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Humility is practical application of knowledge.

Radhanath Swami

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Radhanath Swami
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: December 7
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Even when Krishna gives you strength, maya will delude you to think it is your strength.
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Every time you are passing the test, you are coming closer to Krishna.
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Humble people dont get Offended easily.
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In giving respect we can be very happy, because we can do it in all situations. When we expect respect we are miserable, because it is not that everyone in every situation will respect us.
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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.
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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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Even if you want one drop of respect you have to take birth in this material world again.
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Compassion is an essential element of love.
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Fierce Determination and Gentle Humility are the ornaments which make one attractive in the eyes of the Lord.
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Devotees are not impressed by the poverty or wealth in material sense in any way what impresses is devotion.
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Definition of love: capacity to forgive endlessly.
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Renunciation means death of false ego.
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That is truth. In that truth, there is real happiness. And there is nothing that could disturb that happiness.
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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.
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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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The essence of spiritual life is simply to use our free will properly.
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