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The more serious you are about spiritual life, the more you keep your mind in captivity.

Radhanath Swami

Guru is heavy, because he carries Lord Krishna in his heart.
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Carry Heart heavy Himself
Success in spiritual life lies not in being the Best, but doing the Best.
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Best Life Spiritual Success
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.
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Diversity Religion Spirituality Stand Understand
Real compassion means to understand what the needs for body, mind and soul are.
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Compassionate Mindset Reality Soul
Krishna is present fully in His holy name and this is realized by the humility and sincerity in our chanting.
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Holy Humility Name Ourselves Present Sincere
The greatest leader is not someone who is the only leader. The greatest leader is one who inspires others to be leaders.
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Greatness Inspirational Leadership
Devotees are not impressed by the poverty or wealth in material sense in any way; what impresses is devotion.
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Devotee Impression Poverty Way
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 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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Beautiful Body Children Concept Engage Experience God Live Material Purpose See Temple
Japa, Bhajana and Kirtana are superficial to the extent that we are not humble.
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Humble Prayer Religious
Compassion without detachment is attachment to the bodily platform.
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Attachment Body Compassionate Platform
I just didn’t know where I fit in – I didn’t seem to fit in my parent’s generation. I didn’t seem to fit in my own generation. Little by little, this took me into a spiritual search for understanding; a search for meaning and fulfillment.
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Fulfill Generation Meaning Parents Search Spiritual Understand
Lord’s love manifests in this world as compasssion.
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Compassionate Love Manifestation World
Humility is not a part of devotional service, it is the heart of devotional service.
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Devotional Heart Humility Service
Materialism is the consciousness of wanting to exploit and enjoy.
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Conscious Enjoyment Material
Faith is the act of seeing beyond the religion of possibility of the senses, the mind and the intelligence.
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Act Beyond Faith Intelligence Mindset Possible Religion See
The joy of the soul is in glorification of the beloved Lord of all creation.
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Creation Glory Joy 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
Even if you have done no wrong, no mistake in the last 50 years, remember the mistake you did 51 years ago and repent for it and become humble.
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Humble Mistake Regret Wrong Yourself
Even if you want one drop of respect you have to take birth in this material world again.
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Born Material Respect Yourself
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
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
You can think your self to be great, you can go on thinking your self to be great, till you see all fellow devotees going Back Home Back to Godhead, while you remain in this material world only.
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Greatness Home Material Thinking World
Giving up pride means giving all credit and glory to Guru and Krishna.
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Credit Give Up God Pride
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
Compassion is an essential element of love.
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Compassion Element Essential Love
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

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