Radhanath Swami Quotes

An athlete gains more & more strength by facing resistance. Similarly in life, we only become stronger when we face the resistance of our struggles.
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Athlete Face Ourselves Resistance Strength Struggle
When you have an ego, you are limited to your own strengths and weaknesses. But if you are totally surrendered to God, nothing is impossible for you.
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Ego Impossible Limitation Strength Surrender Weakness Yourself
“I had Krishna and I have lost Him.” That is humility.
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God Humility Lost Myself
Faith is the act of seeing beyond the religion of possibility of the senses, the mind and the intelligence.
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Act Beyond Faith Intelligence Mindset Possible Religion See
For a devotee death opens door for liberation but for a non-devotee death is end of everything.
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Death Devotee End Liberty Open
In Kali yuga, whole atmosphere is surcharged with faithlessness, Material sense gratification is standard of civilization.
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Atmosphere Civilization Standard
We must be instruments of God’s compassion to those who are suffering.
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Compassionate God Instrument Suffering
Success in spiritual life lies not in being the Best, but doing the Best.
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Best Life Spiritual Success
Speak the essence and live by it.
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Essence Live Talk
The most transformative and gentle humility and pride. But they transform in opposite ways.
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Gentle Humility Pride Transformation Way
Preacher is an instrument of compassion, not an instrument of wrath.
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Compassionate Instrument Preach
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
When you advance in Krishna Consciousness it is more difficult to tolerate being honored than to tolerate being dishonored.
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Consciousness Honor Respect Tolerate Yourself
The more serious you are about spiritual life, the more you keep your mind in captivity.
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Captivity Life Mindset Serious Spiritual
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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Act Love Ourselves People Responsibility Trust
Definition of love: capacity to forgive endlessly.
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Capacity Definition Forgiveness Love
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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Change Finding Fulfill Life Meaning Search Spiritual
What really pleases the Spiritual Master is our intent and the quality of our character.
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Character God Intention Quality Spiritual
Every time you are passing the test, you are coming closer to Krishna.
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Close Pass Time
The transcendental knowledge of devotional service is digested by the engyme of humility.
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Devotion Humility Knowledge Service Transcend
If we do the right thing with right intent that is actually our success.
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Intention Ourselves Right Success
Sadly, in the name of progress, we have polluted the air, water, soil and the food we eat.
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Name Nature Pollution Progress Sadness Water
When we are honoured for a thing, we become attached to that thing.
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Attachment Honor
Remembrance is a necessary expression of love, internally.
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Expression Love Necessary Remember
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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Compassion God Kindness Live Love Reality Religion
Giving up pride means giving all credit and glory to Guru and Krishna.
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Credit Give Up God Pride
If somebody praises us and if we have any humility we will feel totally like a fool.
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Fools Humility Praise

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