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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.

Radhanath Swami

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
Sadly, in the name of progress, we have polluted the air, water, soil and the food we eat.
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Name Nature Pollution Progress Sadness Water
A great soul is called Saragrahi that means one who is always looking for the essence of every situation that comes before us.
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Essence Greatness Situation Soul
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
A devotee’s life should be so exemplary that it increases the faith upon other devotees.
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Faith Increase Religious
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
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
Guru is heavy, because he carries Lord Krishna in his heart.
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Carry Heart heavy Himself
COOPERATION means to be willing to sacrifice for the sake of others.
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Coperate Sacrifice Selfless Willing
To protect any community, we need intelligence and to nourish it we need humility.
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Community Humility Need Nourish Protection
If someone takes responsibility without force, that is love.
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Force Love Responsibility
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
If we have strong desire then God miraculously removes obstacles and gives us the power to overcome them.
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Desire God Miracle Obstacle Power Strong
That is truth. In that truth, there is real happiness. And there is nothing that could disturb that happiness.
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Disturb Happiness Reality Truth
In our conditioned nature we do not understand value of something until we lose it.
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Condition Lose Nature Understand Value
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

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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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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