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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.

Radhanath Swami

In giving respect we can be very happy, because we can do it in all situations. When we expect respect we are miserable, because it is not that everyone in every situation will respect us.
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Happiness Misery Respect Situation
Guru is heavy, because he carries Lord Krishna in his heart.
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Carry Heart heavy Himself
Why are we not tasting the bliss of Bhakti? Because we are taking shelter of stone boats. We are sinking and drowning in Maya & still we are further taking shelter of stone boats and this can go on life after life.
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Bliss Devotion Drowning Life Stone Taste
If we feel unqualified and feel grateful for an opportunity to serve, then Krishna will bestow in our hearts.
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Feeling Heart Opportunity Ourselves Qualification Serve
In a relationship the way to overcome problems, is to focus our attention on higher principles that can help us transcend them.
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Focus Ourselves Relationship Transcend
According to our purpose, motivation and sincerity, which compose our devotion, Krishna reveals Himself to us.
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Himself Motivation Purpose Reveal Sincere
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
Don’t let a breath escape from your body without Krishna’s name. That should be our determination throughout our life.
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Body Breathe Determination Escape Life Name Yourself
Out of all the opulences of a living entity its humility which pleases Krishna. Other opulences can also please Krishna if offered with humility.
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God Humility Offering Ourselves
Compassion is a quality which impels one to perform sacrifices.
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Compassion Performance Quality Sacrifice
Responsibility means to perform our service properly,with proper attitude, behavior and words.
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Performance Responsibility Word
Fierce Determination and Gentle Humility are the ornaments which make one attractive in the eyes of the Lord.
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Attraction Determination Fierce God Ornament
To measure whether it is humility or depression, check whether you are advancing spiritually or going down.
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Depression Humility Measurement Spirituality
Preacher is an instrument of compassion, not an instrument of wrath.
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Compassionate Instrument Preach
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
Pure devotional service fries the seeds of material inclinations in our heart.
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Devotional Heart Material Ourselves Service
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
Sincerity in sadhna and eagerness to serve is the basis of one’s relationship with the spiritual master.
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Oneself Relationship Serve Sincerity
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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Cleaning Ego Follow God Heart Patience Voice
To be in the association of those aspiring to love God is the ultimate gift of God.
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Aspiration Association Gift God Ultimate
COOPERATION means to be willing to sacrifice for the sake of others.
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Coperate Sacrifice Selfless Willing
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
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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Attachment Complete God Perfection Yoga
Familiarity leads to lack of Gratitude.
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Gratitude Leadership
What touches our hearts and impresses us deeper is sacrifice and humility, when we see someone accept the higher principle of cooperation, putting aside his/her own achievements.
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Acceptance Achievement Heart Himself Impression See Touch
In our conditioned nature we do not understand value of something until we lose it.
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Condition Lose Nature Understand Value
Unless we hear very strictly with great faith to the order of our Spiritual Master, we will not understand what is the mercy of Krishna and how it is coming upon us.
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Hear Master Mercy Spiritual Strict Understand

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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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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