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 More Quotes by Radhanath Swami More Quotes From Radhanath Swami The art of loving creates the unity which has unlimited spiritual strength, and that is the greatest need in the world today, and each and every one of us can make such a difference if we become humble, if we develop a service attitude rather than an exploitative attitude, if we develop the broad mind to see the oneness and to learn to love all living beings. Radhanath Swami spiritual attitude art Sometimes river flows very strong, sometimes it flows very small, but it makes no difference to the ocean because it is satisfied in itself with its own quantity of water. Similarly, when our heart is cleansed with spirituality, we find pleasure and ecstasy with our own selves that is so sweet, so wonderful and so satisfying, that the so-called pleasures of this world no longer have any values, no appeal at all. Radhanath Swami ocean strong sweet Moon is like Soul. Clouds are like all the situations in our life, relationships, youth, etc. Wind is like the Time. Just like the wind moves the clouds, Time moves all the situations in our life. But the soul is always the same and not on the temporary situations. One who focuses on soul is a moon-like person. Radhanath Swami moon clouds moving 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. Radhanath Swami real christian kindness The essence of spiritual life is simply to use our free will properly. Radhanath Swami essence use spiritual In my path, three things are really important. One is associating with people who inspire us with their positive influence. The company we keep is very important. Number two is our spiritual practice. Putting aside sacred time every day to make that journey within, to tune into the frequency of our true nature and the love and the grace that is within us. Number three is to try living with ethical, moral and spiritual values, which culminates in unselfish service. Radhanath Swami journey spiritual people When there is love in our heart, only love will come out. Radhanath Swami only-love heart Humble people dont get Offended easily. Radhanath Swami yoga humility humble 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 responsibility people way 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. Radhanath Swami dedication religious giving Compassion brings fulfillment to the heart. Selfish desires simply agitate the heart. Radhanath Swami selfish compassion heart 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 Radhanath Swami soul mind giving Essence of humility is unity. Radhanath Swami unity humility essence 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 discipline yoga water Krishna is present fully in His holy name and this is realized by the humility and sincerity in our chanting. Radhanath Swami sincerity humility names The word surrender sounds horrible to one who wants to enjoy his senses but very sweet to one who has a humble heart. Radhanath Swami humble heart sweet 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. Radhanath Swami ego weakness impossible Tolerance means to fix our mind, to fix our words, & our actions on a higher principle. Radhanath Swami tolerance mind mean We should honor Mother Earth with gratitude; otherwise our spirituality may become hypocritical. Radhanath Swami gratitude honor mother The Absolute Truth can be perceived by a repentant heart. Radhanath Swami absolute-truth absolutes heart
