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.
RADHANATH SWAMIIn Kali yuga, whole atmosphere is surcharged with faithlessness, Material sense gratification is standard of civilization.
More Radhanath Swami Quotes
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To protect any community, we need intelligence and to nourish it we need humility.
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Even if you have done no wrong, no mistake in the last 50 years, remember the mistake you did 51 years ago and repent for it and become humble.
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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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Real religion is not about being a Christian or a Jew or a Muslim. Real religion is about loving God, & dedicating ones life to be an instrument of Gods compassion, kindness towards other living beings.
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Application of humility is service.
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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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By hearing from the Guru, we can understand what is the desire of Lord within our heart.
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Taking responsibility of others means to be selfless. We have to put aside our own well being and desires as secondary and to think primarily of what is best for the persons who are looking up to us.
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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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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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Krishna exalts those who are humble and humbles those who exalt themselves.
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A devotee’s life should be so exemplary that it increases the faith upon other devotees.
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In Kali yuga, whole atmosphere is surcharged with faithlessness, Material sense gratification is standard of civilization.
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Dancing together in kirtans can help us develop friendships that no Mediation Therapy can.
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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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