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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.

Radhanath Swami

Compassion brings fulfillment to the heart. Selfish desires simply agitate the heart.
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Compassion Desire Fulfill Heart Selfish
Success in spiritual life lies not in being the Best, but doing the Best.
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Best Life Spiritual Success
In Kali yuga, whole atmosphere is surcharged with faithlessness, Material sense gratification is standard of civilization.
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Atmosphere Civilization Standard
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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Desire Person Responsibility Thinking
Tolerance means to fix our mind, to fix our words, & our actions on a higher principle.
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Action Mindset Principle Tolerance Word
Pure love of God is our nature, but we are so much diverted, so much distracted by the externals that we’ve forgotten that it’s our essence.
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Essence God Love Nature Ourselves Purity
When we face difficulties and still remain faithful to Krishna and spiritual master we access the infinite mercy of their hearts.
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Difficult Face Faith Heart Master Mercy Spiritual
“What a joke: Tiny living entities crawling on a little planet and are thinking, “I am Great”. “
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Greatness Live Value Worth
Humility is practical application of knowledge.
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Application Humility Knowledge Practice
The essence of Hinduism is the same essence of all true religions: Bhakti or pure love for God and genuine compassion for all beings.
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Essence Genuine God Religion True
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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Creation Degree Ourselves Peace Power
If someone takes responsibility without force, that is love.
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Force Love Responsibility
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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Enjoyment Frustration God Learning Opportunity Suffering
Spirituality is revival of our God consciousness, not creating something new.
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Consciousness Creation God Spirituality
Enthusiasm and eagerness give life to our devotional service.
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Devotion Enthusiasm Life Service
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

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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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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