Compassion is an essential element of love of God. – Radhanath Swami
Tag: Love
Radhanath Swami on Character
A person’s accomplishments induce respect and adoration from another person’s mind, but it doesn’t go beyond that. But a person’s character induces respect and love from other people’s hearts. – Radhanath Swami
Radhanath Swami on Love and Unity
The way to love and unity is giving credit and glory to each other. Then there is no competition and envy. – Radhanath Swami
Radhanath Swami on Purpose of Religion
What is the greatest attainment in life? What is the most precious treasure in life? It is the realization of one’s eternal soul; it is the fulfillment of one’s heart’s desire to awaken our eternal love of God. That is the purpose of religion – Radhanath Swami
Radhanath Swami on The Mercy of God
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
Radhanath Swami on The Love of God
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
Radhanath Swami on Qualities of a Spiritual Person
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
Radhanath Swami on Selfless Act
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
Radhanath Swami on Pure love of God
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
Radhanath Swami on Love
Love means reciprocation. Therefore, you can’t love buildings or cars or money because there is no reciprocation. – Radhanath Swami
