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Giving up pride means giving all credit and glory to Guru and Krishna.

Radhanath Swami

The cause of so much suffering and pain and one of the impediments to our spiritual progress, is the conditioning of expecting things to go our way, even in our spiritual life.
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Ourselves Pain Progress Spiritual Suffering Way
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
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
We have to seek the essence of all religions; then we can see how spirituality actually unites us and empowers us instead of breaking us down.
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Break Empowerment Essence Religion Seek
The worst tragedy is that this uncontrolled mind steals our consciousness away from Krishna and that is the beginning, the essence of all suffering.
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Beginning Consciousness Control Essence Mindset Suffering Tragedy Worst
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
To love someone in the spiritual sense is not based on how I want to love you; its based on what you want.
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Love Spiritual Yourself
Love is not enjoyment. Love is being enjoyed.
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Deep Enjoyment Love
Compassion is an essential element of love.
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Compassion Element Essential Love
Greatness is in not what you do but how you are an instrument in the hands of God.
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God Greatness Hands Instrument
When one’s eyes are anointed with the salve of prema, spiritual love then we could see Vrindavan.
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Eyes Love See Slave Spiritual
Crying out to the lord is the only eternal reality within this temporary world.
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Crying Forever God Temporary World
When there is love in our heart, only love will come out.
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Heart Love Ourselves Willing
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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Attitude Humble Service
Things can give pleasure to the mind and senses, but only love can give pleasure to the heart. And ultimately, that is what we are looking for.
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Heart Love Mindset Pleasure
A virtue which is divine is humility.
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Divine Humility Virtue
Humility is a natural symptom of those who love God.
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God Humility Love
If someone takes responsibility without force, that is love.
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Force Love Responsibility
Success in spiritual life lies not in being the Best, but doing the Best.
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Best Life Spiritual Success
We must be instruments of God’s compassion to those who are suffering.
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Compassionate God Instrument Suffering
The essence of Bhagavad Gita is that we should always think of Krsna, become His devotee, worship him and offer homage unto him.
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Devotee Essence Offering Religious
Enthusiasm and eagerness give life to our devotional service.
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Devotion Enthusiasm Life Service
Arrogance repels the Lord; humility attracts the Lord.
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Arrogant Attraction God Humility
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
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 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
The flip side of happiness is suffering.
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Happiness Suffering

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