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…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“The Lord and His devotees reside in the Vaikuṇṭha planets, and they are of the same transcendental quality, namely śuddha-sattva, the mode…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“One who is not disturbed in mind even amidst the threefold miseries or elated when there is happiness, and who is free…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“The four sages were impersonalists in the beginning of their spiritual life, but afterwards, by the grace of their father and spiritual…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“There are five kinds of liberation, the least important of which is called sāyujya, to become one with the Supreme. Devotees don’t…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“Kṛṣṇa consciousness is the highest yoga performance by trained devotional yogīs. Despite all the allurement of yoga practice, the eight kinds of…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“Senses are called spiritually purified when they are not involved in sense gratification. Senses require engagements, and when the senses are engaged…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“This Age of Kali is called the fallen age. In this age, people in general are short-living and very slow to understand…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“It is indicated herein that a yogī who has control over the mind and senses has the actual benediction of the Lord,…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“As far as the mode of ignorance is concerned, the performer is without knowledge, and therefore all his activities result in present…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“The transcendental loving service of the Lord is performed in three ways – with the body, with the mind and with words.…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“It is said that one can understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead when one is even slightly favored by Him; otherwise, without…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“The so-called yogīs who concentrate their mind or meditate upon the impersonal or void are described here. This verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam describes…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“There is no defeat in this material world for persons who control the mind and senses by controlling the breathing process and…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“For a perfect yogī, there are eight kinds of superachievements: one can become lighter than air, one can become smaller than the…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“The material world is full of cares and anxieties. In any one of the planets, beginning from the highest down to the…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“In the Brahma-saṁhitā it is stated that the Supreme Lord, Govinda, is always served in His abode by many, many millions of…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“Because materialists cannot understand Krsna spiritually, they are advised to concentrate the mind on physical things and try to see how Krsna…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“Yoga necessitates controlling the senses, and bhakti-yoga, or Kṛṣṇa consciousness, is the process of purifying the senses. When the senses are purified,…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“Here the earth planet is called ilā. This earth was formerly known as Ilāvṛta-varṣa, and when Mahārāja Parīkṣit ruled the earth it…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“Hit in this manner by the demon, O Vidura, the Lord, who had appeared as the first boar, did not feel the…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“Devotional service is more or less a declaration of war against the illusory energy.”

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“Pure devotional service is śravaṇaṁ kīrtanam. Pure devotees, who take transcendental pleasure in hearing and chanting the glories of the Lord, do…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“A yogī is greater than the ascetic, greater than the empiricist and greater than the fruitive worker. Therefore, O Arjuna, in all…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“A person in full Kṛṣṇa consciousness acts by the dictation of Kṛṣṇa. In the beginning of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, dictation is received through…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda