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 SWAMIThe essence of Hinduism is the same essence of all true religions: Bhakti or pure love for God and genuine compassion for all beings.
More Radhanath Swami Quotes
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The more serious you are about spiritual life, the more you keep your mind in captivity.
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Renunciation means death of false ego.
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A virtue which is divine is humility. A person who could do great things and still maintain humility of the heart, charity of the heart, goodness of the heart is a person who could actually make a difference in peoples lives in a very positive way.
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Don’t let a breath escape from your body without Krishna’s name. That should be our determination throughout our life.
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COOPERATION means to be willing to sacrifice for the sake of others.
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Whoever we are, wherever we are, however we are, whatever our condition is, there is no impediment to attaining the perfection of life-if we are humble & sincere.
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By hearing from the Guru, we can understand what is the desire of Lord within our heart.
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Kali yuga is so much saturated with vicious habits that there is a great fight at the slightest of misunderstanding.
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Bhakti is expressed through our service attitude.
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When we speak of the dust of the lotus feet of the Spiritual Master, we are speaking of humble approach to serve his instructions. Unless we humbly serve the instructions of the great soul, it is Krishna’s arrangement the He never reveals Himself.
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Humility is practical application of knowledge.
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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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Compassion is a quality which impels one to perform sacrifices.
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We should be in harmony with our own consciousness; our mind, body, and soul should be one in interest and in purpose. And in that unified condition, we can actually express that natural innate love that we have found in our own life in everything we do in the world.
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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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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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In this world, all pleasures are sources of pain.
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Remembrance is a necessary expression of love, internally.
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To love someone in the spiritual sense is not based on how I want to love you; its based on what you want.
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Actual Gratitude is the Symptom of Humility.
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When you advance in Krishna Consciousness it is more difficult to tolerate being honored than to tolerate being dishonored.
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When you have an ego, you are limited to your own strengths and weaknesses. But if you are totally surrendered to God, nothing is impossible for you.
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Preaching means to awaken the real inclination to serve God.
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When we are honoured for a thing, we become attached to that thing.
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What touches our hearts and impresses us deeper is sacrifice and humility, when we see someone accept the higher principle of cooperation, putting aside his/her own achievements.
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I came to the conclusion that unless I found myself and became the change I wanted to see in the world – as Gandhi said – I couldn’t contribute much, nor would there be anything fulfilling or meaningful in my life. So I went on a spiritual search.
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