We cannot force our way into the spiritual world. We cannot force our way to realization. Everything can only come by mercy. God bestows his mercy and reveals himself according to the devotional love that we have.
- Radhanath Swami
God wants to give all of his love to us, and all he wants in return is whatever little love a soul has. We just offer that love to him and all the love he has, as the Supreme Lord, he is willing to give us that in return.
- Radhanath Swami
If a spiritual person has love, peace, self-control and compassion, we can understand that he or she is actually connected properly to his or her roots.
- Radhanath Swami
To the degree our actions are selfish, it cannot satisfy the heart. A selfless act is that in which we are truly giving ourselves for the object of our love.
- Radhanath Swami
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
Love means reciprocation. Therefore, you can’t love buildings or cars or money because there is no reciprocation.
- Radhanath Swami
Do everything you have to do, but not with greed, not with ego, not with lust, not with envy;but with love, compassion, humility and devotion. This is the teaching of the Bhagavad-Gita.
- Radhanath Swami
In spiritual life, higher or lower is not about how much you can accomplish; higher or lower is about the purity of your motivation, the spirit of your compassion and love.
- Radhanath Swami
Human nature is that everyone essentially wants to love and be loved. If we show affection people open up and we can disarm them of their prejudices against us.
- Radhanath Swami
