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If there is no enjoyment in this world, there would not be so much suffering. As suffering really is the frustration of our attempts to enjoy.

Radhanath Swami

Crying out to the lord is the only eternal reality within this temporary world.
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Crying Forever God Temporary World
Compassion is a quality which impels one to perform sacrifices.
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Compassion Performance Quality Sacrifice
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
Mother Nature is always speaking. She speaks in a language understood within the peaceful mind of the sincere observer. Leopards, cobras, monkeys, rivers and trees; they all served as my teachers when I lived as a wanderer in the Himalayan foothills.
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Language Mindset Myself Nature Observe Peace Talk
Essence of humility is unity.
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Essence Humility Unity
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
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
I we are looking for God or an opportunity to learn and enrich our lives in every situation, we will find that, but if we are looking for how am I enjoying or suffering, we are subject to endless frustration.
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Enjoyment Frustration God Learning Opportunity Suffering
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
What appears to be a curse can be a blessing if we simply appreciate the inner essence of the possibility of how to connect to God in that situation.
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Appearance Blessing Connect Curse God Simplicity Situation
Unless we hear very strictly with great faith to the order of our Spiritual Master, we will not understand what is the mercy of Krishna and how it is coming upon us.
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Hear Master Mercy Spiritual Strict Understand
Japa, Bhajana and Kirtana are superficial to the extent that we are not humble.
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Humble Prayer Religious
The word surrender sounds horrible to one who wants to enjoy his senses but very sweet to one who has a humble heart.
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Heart Humble Oneself Surrender Word
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
Things can give pleasure to the mind and senses, but only love can give pleasure to the heart. And ultimately, that is what we are looking for.
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Heart Love Mindset Pleasure
Compassion brings fulfillment to the heart. Selfish desires simply agitate the heart.
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Compassion Desire Fulfill Heart Selfish

If there is no enjoyment in this world, there would not be so much suffering. As suffering really is the frustration of our attempts to enjoy.

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If there is no enjoyment in this world, there would not be so much suffering. As suffering really is the frustration of our attempts to enjoy.

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