"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."
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"The more we are happy in Krishna Consciousness, the more we become purified."
"Real humility does not depress you, but allows you to call intensely and brings us closer to Krishna."
"If we seek the essence of every situation, if we seek to connect to God within our hearts, then we will find an opportunity there, to grow internally in wisdom in every trial we face."
"We have the tendency to judge others by their surface appearance, and to find only their negative qualities. But if we search beneath the surface we discover that a myriad of strains mix together to create a particular person's nature. The faults we perceive are likely to be the effect of circumstances, the psychological response to trauma, abuse, rejection, heartbreak, insecurity, pain, confusion, or disease."
"Spirituality is based on development of character and philosophy."
"Whereas religious prayers sing of peace and harmony, religion has divided human beings through an atrocious history of enmity and bloodshed. Yet, behind the veil of superficiality and hypocrisy, I always believed in the inherent beauty of God that lies at the essence of all true spiritual paths."
"Kali yuga is so much saturated with vicious habits that there is a great fight at the slightest of misunderstanding."
"Humility is all about being truthful and honest."
"In our conditioned nature we do not understand value of something until we lose it."
"We should be in harmony with our own consciousness; our mind, body, and soul should be one in interest and in purpose. And in that unified condition, we can actually express that natural innate love that we have found in our own life in everything we do in the world."
"COOPERATION means to be willing to sacrifice for the sake of others"
"Understand suffering is a part of my karma, otherwise you will spoil your future karma also."
"A sincere soul is not trying to make a show. His enthusiasm is an act of service."
"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."
"The more one makes spiritual advancement, one feels humble and as one's devotion is superficial that much he feels that he is a great devotee."
"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."
"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."
"The only way we can make this world a better place is to transcend it."
"Pure devotional service fries the seeds of material inclinations in our heart."