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> [“Because materialists cannot understand Krsna spiritually, they are advised to concentrate the mind on physical things and try to see how Krsna is manifested by physical representations.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhup-da/because-materialists-cannot-understand-krsna-spiritually-they-are/)

[A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhup-da/)

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## More by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

> [“In Vaikuṇṭhaloka there is no occupation but the service of the Lord, and this service is not rendered with a purpose. Although every service…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhup-da/in-vaiku-haloka-there-is-no-occupation-but-the-service-of-the-lord/)

[A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhup-da/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhup-da/the-lord-and-his-devotees-reside-in-the-vaiku-ha-planets-and-they-are/)

[A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhup-da/)

> [“One who is not disturbed in mind even amidst the threefold miseries or elated when there is happiness, and who is free from attachment,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhup-da/one-who-is-not-disturbed-in-mind-even-amidst-the-threefold-miseries/)

[A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhup-da/)

> [“The four sages were impersonalists in the beginning of their spiritual life, but afterwards, by the grace of their father and spiritual master, Brahmā,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhup-da/the-four-sages-were-impersonalists-in-the-beginning-of-their/)

[A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhup-da/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhup-da/there-are-five-kinds-of-liberation-the-least-important-of-which-is/)

[A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhup-da/)

> [“Kṛṣṇa consciousness is the highest yoga performance by trained devotional yogīs. Despite all the allurement of yoga practice, the eight kinds of yogic perfections…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhup-da/k-a-consciousness-is-the-highest-yoga-performance-by-trained/)

[A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhup-da/)

> [“Senses are called spiritually purified when they are not involved in sense gratification. Senses require engagements, and when the senses are engaged totally in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhup-da/senses-are-called-spiritually-purified-when-they-are-not-involved-in/)

[A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhup-da/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhup-da/this-age-of-kali-is-called-the-fallen-age-in-this-age-people-in/)

[A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhup-da/)

> [“It is indicated herein that a yogī who has control over the mind and senses has the actual benediction of the Lord, and he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhup-da/it-is-indicated-herein-that-a-yog-who-has-control-over-the-mind-and/)

[A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhup-da/)

> [“As far as the mode of ignorance is concerned, the performer is without knowledge, and therefore all his activities result in present misery, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhup-da/as-far-as-the-mode-of-ignorance-is-concerned-the-performer-is-without/)

[A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhup-da/)

> [“The transcendental loving service of the Lord is performed in three ways – with the body, with the mind and with words. Here the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhup-da/the-transcendental-loving-service-of-the-lord-is-performed-in-three/)

[A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhup-da/)

> [“It is said that one can understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead when one is even slightly favored by Him; otherwise, without His mercy,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhup-da/it-is-said-that-one-can-understand-the-supreme-personality-of-godhead/)

[A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhup-da/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhup-da/the-so-called-yog-s-who-concentrate-their-mind-or-meditate-upon-the/)

[A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhup-da/)

> [“There is no defeat in this material world for persons who control the mind and senses by controlling the breathing process and who are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhup-da/there-is-no-defeat-in-this-material-world-for-persons-who-control-the/)

[A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhup-da/)

> [“For a perfect yogī, there are eight kinds of superachievements: one can become lighter than air, one can become smaller than the atom, one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhup-da/for-a-perfect-yog-there-are-eight-kinds-of-superachievements-one-can/)

[A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhup-da/)

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