Fierce Determination and Gentle Humility are the ornaments which make one attractive in the eyes of the Lord.
RADHANATH SWAMIThe 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.
More Radhanath Swami Quotes
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You can not understand “Scripture” without seeing through the eyes of the Spiritual Master or Advanced Devotees.
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To be meek and humble means to have a service attitude towards God, the Vaisnavas, and all living beings. Unless we have that, our chanting will have minimal effect and many births may pass before we finally come to the conclusion.
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Renunciation means death of false ego.
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Trying to be happy in this world is greatest illusion.
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Pridelessness is negative good; humility is positive good.
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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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The essence of spiritual life is simply to use our free will properly.
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We get sufferings in life so that we become sober and listen to Krishna’s message.
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Bhakti is expressed through our service attitude.
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If we see the body we live in as a temple used to engage in beautiful activities in the service of God’s children, then we recognize it as spiritual. But if we use our body for more selfish purposes, then we’re only experiencing its material conception.
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Familiarity leads to lack of Gratitude.
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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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The perfection of yoga is to become detached. And the perfection of detachment is to become completely attached, attached to God.
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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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Genuine spiritual movement should forgive and encourage.
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