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The essence of spiritual life is simply to use our free will properly.

Radhanath Swami

Even when Krishna gives you strength, maya will delude you to think it is your strength.
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Ego Illusion Strength Thinking
COOPERATION means to be willing to sacrifice for the sake of others.
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Coperate Sacrifice Selfless Willing
The cause of so much suffering and pain and one of the impediments to our spiritual progress, is the conditioning of expecting things to go our way, even in our spiritual life.
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Ourselves Pain Progress Spiritual Suffering Way
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
If there is no enjoyment in this world, there would not be so much suffering. As suffering really is the frustration of our attempts to enjoy.
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Enjoyment Frustration Suffering World
Do not offend devotees or even non-devotees. Because all those whom we know as devotees today were once not devotees.
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Devotee Known Offend
Pure devotional service fries the seeds of material inclinations in our heart.
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Devotional Heart Material Ourselves Service
Giving up pride means giving all credit and glory to Guru and Krishna.
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Credit Give Up God Pride
Our 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.
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Achievement Attitude Consciousness Goal Humble Life Service
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
Humble people dont get Offended easily.
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Easy Humble Offend People
Service is life. No service means, spiritually no life.
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Life Service Spiritual
Substance of Bhakti is Surrender and Humility.
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Humility Substance Surrender
What really pleases the Spiritual Master is our intent and the quality of our character.
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Character God Intention Quality Spiritual
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
Familiarity leads to lack of Gratitude.
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Gratitude Leadership

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