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Radhanath Swami Quotes

Application of humility is service Picture Quote #1

The essence of spiritual life is simply to use our free will properly Picture Quote #1

Whereas religious prayers sing of peace and harmony, religion has divided human beings through an atrocious history of enmity and bloodshed. Yet, behind the veil of superficiality and hypocrisy, I always believed in the inherent beauty of God that lies at the essence of all true spiritual paths Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

What I found particularly fascinating and satisfying about the Hindu tradition was its spirit of inclusiveness. In Sanatan Dharma, or what is commonly called Hinduism, I discovered the basic truths of all religions in a way that the oneness of God and religion is comprehensively understood Picture Quote #1

If you love God, you can’t hate anything or anyone. If the love one offers is met with hate, it doesn’t die, rather it manifests in the form of compassion. That is universal love. It is not just a sentiment. It cannot be manifested merely by a shift in mental disposition. It can only come from inner cleaning, an inner awakening Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

Humility is not a part of devotional service, it is the heart of devotional service Picture Quote #1

Krishna exalts those who are humble and humbles those who exalt themselves Picture Quote #1

To protect any community, we need intelligence and to nourish it we need humility Picture Quote #1

Real compassion means to understand what the needs for body, mind and soul are Picture Quote #1

Compassion brings fulfillment to the heart. Selfish desires simply agitate the heart Picture Quote #1

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Reducing carbon emissions is important, but it is shortsighted if not coupled with reducing the toxic emissions from our heart; and that is something spiritual leaders are supposed to teach and something all thinking people, regardless of their beliefs, should practice Picture Quote #1

In religion, there’s a certain type of fear that if somebody believes differently from me, that it’s a threat. Because I’m right, and there cannot be two ways that are right, so if I’m right, anything different than this must be wrong; and we attack those things and it’s really due to insecurity, ego and fear Picture Quote #1

Religious 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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

The tension between the essence of spiritual teachings and the harmful fundamentalism that often arises in the name of religion is an issue that has engaged my mind practically as far back as I can remember Picture Quote #1

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The art of loving creates the unity which has unlimited spiritual strength, and that is the greatest need in the world today. Each one of us can make such a difference if we become humble, if we develop a service attitude, and if we develop the broad mind to see the oneness of all living beings Picture Quote #1

If somebody praises us and if we have any humility we will feel totally like a fool Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

When the mind is turbulent, uncontrolled and restless, it is like a pond of water that is filled with mud. Therefore when we look within ourselves, all we perceive is the mud of our material conceptions of life. But when the mind is still through discipline, and through yoga, it is like a pond that has no waves and no turbulence. Then we can perceive through that crystal clear water the eternal nature of our soul Picture Quote #1

There is false humility and genuine humility and between them, there is a desire of the practitioner to become humble Picture Quote #1

Man cannot be enlightened through any organization, creed, dogma, priest or ritual, nor through any philosophical knowledge or psychological technique. He has to find it through understanding the contents of his own mind, through observation, not through intellectual analysis or introspective dissection Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

There cannot be love without trust and there cannot be trust unless we take the responsibility to act in a way that people can trust us Picture Quote #1

A person influenced by circumstances can become viciously envious or affectionately kind. Our company and our surroundings have a crucial effect on our consciousness. How important it is to be an instrument to bring out the inherent good of each other rather than the worst Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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Application of humility is service (Radhanath Swami Quotes) The essence of spiritual life is simply to use our free will properly (Radhanath Swami Quotes) Whereas religious prayers sing of peace and harmony, religion has divided human beings through an atrocious history of enmity and bloodshed. Yet, behind the veil of superficiality and hypocrisy, I always believed in the inherent beauty of God that lies at the essence of all true spiritual paths (Radhanath Swami Quotes) 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 (Radhanath Swami Quotes) What I found particularly fascinating and satisfying about the Hindu tradition was its spirit of inclusiveness. In Sanatan Dharma, or what is commonly called Hinduism, I discovered the basic truths of all religions in a way that the oneness of God and religion is comprehensively understood (Radhanath Swami Quotes) If you love God, you can’t hate anything or anyone. If the love one offers is met with hate, it doesn’t die, rather it manifests in the form of compassion. That is universal love. It is not just a sentiment. It cannot be manifested merely by a shift in mental disposition. It can only come from inner cleaning, an inner awakening (Radhanath Swami Quotes) 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 (Radhanath Swami Quotes) Humility is not a part of devotional service, it is the heart of devotional service (Radhanath Swami Quotes) Krishna exalts those who are humble and humbles those who exalt themselves (Radhanath Swami Quotes) To protect any community, we need intelligence and to nourish it we need humility (Radhanath Swami Quotes) Real compassion means to understand what the needs for body, mind and soul are (Radhanath Swami Quotes) Compassion brings fulfillment to the heart. Selfish desires simply agitate the heart (Radhanath Swami Quotes) Reducing carbon emissions is important, but it is shortsighted if not coupled with reducing the toxic emissions from our heart; and that is something spiritual leaders are supposed to teach and something all thinking people, regardless of their beliefs, should practice (Radhanath Swami Quotes) In religion, there’s a certain type of fear that if somebody believes differently from me, that it’s a threat. Because I’m right, and there cannot be two ways that are right, so if I’m right, anything different than this must be wrong; and we attack those things and it’s really due to insecurity, ego and fear (Radhanath Swami Quotes) Religious 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 (Radhanath Swami Quotes) 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 (Radhanath Swami Quotes) 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 (Radhanath Swami Quotes) The tension between the essence of spiritual teachings and the harmful fundamentalism that often arises in the name of religion is an issue that has engaged my mind practically as far back as I can remember (Radhanath Swami Quotes) The art of loving creates the unity which has unlimited spiritual strength, and that is the greatest need in the world today. Each one of us can make such a difference if we become humble, if we develop a service attitude, and if we develop the broad mind to see the oneness of all living beings (Radhanath Swami Quotes) If somebody praises us and if we have any humility we will feel totally like a fool (Radhanath Swami Quotes) 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 (Radhanath Swami Quotes) When the mind is turbulent, uncontrolled and restless, it is like a pond of water that is filled with mud. Therefore when we look within ourselves, all we perceive is the mud of our material conceptions of life. But when the mind is still through discipline, and through yoga, it is like a pond that has no waves and no turbulence. Then we can perceive through that crystal clear water the eternal nature of our soul (Radhanath Swami Quotes) There is false humility and genuine humility and between them, there is a desire of the practitioner to become humble (Radhanath Swami Quotes) Man cannot be enlightened through any organization, creed, dogma, priest or ritual, nor through any philosophical knowledge or psychological technique. He has to find it through understanding the contents of his own mind, through observation, not through intellectual analysis or introspective dissection (Radhanath Swami Quotes) 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 (Radhanath Swami Quotes) There cannot be love without trust and there cannot be trust unless we take the responsibility to act in a way that people can trust us (Radhanath Swami Quotes) A person influenced by circumstances can become viciously envious or affectionately kind. Our company and our surroundings have a crucial effect on our consciousness. How important it is to be an instrument to bring out the inherent good of each other rather than the worst (Radhanath Swami Quotes) 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 (Radhanath Swami Quotes) 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 (Radhanath Swami Quotes) 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 (Radhanath Swami Quotes)

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