The more serious you are about spiritual life, the more you keep your mind in captivity.
RADHANATH SWAMIOur humble service attitude in our life is what determines what effect chanting will have on our consciousness. Otherwise we can be chanting for millions and millions of births before we actually achieve the goal.
More Radhanath Swami Quotes
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Enthusiasm and eagerness give life to our devotional service.
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If you do some wonderful service and if you tell people what you did in a boastful way, it nullifies the credit of your service, may not be in the eternal platform, but in your conscious condition you will not be able to reap the benefits of that service.
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If we seek the essence of every situation, if we seek to connect to God within our hearts, then we will find an opportunity there, to grow internally in wisdom in every trial we face.
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When one’s eyes are anointed with the salve of prema, spiritual love then we could see Vrindavan.
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Arrogance repels the Lord; humility attracts the Lord.
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What appears to be a curse can be a blessing if we simply appreciate the inner essence of the possibility of how to connect to God in that situation.
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Devotees are not impressed by the poverty or wealth in material sense in any way; what impresses is devotion.
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Tolerance means to fix our mind, to fix our words, & our actions on a higher principle.
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Whoever we are, wherever we are, however we are, whatever our condition is, there is no impediment to attaining the perfection of life-if we are humble & sincere.
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In this world, all pleasures are sources of pain.
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Genuine spiritual movement should forgive and encourage.
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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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Crying out to the lord is the only eternal reality within this temporary world.
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The joy of the soul is in glorification of the beloved Lord of all creation.
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Sincerity in sadhna and eagerness to serve is the basis of one’s relationship with the spiritual master.
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Application of humility is service.
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Love is not enjoyment. Love is being enjoyed.
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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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Things can give pleasure to the mind and senses, but only love can give pleasure to the heart. And ultimately, that is what we are looking for.
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I we are looking for God or an opportunity to learn and enrich our lives in every situation, we will find that, but if we are looking for how am I enjoying or suffering, we are subject to endless frustration.
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For a devotee death opens door for liberation but for a non-devotee death is end of everything.
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Substance of Bhakti is Surrender and Humility.
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Fierce Determination and Gentle Humility are the ornaments which make one attractive in the eyes of the Lord.
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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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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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Japa, Bhajana and Kirtana are superficial to the extent that we are not humble.
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