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“What a joke: Tiny living entities crawling on a little planet and are thinking, “I am Great”. “

Radhanath Swami

There is false humility and genuine humility and between them, there is a desire of the practitioner to become humble.
RADHANATH SWAMI

Desire Fake Humble Humility Practice
In our conditioned nature we do not understand value of something until we lose it.
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Condition Lose Nature Understand Value
Do not think that if you surrender to God you will be loser. You will not lose anything except bondage, frustration and suffering. That is all you will lose.
RADHANATH SWAMI

Bondage God Lose Surrender Thinking Willing Yourself
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.
RADHANATH SWAMI

Creation Degree Ourselves Peace Power
If a leader engages in sinful activity that becomes the standard, if he is strict that becomes the standard.
RADHANATH SWAMI

Activity Leadership Sin Standard Strict
When love is pure, it has the power to conquer. Lover and beloved conquer each other by their affection. The source, the essence, the fullest manifestation of love’s conquering power is the love of the soul for the supreme soul, or God.
RADHANATH SWAMI

God Love Manifestation Purity Soul Source
Real compassion means to understand what the needs for body, mind and soul are.
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Compassionate Mindset Reality Soul
Humility is not a part of devotional service, it is the heart of devotional service.
RADHANATH SWAMI

Devotional Heart Humility Service
Opportunities are always there for us to grow, opportunities are always there for us to come closer to each other & come closer to God; if we just look for them.
RADHANATH SWAMI

Each Other God Growth Opportunity
The only way we can make this world a better place is to transcend it.
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Better Place Transcend Way World
Fierce Determination and Gentle Humility are the ornaments which make one attractive in the eyes of the Lord.
RADHANATH SWAMI

Attraction Determination Fierce God Ornament
A devotee’s life should be so exemplary that it increases the faith upon other devotees.
RADHANATH SWAMI

Faith Increase Religious
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

Cleaning Ego Follow God Heart Patience Voice
Even when Krishna gives you strength, maya will delude you to think it is your strength.
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Ego Illusion Strength Thinking
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
The diverse religions and races bring beauty to the world if we truly understand in our hearts the essence of who we are and what we stand for. And that really is the essence of spirituality.
RADHANATH SWAMI

Diversity Religion Spirituality Stand Understand

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