"The price of Krishna Consciousness is the eagerness to know about Krishna, the eagerness to hear about Krishna, the eagerness to chant his glories and to serve the Spiritual Master and the Devotees. "
"Whatever one wants to attain in life can obtain it by studying the Vedas and learning how to perform the proper sacrifices. ."
"If you are sincere, your faith will be strengthened and purified in the face of testing circumstances."
"The Supreme Personality of Godhead comes into this material world to perform the most wonderful pastimes, unexcelled by anyone but himself."
"One who has faith in the inconceivable potencies of the Lord has no doubt that God can do anything."
"The Supreme Lord incarnates to prove to the world that our real happiness is in loving and serving him."
"There is no restriction for what is possible and what is impossible for the Supreme Personality of Godhead."
"Whatever one wants to attain in life can obtain it by studying the Vedas and learning how to perform the proper sacrifices."
"Attentively hearing means offering the essence of your life, your consciousness to the Holy name which is non-different than Krishna."
"If you are sincere, your faith will be strengthened and purified in the face of testing circumstances."
"Our consciousness is the very sustenance of basis of our life. And our consciousness is manifested by our attention."
"One who has faith in the inconceivable potencies of the Lord has no doubt that God can do anything."
"The Supreme Lord incarnates to prove to the world that our real happiness is in loving and serving him."
Best of Quotes - Radhanath Swami
"Lord Krishna performs the greatest of all miracles - to transform your life into that of a pure devotee."
"If you are sincere, your faith will be strengthened and purified in the face of testing circumstances."

"Tapasya means to act according to the responsible occupation we may have in life but never to perform any activity unfavorable for spiritual advancement."
"Real religion is not about being a Christian or a Jew or a Muslim. Real religion is about loving God, & dedicating one's life to be an instrument of God's compassion, kindness towards other living beings."
"Real religion is about developing real character; character of compassion, character of humility, the character of determination to grow in all circumstances."
"Sincerity in sadhna and eagerness to serve is the basis of one's relationship with the spiritual master."
"Krishna is present fully in His holy name and this is realized by the humility and sincerity in our chanting."
"Bhakti means liberation from all these complications. Just give credit to God,....so easy but so difficult."
"In giving respect we can be very happy, because we can do it in all situations. When we expect respect we are miserable, because it is not that everyone in every situation will respect us."
"Do not offend devotees or even non-devotees. Because all those whom we know as devotees today were once not devotees."
"Renunciation doesn't mean giving up things externally but rather it means diligently pulling out the weeds from the heart."
"The real purpose of our life is the glorification of the Lord with all humility and devotion and to serve him with love."
"Mind is ones biggest enemy when uncontrolled, but majority of people put full faith on their enemy."
"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."
"Real responsibility means to live and speak in such a way as to help people?s faith and not to disturb it."

"If we do not like someone with a certain guna & karma that is not their problem. that is our problem."
"To keep our faith in the fallible soldiers of material manipulations is the cause of repeated birth & death."
"Faith is the act of seeing beyond the religion of possibility of the senses, the mind and the intelligence. "
"Any propensity other than love cannot exist in the spiritual world. There is unlimited variegatedness, but they are all extraordinarily wonderful ways of expressing love. "
"According to our purpose, motivation and sincerity, which compose our devotion, Krishna reveals Himself to us. "
"Don't let a breath escape from your body without Krishna's name. That should be our determination throughout our life. "
"Taking birth in Kali-yuga itself means that we have no qualification : Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu therefore manifests ultimate mercy."
"Devotees are not impressed by the poverty or wealth in material sense in any way; what impresses is devotion."
"Opportunities are always there for us to grow, opportunities are always there for us to come closer to each other & come closer to God-if we just look for them."
"A great soul is called Saragrahi that means one who is always looking for the essence of every situation that comes before us."
"Simply performing devotional activities will not impart devotion to others but our consciousness should be absorbed."
"Kali yuga is so much saturated with vicious habits that there is a great fight at the slightest of misunderstanding."
"In Kali yuga, whole atmosphere is surcharged with faithlessness, Material sense gratification is standard of civilization."
"In Kali yuga, duration of life is shortened not so much because insufficient food but because of irregular habits."
"If you do some wonderful service and if you tell people what you did in a boastful way, it nullifies the credit of your service, may not be in the eternal platform, but in your conscious condition you will not be able to reap the benefits of that service."
"If a leader engages in sinful activity that becomes the standard, if he is strict that becomes the standard."
"The challenge of co-operation in today's age of quarrel can be achieved by adjusting every situation according to the higher principle of loving God."
"To love someone in the spiritual sense is not based on how I want to love you; it's based on what you want."

"In order to live in realization of the soul, we must let our false ego and all of its designations and attachments die"
"As long as we want to be enjoyers instead of servants, we create so many sufferings to ourselves and also to the whole world around us."
"When you advance in Krishna Consciousness it is more difficult to tolerate being honored than to tolerate being dishonored."
"When we face difficulties and still remain faithful to Krishna and spiritual master we access the infinite mercy of their hearts."
"Bhakti means the science of being defeated. Krishna wants to be defeated by the love of his devotee and the devotee wants to be defeated by Krsna's love."
"Regret or remorse of the wrong we have done should be in a positive spirit of changing, turning towards God with humility."
"In a relationship the way to overcome problems, is to focus our attention on higher principles that can help us transcend them."
"An athlete gains more & more strength by facing resistance. Similarly in life, we only become stronger when we face the resistance of our struggles."
"Humility means that one should not be anxious to have the satisfaction of being honoured by others"
"It is not the light that is needed in this world but the warmth because we will die out of cold but not out of darkness"
"Real intelligence does not mean the ability to explain material phenomenon better but the ability to distinguish between truth and illusion"
"If we see someone better than us in what we are recognized for as best at, we become envious of that person"
"You are accountable and responsible for every word, action & movement whether you are devotee or non-devotee"
"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"
Blockquote
The word surrender sounds horrible to one who wants to enjoy his senses but very sweet to one who has a humble heart....
Journey Home Book - An Autobiography of An American Swami
-By Radhanath Swami
"Mystic Yogis, and an epic quest through spiritual India"
Within this extraordinary memoir, Radhanath Swami weaves a colorful tapestry of adventure, mysticism, and love. Readers follow Richard Slavin from the suburbs of Chicago to the caves of Himalayas as he transforms from young seeker to renowned spiritual guide. The Journey Home is an intimate account of the steps to self awareness and also the penetrating glimse into the hearts of mystic traditions and the challenges that all souls must face on the road to inner harmony and a union with the Divine.Through near death encounters, apprenticeships with advanced yogis, and years of travel along the pilgrim's path, radhanath swami eventally reaches the inner sanctum of india's mystic culture and finds the love he has been seeking. It the a tale told with rare candor, immersing the reader in a journey that is at once engaging, humorous and heartwarming. Radhanath Swami's Book on Amazon