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

Radhanath Swami

The most transformative and gentle humility and pride. But they transform in opposite ways.
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Gentle Humility Pride Transformation Way
Wherever there is power, there is very great responsibility to utilize it properly.
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Greatness Power Properly Responsibility
Compassion without detachment is attachment to the bodily platform.
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Attachment Body Compassionate Platform
I took an interest in the Civil Rights Movement. I listened to Martin Luther King. The Vietnam War was raging. When I was 18, I was eligible for the draft, but when I went to be tested, I didn’t qualify.
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Interest Movement Myself Qualification
In Kali yuga, duration of life is shortened not so much because insufficient food but because of irregular habits.
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Duration Food Habit Life
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
Real compassion means to understand what the needs for body, mind and soul are.
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Compassionate Mindset Reality Soul
To purify the heart is the one and only purpose that God has created this human life.
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Creation Heart Life Purity Purpose
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
Religious and spiritual leaders should be held accountable for environmental activism, not only because they have access to large communities and can influence votes but because service is integral to religious and spiritual life.
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Environment Influence Leadership Life Religious Spiritual Vote
Humility is not a part of devotional service, it is the heart of devotional service.
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Devotional Heart Humility Service
Humility is the foundation by which love manifests.
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Foundation Humility Love Manifestation
Real religion is not about being a Christian or a Jew or a Muslim. Real religion is about loving God, & dedicating ones life to be an instrument of Gods compassion, kindness towards other living beings.
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Compassion God Kindness Live Love Reality Religion
In Kali yuga, whole atmosphere is surcharged with faithlessness, Material sense gratification is standard of civilization.
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Atmosphere Civilization Standard
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
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

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