Radhanath Swami
Radhanath Swami Quotes about Service
Religious and spiritual leaders should be held accountable for environmental activism, not only because they have access to large communities and can influence votes, but because service is integral to religious and spiritual life.
Service is the most beautiful expression of the heart.
There is no big or small service by external considerations. Big and small are seen by Krishna only in reference to the content of our sincerity and the purity of our love.
If we do something, we should do it for the right reason, for the service of Krishna. If we do it in the service of Krishna, we can’t go wrong.
Our only qualification for performing devotional service is the causeless mercy of Lord Chaitanya.
Nothing spiritual can really be understood in truth without the mercy of the Lord. We cannot grasp Krishna by our intelligence, memory or any of our material talents or attributes. We use all these things in His service.
It is not by austerities, but by humble service of the devotees, by which we can please the Lord.
We shouldn’t be ambitious for positions; rather, we should be ambitious for service.
The joy of bhakti is experienced to the degree we are selfless in our service.
Absorb ourselves in the supreme of all prayers, the Hare Krishna Maha Mantra, fix our mind begging for service and begging for the power to please the Lord by our service, because in essence the success of our service is how we please Krishna.
Every action in Krishna’s service is considered inaction and is not bound to karma.
Real love means service devoted to the welfare of another person, even if the person is inimical towards us.
If our desires, words and actions are offered in the spirit of service to the supreme Lord Sri Krishna, then Krishna will personally reciprocate with His love.
We should understand that this desire to be the controller, the enjoyer, and the proprietor, it is the venom of the snake of illusion. It kills one’s propensity for the loving service of the Supreme Lord.
We can sit in classes and hear very nice theoretical philosophy and we can have great conviction of our intelligence. That is very good and important. But factually, unless that philosophical conviction generates a sense of enthusiasm within one’s heart for the service of the Lord, it is like an empty decoration.
Service does not mean I do what I want, when I want. Service means whatever makes Krishna happy.
Telling people of some wonderful service that we have done in a boastful way, nullifies the credit of the service. May not be on the eternal platform, but in our conscious condition we won’t be able to reap the real benefits of that service.
Every thought, word, deed performed in an attempt to find happiness apart from our service to God, further binds us, covers us and entangles us in ignorance.
A sincere soul is not trying to make a show. His enthusiasm is an act of service.
Our humble service attitude in our life is what determines what effect chanting will have on our consciousness. Otherwise we can be chanting fors ands of births before we actually achieve the goal.
Real renunciation, whether one is a sannyasi, vanaprastha, grihastha or brahmachari, is to use the body, mind, words and life in the service of Krishna, vaisnavas and other living beings.
Wherever we find the teachings, the association, and the inspiration to purify our lives, to lead a life of integrity and humility, and to live in a spirit of selfless service that’s where we are going to find the deepest experience of God.
The more we advance in Krishna consciousness, the more we have to strengthen our service attitude, in order to bear the weight of responsibility.
It’s our service attitude that attracts Krishna to empower us to taste the sweetness of the holy name, to be able to actually experience and see the beauty of the holy dham.
Our spiritual progress depends on Service Attitude & our Sincere Chanting.