“In Bhagavad-gītā it is said that simply by understanding the transcendental nature of God one can go back home, back to Godhead. But demons and atheistic persons do not try to understand the nature of the Supreme Lord; therefore they… — A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Copy Share Image
“In Vaikuṇṭhaloka there is no occupation but the service of the Lord, and this service is not rendered with a purpose. Although every service… — A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Copy Share
“The Lord and His devotees reside in the Vaikuṇṭha planets, and they are of the same transcendental quality, namely śuddha-sattva, the mode of pure… — A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Copy Share
“One who is not disturbed in mind even amidst the threefold miseries or elated when there is happiness, and who is free from attachment,… — A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Copy Share
“The four sages were impersonalists in the beginning of their spiritual life, but afterwards, by the grace of their father and spiritual master, Brahmā,… — A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Copy Share
“There are five kinds of liberation, the least important of which is called sāyujya, to become one with the Supreme. Devotees don’t care for… — A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Copy Share
“Kṛṣṇa consciousness is the highest yoga performance by trained devotional yogīs. Despite all the allurement of yoga practice, the eight kinds of yogic perfections… — A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Copy Share
“Senses are called spiritually purified when they are not involved in sense gratification. Senses require engagements, and when the senses are engaged totally in… — A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Copy Share
“This Age of Kali is called the fallen age. In this age, people in general are short-living and very slow to understand self-realization or… — A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Copy Share
“It is indicated herein that a yogī who has control over the mind and senses has the actual benediction of the Lord, and he… — A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Copy Share
“As far as the mode of ignorance is concerned, the performer is without knowledge, and therefore all his activities result in present misery, and… — A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Copy Share
“The transcendental loving service of the Lord is performed in three ways – with the body, with the mind and with words. Here the… — A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Copy Share
“It is said that one can understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead when one is even slightly favored by Him; otherwise, without His mercy,… — A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Copy Share
“The so-called yogīs who concentrate their mind or meditate upon the impersonal or void are described here. This verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam describes persons who… — A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Copy Share
“There is no defeat in this material world for persons who control the mind and senses by controlling the breathing process and who are… — A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Copy Share
“For a perfect yogī, there are eight kinds of superachievements: one can become lighter than air, one can become smaller than the atom, one… — A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Copy Share
