Top 100 Radhanath Swami Quotes
#1. Opportunities are always there for us to grow, opportunities are always there for us to come closer to each other & come closer to God; if we just look for them.
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#2. Our free will could convert a curse into a blessing or a blessing into a curse ... To transform a crisis into an opportunity was true wisdom
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#3. Humanity evolves when we realise that animals have the same rights to the Earth as we do.
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#4. Compassion is a quality which impels one to perform sacrifices.
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#5. Compassion without detachment is attachment to the bodily platform.
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#6. To protect any community, we need intelligence and to nourish it we need humility.
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#7. The essence of Bhagavad Gita is that we should always think of Krsna, become His devotee, worship him and offer homage unto him.
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#8. When object of our anxiety is God, then that brings ecstacy.
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#9. Wherever there is power, there is very great responsibility to utilize it properly.
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#10. 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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#11. You can think your self to be great, you can go on thinking your self to be great, till you see all fellow devotees going Back Home Back to Godhead, while you remain in this material world only.
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#12. The greatest leader is not someone who is the only leader. The greatest leader is one who inspires others to be leaders.
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#13. Pure love of God is our nature, but we are so much diverted, so much distracted by the externals that we've forgotten that it's our essence.
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#14. Do not offend devotees or even non-devotees. Because all those whom we know as devotees today were once not devotees.
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#15. In 1958, my father invested everything he had in a business venture and became the largest automobile dealership in Chicago for Ford's new Edsel line. But Edsel sales plummeted and my father fell into bankruptcy. I watched him struggle; working long hours to protect us from poverty.
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#16. We must be instruments of God's compassion to those who are suffering.
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#17. Regret or remorse of the wrong we have done should be in a positive spirit of changing, turning towards God with humility.
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#18. If somebody praises us and if we have any humility we will feel totally like a fool.
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#19. According to our purpose, motivation and sincerity, which compose our devotion, Krishna reveals Himself to us.
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#20. If we have strong desire then God miraculously removes obstacles and gives us the power to overcome them.
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#21. If our mind is in conflict, not balanced with our body and with the needs of the soul, then there is a fundamental disunity in our life. Only if we have unity within ourselves, we can create unity in the world around us. You can't give something you don't have, even if you have all good intentions
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#24. Understand suffering is a part of my karma, otherwise you will spoil your future karma also.
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#25. Krishna is present fully in His holy name and this is realized by the humility and sincerity in our chanting.
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#26. Preacher is an instrument of compassion, not an instrument of wrath.
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#27. 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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#28. The auspiciousness of any situation is how it brings us closer to Krishna
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#29. Greatness is in not what you do but how you are an instrument in the hands of God.
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#30. "I had Krishna and I have lost Him." That is humility.
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#31. The worst tragedy is that this uncontrolled mind steals our consciousness away from Krishna and that is the beginning, the essence of all suffering.
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#32. Out of all the opulences of a living entity its humility which pleases Krishna. Other opulences can also please Krishna if offered with humility.
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#33. Real problem is not population explosion, but what the population is doing.
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#34. 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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#35. If we do the right thing with right intent that is actually our success.
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#36. In Kali yuga, whole atmosphere is surcharged with faithlessness, Material sense gratification is standard of civilization.
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#37. You have too many gurus in this country. They have told you what to do, what to think, what to practice. They are the dictators.
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#39. The perfection of yoga is to become detached. And the perfection of detachment is to become completely attached, attached to God.
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#41. Whether we fear pain and suffering or not, pain and suffering will come to everyone. Why not keep our minds focused on where we want to go?
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#42. To purify the heart is the one and only purpose that God has created this human life.
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#43. A tree will stand in the scorching sun to give shade to others. A tree will bear the freezing cold of the winter and give wood to create heat for all. A tree will silently even give up its life to give its body to build a house for others to stay comfortably. That is tolerance.
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#44. 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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#45. Whenever you possibly can, sustain the flow of the Holy Name. To repeat His Name is to be in His presence. If you associate with the Supreme Friend, He will reveal His true beauty to you.
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#47. What really pleases the Spiritual Master is our intent and the quality of our character.
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#50. Detachment does not mean to neglect what Krishna gives you. Detachment means to do the needful as an offering to Krishna.
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#51. 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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#53. Death is not big thing, what is important is God's service.
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#55. 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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#56. The most transformative and gentle humility and pride. But they transform in opposite ways.
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#57. 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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#58. When spirituality is the basis of your life, it gives you the strength, wisdom and courage to surmount the many storms of life that could destroy a weaker person who doesn't have this foundation.
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#59. The joy of the soul is in glorification of the beloved Lord of all creation.
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#61. 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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#62. In my own spiritual journey, I became a swami on the Hindu path of Bhakti. In the Hindu tradition, a swami is a monk who forgoes regular family life for the purpose of making the whole world his family and channels his full energy into spiritual practice, devotion to God and service to humanity.
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#63. The diverse religions and races bring beauty to the world if we truly understand in our hearts the essence of who we are and what we stand for. And that really is the essence of spirituality.
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#64. Trying to be happy in this world is greatest illusion.
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#66. The only way we can make this world a better place is to transcend it.
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#67. Devotees are not impressed by the poverty or wealth in material sense in any way; what impresses is devotion.
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#69. The more you feel you are fallen; the more you fall in love with God.
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#70. A sincere soul is not trying to make a show. His enthusiasm is an act of service.
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#71. We can not imitate great souls. However to study, analyse and imbibe the principles they teach and embody, is the path of progress.
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#72. We get sufferings in life so that we become sober and listen to Krishna's message.
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#73. In Kali yuga, duration of life is shortened not so much because insufficient food but because of irregular habits.
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#74. Pure devotional service fries the seeds of material inclinations in our heart.
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#75. Any propensity other than love cannot exist in the spiritual world. There is unlimited variegatedness, but they are all extraordinarily wonderful ways of expressing love.
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#76. Preaching means to awaken the real inclination to serve God.
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#77. Pridelessness is negative good; humility is positive good.
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#78. 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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#79. 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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#81. Every time you are passing the test, you are coming closer to Krishna.
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#82. Krishna tells Arjuna in Gita whether you win or lose that is not important, what is important is that you perform your duty with right attitude.
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#83. Compassion brings fulfillment to the heart. Selfish desires simply agitate the heart.
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#84. Sadly, in the name of progress, we have polluted the air, water, soil and the food we eat.
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#85. A great soul is called Saragrahi that means one who is always looking for the essence of every situation that comes before us.
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#86. We should honor Mother Earth with gratitude; otherwise our spirituality may become hypocritical.
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#87. Spirituality is revival of our God consciousness, not creating something new.
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#89. When love is pure, it has the power to conquer. Lover and beloved conquer each other by their affection. The source, the essence, the fullest manifestation of love's conquering power is the love of the soul for the supreme soul, or God.
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#90. When you advance in Krishna Consciousness it is more difficult to tolerate being honored than to tolerate being dishonored.
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#91. Faith in God goes beyond intellectual presentation and logic.
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#92. Bhakti and Humility cannot be separated like sweetness cannot be separated from sweet.
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#93. Kali yuga is so much saturated with vicious habits that there is a great fight at the slightest of misunderstanding.
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#94. Crying out to the lord is the only eternal reality within this temporary world.
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#95. Tolerance means to fix our mind, to fix our words, & our actions on a higher principle.
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#96. 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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#97. 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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#98. 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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#99. His eyes twinkled as he smiled. "Love everyone, serve everyone, and feed everyone. Serve like Hanuman without selfishness and greed. This is the key to realizing God.
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#100. 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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