The more serious you are about spiritual life, the more you keep your mind in captivity.
RADHANATH SWAMIReligious 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.
More Radhanath Swami Quotes
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COOPERATION means to be willing to sacrifice for the sake of others.
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Understand suffering is a part of my karma, otherwise you will spoil your future karma also.
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Sincerity in sadhna and eagerness to serve is the basis of one’s relationship with the spiritual master.
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Humility is an ornament which attracts Krishna’s heart. Beginning of all knowledge comes from humility.
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We can’t really digest food unless there’s hunger. So we can’t really assimilate spiritual wisdom unless we feel the need for it.
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Compassion is an essential element of love.
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Preacher is an instrument of compassion, not an instrument of wrath.
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The essence of Hinduism is the same essence of all true religions: Bhakti or pure love for God and genuine compassion for all beings.
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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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Humility is the foundation by which love manifests.
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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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Preaching means to awaken the real inclination to serve God.
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When there is love in our heart, only love will come out.
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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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Our humble service attitude in our life is what determines what effect chanting will have on our consciousness. Otherwise we can be chanting for millions and millions of births before we actually achieve the goal.
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