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Trying to be happy in this world is greatest illusion.

Radhanath Swami

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
Where there is no inner freedom, there is no life.
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Deep Freedom Life
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
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
Pure devotional service fries the seeds of material inclinations in our heart.
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Devotional Heart Material Ourselves Service
When you take a position, you have to accept responsibilities.
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Acceptance Position Yourself
When we recognize how precious and truly glorious we are, then we become humbled by that and recognize everyone’s true spiritual identity. And then our greatest joy is in sharing.
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Glory Greatness Humble Joy Precious Recognition Share True
Krishna exalts those who are humble and humbles those who exalt themselves.
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God Humble
Essence of humility is unity.
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Essence Humility Unity
Religious and spiritual leaders should be held accountable for environmental activism, not only because they have access to large communities and can influence votes but because service is integral to religious and spiritual life.
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Environment Influence Leadership Life Religious Spiritual Vote
Responsibility means to perform our service properly,with proper attitude, behavior and words.
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Performance Responsibility Word
Compassion is an essential element of love.
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Compassion Element Essential Love
The auspiciousness of any situation is how it brings us closer to Krishna
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Auspicious Close Ourselves Situation
The more you feel you are fallen; the more you fall in love with God.
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Fall Fall In Love God Feeling Yourself
Real problem is not population explosion, but what the population is doing.
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Population Problem Reality
Mother Nature is always speaking. She speaks in a language understood within the peaceful mind of the sincere observer. Leopards, cobras, monkeys, rivers and trees; they all served as my teachers when I lived as a wanderer in the Himalayan foothills.
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Language Mindset Myself Nature Observe Peace Talk

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