Top 180 Radhanath Swami Quotes (2024 Update)
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51. “When there is love in our heart, only love will come out.”

— Radhanath Swami

52. “In Kali yuga, whole atmosphere is surcharged with faithlessness, Material sense gratification is standard of civilization.”

— Radhanath Swami

53. “When one’s eyes are anointed with the salve of prema, spiritual love then we could see Vrindavan.”

— Radhanath Swami

54. “Love is not enjoyment. Love is being enjoyed.”

— Radhanath Swami

55. “To the degree we try to create peace around us, we will find peace within ourselves. And to the degree we find peace within ourselves, we will actually have the power to create peace around us.”

— Radhanath Swami

56. “The greatest leader is not someone who is the only leader. The greatest leader is one who inspires others to be leaders.”

— Radhanath Swami

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

— Radhanath Swami

58. “Detachment does not mean to neglect what Krishna gives you. Detachment means to do the needful as an offering to Krishna.”

— Radhanath Swami

59. “You can think your self to be great, you can go on thinking your self to be great, till you see all fellow devotees going Back Home Back to Godhead, while you remain in this material world only.”

— Radhanath Swami

60. “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.”

— Radhanath Swami

61. “A devotee’s life should be so exemplary that it increases the faith upon other devotees.”

— Radhanath Swami

62. “When you take responsibility over others you have to be actually Selfless.”

— Radhanath Swami

63. “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

64. “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

65. “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.”

— Radhanath Swami

66. “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.”

— Radhanath Swami

67. “Materialism is the consciousness of wanting to exploit and enjoy.”

— Radhanath Swami

68. “Humility is a natural symptom of those who love God.”

— Radhanath Swami

69. “Whatever our destiny is, whatever our Karma is, if we simply accept the mercy of Guru, “Guru Kripa”, it can completely liberate us from all of our previous Karmic bondage.”

— Radhanath Swami

70. “We must be instruments of God’s compassion to those who are suffering.”

— Radhanath Swami

71. “I we are looking for God or an opportunity to learn and enrich our lives in every situation, we will find that, but if we are looking for how am I enjoying or suffering, we are subject to endless frustration.”

— Radhanath Swami

72. “Japa, Bhajana and Kirtana are superficial to the extent that we are not humble.”

— Radhanath Swami

73. “When we speak of the dust of the lotus feet of the Spiritual Master, we are speaking of humble approach to serve his instructions. Unless we humbly serve the instructions of the great soul, it is Krishna’s arrangement the He never reveals Himself.”

— Radhanath Swami

74. “Giving up pride means giving all credit and glory to Guru and Krishna.”

— Radhanath Swami

75. “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.”

— Radhanath Swami

76. “Even if you want one drop of respect you have to take birth in this material world again.”

— Radhanath Swami

77. “Faith is the act of seeing beyond the religion of possibility of the senses, the mind and the intelligence.”

— Radhanath Swami

78. “The worst tragedy is that this uncontrolled mind steals our consciousness away from Krishna and that is the beginning, the essence of all suffering.”

— Radhanath Swami

79. “Humility is not a part of devotional service, it is the heart of devotional service.”

— Radhanath Swami

80. “The Ultimate expression of Humility comes when we control our senses.”

— Radhanath Swami

81. “For a devotee death opens door for liberation but for a non-devotee death is end of everything.”

— Radhanath Swami

82. “Unless we hear very strictly with great faith to the order of our Spiritual Master, we will not understand what is the mercy of Krishna and how it is coming upon us.”

— Radhanath Swami

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

— Radhanath Swami

84. “You can not understand “Scripture” without seeing through the eyes of the Spiritual Master or Advanced Devotees.”

— Radhanath Swami

85. “Preaching means to awaken the real inclination to serve God.”

— Radhanath Swami

86. “Faith in God goes beyond intellectual presentation and logic.”

— Radhanath Swami

87. “When we are honoured for a thing, we become attached to that thing.”

— Radhanath Swami

88. “Renunciation means death of false ego.”

— Radhanath Swami

89. “Enthusiasm and eagerness give life to our devotional service.”

— Radhanath Swami

90. “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

91. “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

92. “There is false humility and genuine humility and between them, there is a desire of the practitioner to become humble.”

— Radhanath Swami

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

— Radhanath Swami

94. “When love is pure, it has the power to conquer. Lover and beloved conquer each other by their affection. The source, the essence, the fullest manifestation of love’s conquering power is the love of the soul for the supreme soul, or God.”

— Radhanath Swami

95. “Success in spiritual life lies not in being the Best, but doing the Best.”

— Radhanath Swami

96. “In Kali yuga, duration of life is shortened not so much because insufficient food but because of irregular habits.”

— Radhanath Swami

97. “A person influenced by circumstances can become viciously envious or affectionately kind. Our company and our surroundings have a crucial effect on our consciousness. How important it is to be an instrument to bring out the inherent good of each other rather than the worst.”

— Radhanath Swami

98. “Mother Ganges teaches us that if we want to attain the sea of our aspiration, we must persevere in our goal and never be discouraged by the inevitable obstacles that come on our path. All impediments are like rocks in the river of life. We should flow around them and never give up. With the Lord’s help, there is always a way. As.”

— Radhanath Swami

99. “Regret or remorse of the wrong we have done should be in a positive spirit of changing, turning towards God with humility.”

— Radhanath Swami

100. “To be meek and humble means to have a service attitude towards God, the Vaisnavas, and all living beings. Unless we have that, our chanting will have minimal effect and many births may pass before we finally come to the conclusion.”

— Radhanath Swami