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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, 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."
"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."
"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"
"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."
"Bhakti and Humility cannot be separated like sweetness cannot be separated from sweet."
"Humble people dont get Offended easily."
"When there is love in our heart, only love will come out."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"The essence of spiritual life is simply to use our free will properly."
"Compassion brings fulfillment to the heart. Selfish desires simply agitate the heart."
"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."
"Krishna is present fully in His holy name and this is realized by the humility and sincerity in our chanting."
"Bhakti is expressed through our service attitude."
"The word surrender sounds horrible to one who wants to enjoy his senses but very sweet to one who has a humble heart."
"The essence of Hinduism is the same essence of all true religions: Bhakti or pure love for God and genuine compassion for all beings."
"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."
"We should honor Mother Earth with gratitude; otherwise our spirituality may become hypocritical."
"Substance of Bhakti is Surrender and Humility."