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Greatness is in not what you do but how you are an instrument in the hands of God.

Radhanath Swami

Even if you want one drop of respect you have to take birth in this material world again.
RADHANATH SWAMI

Born Material Respect Yourself
In this world, all pleasures are sources of pain.
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Deep Pain Pleasure Source World
Sometimes the Lord gives us a free sample of religious experience, but for more, we must pay a price with the currency of sincere dedication to the process of cleansing.
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Cleaning Experience Freedom Religious Time
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
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
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
An athlete gains more & more strength by facing resistance. Similarly in life, we only become stronger when we face the resistance of our struggles.
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Athlete Face Ourselves Resistance Strength Struggle
We should honor Mother Earth with gratitude; otherwise our spirituality may become hypocritical.
RADHANATH SWAMI

Earth Honor Spirituality
Substance of Bhakti is Surrender and Humility.
RADHANATH SWAMI

Humility Substance Surrender
That is truth. In that truth, there is real happiness. And there is nothing that could disturb that happiness.
RADHANATH SWAMI

Disturb Happiness Reality Truth
If somebody praises us and if we have any humility we will feel totally like a fool.
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Fools Humility Praise
“I had Krishna and I have lost Him.” That is humility.
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God Humility Lost Myself
If someone takes responsibility without force, that is love.
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Force Love Responsibility
Do not offend devotees or even non-devotees. Because all those whom we know as devotees today were once not devotees.
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Devotee Known Offend
In Kali yuga, whole atmosphere is surcharged with faithlessness, Material sense gratification is standard of civilization.
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Atmosphere Civilization Standard
The essence of spiritual life is simply to use our free will properly.
RADHANATH SWAMI

Essence Freedom Life Properly Spiritual

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