“G u r u    m u k h a     p a d m a    v a k y a"

Be motivated by your own inherent nature.......................Nectarean Mellows

What is our motivation? One time I was in a college. It was a college (hostel) of students training to be chartered accountants, here in Bombay. And you know how Bombay students can be, very challenging. Yes? So one student, after my talk, he raised his hand and said, “What would happen if everyone became a swami like you? Who would grow the food? Who will defend the courts? Who will protect the citizens?” And I asked him, “What happens if everyone becomes an accountant like you? Who’s going to grow the food? Who’s going to protect the citizens? Who’s going to maintain all the industries?” I said that as there’s a need for accountants, there’s a need for lawyers, there’s a need for doctors, there’s a need for housewives and fathers, there’s a need for teachers, there’s a need for policemen, there’s a need for soldiers, there’s a need for farmers, there’s a need for architects, there’s a need for all these various occupations. There’s also a need for swamis, somewhere. The purpose of swamis is to teach society how to utilize their talents, their gifts and their particular position in such a way that they will be liberated rather than entangled and that they can do great benefit for the world rather than just add to the karma of the world. So he accepted that answer. So be an accountant but don’t be motivated by greed and egoism and lust and envy and anger and pride. Be motivated by your own inherent nature, as an instrument of God’s compassion in everything you do in this world.

H H Radhanath Swami Maharaj

guru-mukha-padma-väkya, cittete koriyä aikya, är nä koriho mane äsä

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trinad api sunicena, taror api sahishnuna, amanina manadena, kirtaniya sada Hari

Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

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Humility is not just a part of devotional service; it is the heart of devotional service.

To see a Vaishnava and not become happy is an offence. – Skand Puran

It is important to remind ourselves that at the end of the day, all we really have is each other.

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