Radhanath Swami Quotes - Page 3

The joy of the soul is in glorification of the beloved Lord of all creation.

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.

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.

Bhakti cannot be attained, it is a gift.

True renunciation can be attained by anyone - whether a millionaire, parent, student, politician, farmer or engineer. It's not what you have or don't have; it's your state of consciousness. In essence, it means that true peace that comes from true renunciation arrives when we understand that nothing is mine. Whatever intelligence I have, whatever abilities I have, whatever family members I have, whatever wealth or property I have, is the sacred property of God or the Divine.

Bhakti and Humility cannot be separated like sweetness cannot be separated from sweet.

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.

Krishna is present fully in His holy name and this is realized by the humility and sincerity in our chanting.

Compassion is an essential element of love.

A sincere soul is not trying to make a show. His enthusiasm is an act of service.

We should honor Mother Earth with gratitude; otherwise our spirituality may become hypocritical.

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.

The dirty wax of egotism accumulated in the heart prevents us from clearly hearing the Lord's voice within. A guru, with the stick of knowledge, cleans our hearts. It's really ugly to see what may come out, but by following patiently, we keep cleaning.

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.

All beautiful forms of this world are in the process of transformation. Nothing is stable. With every moment, our reality is changing. Mother Ganges, like nature, is constant, but no manifestation of hers remains. Likewise, all that we hold dear in this world is imperceptibly vanishing. We cannot cling to anything. But if we can appreciate the beauty of the underlying current of truth, we can enjoy a reality deeper than the fickle waves of joy and sorrow.

The Absolute Truth can be perceived by a repentant heart.

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.

Crying out to the lord is the only eternal reality within this temporary world.

The only way we can make this world a better place is to transcend it.

Real problem is not population explosion, but what the population is doing.

Understand suffering is a part of my karma, otherwise you will spoil your future karma also.

In a relationship the way to overcome problems, is to focus our attention on higher principles that can help us transcend them.

If we do the right thing with right intent that is actually our success.

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.

Real compassion means to understand what the needs for body, mind and soul are.