Renunciation doesn't mean giving up things externally but rather it means diligently pulling out the weeds from the heart.
Radhanath SwamiHumility is an ornament which attracts Krishna's heart. Beginning of all knowledge comes from humility.
Radhanath SwamiSimply performing devotional activities will not impart devotion to others but our consciousness should be absorbed.
Radhanath SwamiDetachment does not mean to neglect what Krishna gives you. Detachment means to do the needful as an offering to Krishna.
Radhanath SwamiSometimes river flows very strong, sometimes it flows very small, but it makes no difference to the ocean because it is satisfied in itself with its own quantity of water. Similarly, when our heart is cleansed with spirituality, we find pleasure and ecstasy with our own selves that is so sweet, so wonderful and so satisfying, that the so-called pleasures of this world no longer have any values, no appeal at all.
Radhanath Swami