A grateful heart is not one that is very selective and choosy about what to be grateful for. Radhanath Swami More Quotes by Radhanath Swami More Quotes From Radhanath Swami Familiarity leads to lack of Gratitude. Radhanath Swami lack-of-gratitudefamiliaritygratitude The challenge of co-operation in today's age of quarrel can be achieved by adjusting every situation according to the higher principle of loving God. Radhanath Swami principlesagechallenges To be in the association of those aspiring to love God is the ultimate gift of God. Radhanath Swami gift-from-godassociationgod-love 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 spiritualityempoweringessence The only way we can make this world a better place is to transcend it. Radhanath Swami this-worldwayworld To measur whether it is humility or depression, check whether you are advancing spiritually or going down. Radhanath Swami advancingcheckshumility 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. Radhanath Swami god-loveessenceforgotten A sincere soul is not trying to make a show. His enthusiasm is an act of service. Radhanath Swami soulenthusiasmtrying When we awaken the love for God, that love naturally extends toward every living being. Also, the concept of Krishna and Radha, the masculine and feminine aspect of the one supreme God, was so inclusive that it touched my heart. So when Prabhupada came, I was already following his path. But it was when I saw his compassion, concern and deep wisdom, that I accepted him as my guru and decided to try and assist him. I felt that was where my real home was. Radhanath Swami realhomeheart Understand suffering is a part of my karma, otherwise you will spoil your future karma also. Radhanath Swami karmayour-futuresuffering Pure devotional service fries the seeds of material inclinations in our heart. Radhanath Swami friesdevotionalheart 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 mindheartgiving 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. Radhanath Swami parentstudentsmean It’s not the body that people love, but the soul. The body is a temporary vehicle. Without the soul, the body is like a car without a driver. I see through my eyes, smell through my nose, taste through my tongue, hear through my ears, feel through my skin, think through my brain, and love through my heart. But who am I? Who is the witness, enjoyer and sufferer that activates my body? Radhanath Swami eyeheartthinking COOPERATION means to be willing to sacrifice for the sake of others Radhanath Swami sacrificesakemean I just didn't know where I fit in - I didn't seem to fit in my parent's generation. I didn't seem to fit in my own generation. Little by little, this took me into a spiritual search for understanding; a search for meaning and fulfillment. Radhanath Swami understandingparentspiritual In our conditioned nature we do not understand value of something until we lose it. Radhanath Swami valuesloses 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. Radhanath Swami journeypracticespiritual We can use wealth, intelligence, education or health in harmony with our compassionate spiritual nature, or we can use them according to the selfish concerns of our particular egos. We have choices as human beings. We can be saints or we can be terrorists. We can be peaceful or we can be miserable. When we see everything in the world as God's sacred property, then we're seeing the spiritual potential, the spiritual substance, everywhere. Radhanath Swami selfishchoicesspiritual Real problem is not population explosion, but what the population is doing. Radhanath Swami populationproblemreal
