply performing devotional activities will not impart devotion to others but our consciousness should be absorbed.
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Absorb Consciousness Performance Simplicity
In Kali yuga, whole atmosphere is surcharged with faithlessness, Material sense gratification is standard of civilization.
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Atmosphere Civilization Standard
Materialism is the consciousness of wanting to exploit and enjoy.
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Conscious Enjoyment Material
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

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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