Bhagavad-Gita As It Is Quotes

“One whose happiness is within, who is active within, who rejoices within and is illumined within, is actually the perfect mystic. He is liberated in the Supreme, and ultimately he attains the Supreme.”
― A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Bhagavad-gita As It Is

“Religion without philosophy is sentiment, or sometimes fanaticism, while philosophy without religion is mental speculation.”
― A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Bhagavad-Gita As It Is

“Out of many thousands among men, one may endeavor for perfection, and of those who have achieved perfection, hardly one knows Me in truth.”
― A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Bhagavad-Gita As It Is

“Such deluded persons, symptomatically, dwell in dualities of dishonor and honor, misery and happiness, woman and man, good and bad, pleasure and pain, etc., thinking, "This is my wife; this is my house; I am the master of this house; I am the husband of this wife." These are the dualities of delusion. Those who are so deluded by dualities are completely foolish and therefore cannot understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”
― A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Bhagavad-Gita As It Is

“The cause of the distress of a living entity is forgetfulness of his relationship with God.”
― Anonymous, Bhagavad-gita As It Is

“For man, mind is the cause of bondage and mind is the cause of liberation. Mind absorbed in sense objects is the cause of bondage, and mind detached from the sense objects is the cause of liberation.”
― A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Bhagavad-Gita As It Is

“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.”
― A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Bhagavad-Gita As It Is

“From anger, complete delusion arises, and from delusion bewilderment of memory. When memory is bewildered, intelligence is lost, and when intelligence is lost one falls down again into the material pool.”
― Anonymous, Bhagavad-gita As It Is

“A yogī is greater than the ascetic, greater than the empiricist and greater than the fruitive worker. Therefore, O Arjuna, in all circumstances, be a yogī.”
― A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Bhagavad-gita As It Is

“My dear Arjuna, only by undivided devotional service can I be understood as I am, standing before you, and can thus be seen directly. Only in this way can you enter into the mysteries of My understanding.”
― A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Bhagavad-Gita As It Is

“For sense gratification, a man in the mode of passion wants some honor in society, or in the nation, and he wants to have a happy family, with nice children, wife and house. These are the products of the mode of passion. As long as one is hankering after these things, he has to work very hard. Therefore it is clearly stated here that he becomes associated with the fruits of his activities and thus becomes bound by such activities. In order to please his wife, children and society and to keep up his prestige, one has to work. Therefore the whole material world is more or less in the mode of passion.”
― A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Bhagavad-Gita As It Is

“Nothing should be accepted blindly; everything should be accepted with care and with caution.”
― Anonymous, Bhagavad-gita As It Is

“God accepts only the love with which things are offered to Him.”
― Anonymous, Bhagavad-gita As It Is

“Devotional service is more or less a declaration of war against the illusory energy.”
― A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Bhagavad-Gita As It Is

“While contemplating the objects of the senses, a person develops attachment for them, and from such attachment lust develops, and from lust anger arises.”
― Anonymous, Bhagavad-gita As It Is

“Therefore the doubts which have arisen in your heart out of ignorance should be slashed by the weapon of knowledge.”
― Anonymous, Bhagavad-gita As It Is

“One cannot reach the real point of factual knowledge without being helped by the right person who is already established in that knowledge. There”
― A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Bhagavad-gita As It Is

“The mind is restless, turbulent, obstinate and very strong, O Kṛṣṇa, and to subdue it, I think, is more difficult than controlling the wind.”
― Anonymous, Bhagavad-gita As It Is

“Although one who is situated in Kṛṣṇa consciousness may not have any interest in the world, he still works to teach the public how to live and how to act. Experienced persons in Kṛṣṇa consciousness can act in such a way that others will follow,”
― Anonymous, Bhagavad-gita As It Is

“But for one who takes pleasure in the Self, whose human life is one of self-realization, and who is satisfied in the Self only, fully satiated – for him there is no duty.”
― Anonymous, Bhagavad-gita As It Is

“The Bhagavad-gītā teaches one how to absorb the mind and intelligence in the thought of the Lord. Such absorption will enable one to transfer himself to the kingdom of the Lord. If the mind is engaged in Kṛṣṇa’s service, then the senses are automatically engaged in His service.”
― Anonymous, Bhagavad-gita As It Is

“O son of Kunti, the nonpermanent appearance of happiness and distress, and their disappearance in due course, are like the appearance and disappearance of winter and summer seasons. They arise from sense perception, O scion of Bharata, and one must learn to tolerate them without being disturbed.”
― A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Bhagavad-Gita As It Is

“Bhagavad-gītā, and the doors of this knowledge are open for everyone. No one is barred out. All classes of men can approach Lord Kṛṣṇa by thinking of Him, for hearing and thinking of Him are possible for everyone. The Lord further says (Bg. 9.32–33): māṁ hi pārtha vyapāśritya ye ’pi syuḥ pāpa-yonayaḥ striyo vaiśyās tathā śūdrās te ’pi yānti parāṁ gatim”
― Anonymous, Bhagavad-gita As It Is

“abhyāsa-yoga-yuktena cetasā nānya-gāminā paramaṁ puruṣaṁ divyaṁ yāti pārthānucintayan “He who meditates on Me as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, his mind constantly engaged in remembering Me, undeviated from the path, he, O Arjuna, is sure to reach Me.” (Bg. 8.8)”
― Anonymous, Bhagavad-gita As It Is

“The devotees are always in My heart, and I am always in the hearts of the devotees. The devotee does not know anything beyond Me, and I also cannot forget the devotee. There is a very intimate relationship between Me and the pure devotees. Pure devotees in full knowledge are never out of spiritual touch, and therefore they are very much dear to Me.”
― Anonymous, Bhagavad-gita As It Is

“yoginām api sarveṣāṁ mad-gatenāntar-ātmanā śraddhāvān bhajate yo māṁ sa me yukta-tamo mataḥ “Of all yogīs, the one with great faith who always abides in Me, thinks of Me within himself, and renders transcendental loving service to Me is the most intimately united with Me in yoga and is the highest of all.”
― Anonymous, Bhagavad-gita As It Is

“Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear.” Thus the Lord takes all responsibility for one who surrenders unto Him, and He indemnifies such a person against all reactions of sins. mala-nirmocanaṁ puṁsāṁ jala-snānaṁ dine dine sakṛd gītāmṛta-snānaṁ saṁsāra-mala-nāśanam”
― Anonymous, Bhagavad-gita As It Is

“This “oneness with the Supreme” is called kaivalyam by the monist.”
― Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Bhagavad-gita As It Is

“kāmais tais tair hṛta-jñānāḥ prapadyante ’nya-devatāḥ taṁ taṁ niyamam āsthāya prakṛtyā niyatāḥ svayā “Those whose intelligence has been stolen by material desires surrender unto demigods and follow the particular rules and regulations of worship according to their own natures.”
― Anonymous, Bhagavad-gita As It Is

“tasmāt sarveṣu kāleṣu mām anusmara yudhya ca mayy arpita-mano-buddhir mām evaiṣyasy asaṁśayaḥ “Therefore, Arjuna, you should always think of Me in the form of Kṛṣṇa and at the same time continue your prescribed duty of fighting. With your activities dedicated to Me and your mind and intelligence fixed on Me, you will attain Me without doubt.” (Bg. 8.7)”
― Anonymous, Bhagavad-gita As It Is