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Devotees are not impressed by the poverty or wealth in material sense in any way; what impresses is devotion.

Radhanath Swami

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
The Absolute Truth can be perceived by a repentant heart.
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Heart Regret Truth
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
Do not think that if you surrender to God you will be loser. You will not lose anything except bondage, frustration and suffering. That is all you will lose.
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Bondage God Lose Surrender Thinking Willing Yourself
The more one makes spiritual advancement, one feels humble and as one’s devotion is superficial that much he feels that he is a great devotee.
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Advance Devotion Greatness Humble Spiritual
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
The greater is our sphere of influence, the greater the responsibility.
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Greatness Influence Responsibility
Japa, Bhajana and Kirtana are superficial to the extent that we are not humble.
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Humble Prayer Religious
The more serious you are about spiritual life, the more you keep your mind in captivity.
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Captivity Life Mindset Serious Spiritual
In our conditioned nature we do not understand value of something until we lose it.
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Condition Lose Nature Understand Value
Pure devotional service fries the seeds of material inclinations in our heart.
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Devotional Heart Material Ourselves Service
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 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
Real religion is about, developing real character; character of compassion, character of humility, the character of determination to grow in all circumstances.
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Character Circumstance Development Growth Humility Reality Religion
Substance of Bhakti is Surrender and Humility.
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Humility Substance Surrender
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

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