A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“The example is given herein that the perfect yogī can overcome a deathblow although it is offered by the laws of nature.…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“O son of Kunti, the nonpermanent appearance of happiness and distress, and their disappearance in due course, are like the appearance and…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“TRANSLATION Hurled by the mighty demon with all his strength, the flying trident shone brightly in the sky. The Personality of Godhead,…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“And because the soul has no birth, he therefore has no past, present or future. He is eternal, ever-existing and primeval –…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“Concerning Concealment as a symptom of love for Krsna: "It has been stated, 'although Srimati Radharani developed a deep loving affection for…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

“We know that You are the Supreme Absolute Truth, the Personality of Godhead, who manifests His transcendental form in the uncontaminated mode…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“These four devotees prayed to the Lord that although they might go to hell because they had cursed devotees, they might not…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“For sense gratification, a man in the mode of passion wants some honor in society, or in the nation, and he wants…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“O Lord, we pray that You let us be born in any hellish condition of life, just as long as our hearts…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“In Bhagavad-gītā it is said that simply by understanding the transcendental nature of God one can go back home, back to Godhead.…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“The duty must be done, even if there is a little suffering involved. That is called tapasya, or austerity. Tapasya means that…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“Generally, when a woman is kissed by her husband, her face becomes more beautiful. In Vaikuṇṭha also, although the goddess of fortune…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“My dear Arjuna, only by undivided devotional service can I be understood as I am, standing before you, and can thus be…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“Such deluded persons, symptomatically, dwell in dualities of dishonor and honor, misery and happiness, woman and man, good and bad, pleasure and…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“In the material world, opulences are achieved by materialistic persons by dint of their labor. One cannot enjoy material prosperity unless he…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“Real yoga practice is to control the senses and, after such control is established, to concentrate the mind on the Nārāyaṇa form…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“The demon should have known that God cannot be driven out of any place, for He is all-pervading. Demons think of their…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“Yoga practice, the process of purifying one’s existential identity, is based mainly on self-control. Without self-control one cannot practice freedom from animosity.…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“Kṛṣṇa conscious man does not take shelter of any person – man or demigod. Whatever he does in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is sufficient…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“Don't Feel Yourself To Be Alone Because GOD is always with you.”

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“The purpose of yogic performances is explained here. It is said that an experienced mystic attains full control of the senses and…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“It appears from this verse that the Vaikuṇṭha planets are full of all opulences. There are airplanes in which the inhabitants travel…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“and was put out of countenance.”

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“The Lord, as the Supersoul within Brahmā, gave him the intelligence to create. Therefore the creative power of every living entity is…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

“Out of many thousands among men, one may endeavor for perfection, and of those who have achieved perfection, hardly one knows Me…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda