Over 500 Inspiring Quotes from Lord Krishna - Wisdom and Life Lessons
Krishna is a central figure in Hinduism and is widely considered to be an incarnation of the god Vishnu. He is one of the most revered and beloved deities in the religion, with a rich mythology and history that has influenced Indian culture for centuries. Known for his wisdom, compassion, and guidance, Krishna is often depicted as a teacher, a warrior, and a friend to all who seek his aid. He is a key figure in the epic poem, the Mahabharata, where he serves as the charioteer and advisor to the hero, Arjuna, in the famous Bhagavad Gita discourse. Krishna's teachings on duty, selfless action, and devotion continue to inspire millions worldwide, and his legacy remains an important part of Indian spirituality and philosophy.
Narayana Namaskritya,
Naram Chaiva Narottamam,
Devim Sarasvatim Vyasam,
Tato Jayamudirayet.
This translates to:
Salutations to Narayana, To the supreme among men, To the goddess Saraswati, And to the sage Vyasa, May they bring us victory.
Here are the quotes for you:
"Do your work with the welfare of others always in mind." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 3.25)
"The soul is neither born, nor does it ever die; nor having once existed, does it ever cease to be. The soul is unchangeable, eternal, and ever-present." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.20)
"Let not the wise unsettle the minds of the ignorant who are attached to action. They should be encouraged to do all actions since they do them anyway." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 3.26)
"One who sees inaction in action and action in inaction, is intelligent among men, and he is in the transcendental position, although engaged in all sorts of activities." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 4.18)
"The one who has control over his mind, senses and actions is a true yogi and a performer of karma yoga." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.4)
"When a person responds to the joys and sorrows of others as if they were his own, he has attained the highest state of spiritual union." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.32)
"Perform all thy actions with mind concentrated on the Divine, renouncing attachment and looking upon success and failure with an equal eye." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.48)
"Those who see me everywhere and see all things in me, I am not lost to them, and they are not lost to me." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.30)
"The mind is everything. What you think you become." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.5)
"I am the beginning, middle, and end of creation." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 10.20)
"He who has no attachments can really love others, for his love is pure and divine." - Lord Krishna (Mahabharata, Anu Gita)
"The wise see knowledge and action as one; they see truly." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 5.4)
"He who has faith has wisdom; who has wisdom has peace; who has peace has joy." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 4.39)
"A gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person at the right time and place, and when we expect nothing in return." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 17.20)
"The true goal of action is knowledge of the Self." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 4.33)
"When a man dwells on the objects of sense, he creates an attraction for them; attraction develops into desire, and desire breeds anger." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.62)
"The mind is restless and difficult to restrain, but it is subdued by practice." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.35)
"That one is dear to me who runs not after the pleasant or away from the painful, grieves not, lusts not, but lets things come and go as they happen." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 12.17)
"As a man can drink water from any side of a full tank, so the skilled theologian can wrest from any scripture that which will serve his purpose." - Lord Krishna (Mahabharata, Bhagavad Gita)
"The self-controlled soul, who moves amongst sense objects, free from either attachment or repulsion, he wins eternal peace." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.64)
"He who has no attachments can really love others, for his love is pure and divine." - Lord Krishna (Mahabharata, Anu Gita)
"The wise see knowledge and action as one; they see truly." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 5.4)
"He who has faith has wisdom; who has wisdom has peace; who has peace has joy." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 4.39)
"A gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person at the right time and place, and when we expect nothing in return." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 17.20)
"The true goal of action is knowledge of the Self." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 4.33)
"When a man dwells on the objects of sense, he creates an attraction for them; attraction develops into desire, and desire breeds anger." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.62)
"The mind is restless and difficult to restrain, but it is subdued by practice." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.35)
"That one is dear to me who runs not after the pleasant or away from the painful, grieves not, lusts not, but lets things come and go as they happen." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 12.17)
"As a man can drink water from any side of a full tank, so the skilled theologian can wrest from any scripture that which will serve his purpose." - Lord Krishna (Mahabharata, Bhagavad Gita)
"The self-controlled soul, who moves amongst sense objects, free from either attachment or repulsion, he wins eternal peace." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.64)
"Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.46)
"Action is the duty prescribed to you, not the fruits thereof. Never consider yourself the cause of the results of your activities, and never be attached to inaction." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.47)
"The soul that is not attached to anything, that is neither elated by good fortune nor depressed by misfortune, is the one who is established in yoga." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.22)
"One who is equipoised in happiness and distress, tolerance and intolerant, free from attachment to anything external, he is the perfect yogi." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.7)
"A man is made by his beliefs, as he believes, so he is." - Lord Krishna (Mahabharata, Anu Gita)
"The senses are higher than the body, the mind higher than the senses, and above the mind is the intellect, but above the intellect is the Atman, the true Self." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 3.42)
"The one who is truly wise sees all creatures in himself and himself in all creatures." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.29)
"The only way to control the mind is through practice and detachment." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.35)
"Whatever action a great man performs, common men follow. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues." - Lord Krishna (Mahabharata, Anu Gita)
"One who has control over the mind is tranquil in heat and cold, in pleasure and pain, and in honor and dishonor; and is ever steadfast with the Supreme Self." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.7)
"The wise see that there is action in the midst of inaction and inaction in the midst of action. Their consciousness is unified, and every act is done with complete awareness." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 4.18)
"There is nothing higher than dharma. The weak overcomes the stronger by dharma, as over a king. Truly that dharma is the Truth (Satya); Therefore, when a man speaks the Truth, they say, 'He speaks the Dharma'; and if he speaks Dharma, they say, 'He speaks the Truth!'" - Lord Krishna (Mahabharata, Anushasana Parva)
"The mind is everything; it is in the mind alone that one feels bound or liberated." - Lord Krishna (Mahabharata, Anu Gita)
"Those who are wise, learned, and steadfast in discipline attain the supreme goal of life, while the foolish, who are attached to the pleasures of the senses, remain trapped in this cycle of birth and death." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.49)
"The true self is never born, nor does it ever die. It is eternal, changeless, and always the same." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.20)
"One should strive to understand what is meant by the Supreme Self, and by knowing Him, one attains the ultimate goal of life." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 15.15)
"One who has conquered the mind, the senses, and the intellect, and who is free from attachments and aversions, attains the supreme happiness." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 5.23)
"The one who is attached to the senses and their objects, and who is controlled by them, will have his mind devoured by them." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.62)
"The one who is free from attachment, whose mind is fixed in knowledge, and who is endowed with perseverance and a sense of purpose, is said to be a sage of steady mind." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.55)
"One who is devoted to the path of yoga, who has a calm mind, and who has gained control over the mind and senses, is said to be steadfast in yoga." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.15)
"Perform your duty and leave the rest to me." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 18.66)
"A gift given with faith, without expectation of reward, to a deserving person, at the right time and place, is considered pure and good." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 17.20)
"Even a little bit of the practice of this inner religion protects one from great danger." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.40)
"The wise, seeing that all beings are the same in their essential nature, attain a state of equanimity towards everyone." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 5.18)
"By performing one's own duty, a person never incurs sin." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 18.47)
"A person who has given up all desires for the fruits of his actions, and whose mind is fixed on the Self, is said to be perfectly established in yoga." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.4)
"There is nothing in this world so purifying as knowledge; he who is perfected in yoga finds this within himself in due course of time." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 4.38)
"One who has abandoned all desires and has become free from the dualities of pleasure and pain, and who is self-realized, is said to be a sage of steady mind." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.55)
"The path of knowledge is superior to the path of ritualistic action, O Arjuna; take refuge in knowledge, for it purifies one completely." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 4.33)
"Those who have purified their hearts through devotion to me, and who have disciplined their minds, see me everywhere and attain me without fail." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 11.55)
"Those who see me in everything and see everything in me are never separated from me, and I am never separated from them." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.30)
"The true nature of action is hard to understand. Therefore, one should know the nature of attached and detached action, and with this understanding, perform action." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 18.19)
"The mind is everything. It can be our friend or our enemy." - Lord Krishna (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva)
"Even if one is the most sinful of all sinners, one shall yet cross over all difficulties by the raft of knowledge." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 4.36)
"The ignorant work for their own profit, Arjuna; the wise work for the welfare of the world, without thought for themselves." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 3.25)
"A person who is not disturbed by the incessant flow of desires, that enter like rivers into the ocean which is ever being filled but is always still, can alone achieve peace, and not the man who strives to satisfy such desires." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.70)
"The senses are higher than the body, the mind is higher than the senses, and the intellect is higher than the mind." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 3.42)
"The wise man sees all creatures as equal, whether they are happy or unhappy, and has compassion for them." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.32)
"One who has faith in himself and in God, and who is ever diligent in the practice of yoga, attains the goal, O Arjuna, which is beyond the reach of the senses." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.45)
"The Self is the same in all beings; there is no difference whatsoever. Those who see the Self in all creatures go beyond sorrow." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 13.27)
"There are three gates leading to this hell – lust, anger, and greed. Every sane man should give these up, for they lead to the degradation of the soul." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 16.21)
"When meditation is mastered, the mind is unwavering like the flame of a lamp in a windless place." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.19)
"Those who worship me with love live in me, and I come to life in them." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 9.29)
"One should not abandon one's own duty, even if it is full of flaws, for all undertakings are covered with some fault, as fire is covered with smoke." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 18.48)
"A person who has control over the mind is tranquil in heat and cold, in pleasure and pain, and in honor and dishonor; and is ever steadfast with the Supreme Self." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.7)
"Those who eat too much or eat too little, sleep too much or sleep too little, cannot attain success in yoga." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.16)
"The one who finds happiness within, who is contented and at peace, and who has the Self as his or her friend, is the one who is truly happy." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 5.24)
"Those who perform their duties without attachment, surrendering the results of their actions to God, are not affected by sinful reactions. They are steadfast in yoga, O Arjuna." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 3.9)
"One who sees inaction in action, and action in inaction, is wise among men, and is a yogi who has accomplished everything." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 4.18)
"Whatever action is performed by a great man, common men follow in his footsteps, and whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 3.21)
"Perform your duty with excellence and surrender the results to me, without attachment to success or failure. This evenness of mind is known as yoga." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.48)
"The mind is everything. What you think you become." - Lord Krishna (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva)
"I am the beginning, middle, and end of creation." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 10.20)
"The disciplined mind brings happiness, but the undisciplined mind brings suffering." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.5)
"The one who sees me in everything and sees everything in me is never lost to me, nor am I ever lost to them." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.30)
"I am the taste in water, O Arjuna; I am the light in the sun and the moon; I am the syllable 'Om' in the Vedic mantras; I am the sound in space and the ability in man." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 7.8)
"One who has controlled the mind and senses, and who is ever steadfast on the path of yoga, attains peace, and eventually liberation from the material world." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.20)
"The mind is restless and difficult to restrain, but it is subdued by practice and detachment." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.35)
"I am the source of all things, and everything emanates from me. Knowing this, the wise worship me with love and devotion." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 10.8)
"Perform your duty, O Arjuna, with a mind undisturbed by success or failure. This evenness of mind is called yoga." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.48)
"The soul is never born, nor does it ever die; it is not destroyed when the body is destroyed." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.20)
"The wise see the same Self in a Brahmin, a cow, an elephant, a dog, and a dog-eater." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 5.18)
"Those who see me everywhere and see everything in me are never separated from me, and I am never separated from them." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.30)
"The mind is the friend of the one who has control over it, and the mind is the enemy of the one who is unable to control it." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.6)
"The one who is equal to friends and enemies, who is equipoised in honor and dishonor, heat and cold, joy and sorrow, and who is free from attachment, is dear to me." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 12.18)
"The one who sees everything in me and sees me in everything is the one who truly knows me." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.30)
"There is nothing in this world so purifying as knowledge; and he who is perfected in devotion finds that knowledge within himself in due season." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 4.38)
"I am death, the destroyer of worlds." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 11.32)
"The man who sees me in everything and everything within me will not be lost to me, nor will I ever be lost to him. He who is rooted in oneness realizes that I am in every being, wherever he goes, he remains in me." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.30)
"The soul can never be cut to pieces by any weapon, nor burned by fire, nor moistened by water, nor withered by the wind." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.23)
"He who is established in yoga sees the self in all beings and all beings in the self." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.29)
"I am the goal of life, the Lord and support of all, the innermost witness, the abode of all. I am the only refuge, the one true friend; I am the beginning, the middle, and the end of creation." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 9.18)
"One should raise oneself by one's own efforts, and not degrade oneself. The self is one's own friend, and the self is one's own enemy." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.5)
"Be steadfast in yoga, O Arjuna. Perform your duty and abandon all attachment to success or failure. Such evenness of mind is called yoga." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.48)
"When meditation is mastered, the mind is unwavering like the flame of a lamp in a windless place." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.19)
"Those who are wise, seeing beyond the dualities that arise from desire, attain to that eternal place which is beyond all suffering." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.15)
"Whatever action a great man performs, common men follow. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 3.21)
"Let a man lift himself by his own self alone, let him not lower himself; for this self is the friend of oneself, and this self is the enemy of oneself." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.5)
"The mind is everything; what you think, you become." - Lord Krishna (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva)
"The only way to be happy is to do what you love." - Lord Krishna (Mahabharata, Udyoga Parva)
"Those who are motivated only by desire for the fruits of action are miserable, for they are constantly anxious about the results of what they do." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.49)
"Even a little bit of the practice of this yoga will protect you from the great fear of birth and death." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.40)
"The supreme secret of yoga is to renounce all desires. Then one becomes free from all sufferings." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.18)
"One who sees inaction in action and action in inaction is intelligent among men." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 4.18)
"It is better to perform one's own duties imperfectly than to master the duties of another. By fulfilling the obligations he is born with, a person never comes to grief." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 3.35)
"No one who does good work will ever come to a bad end, either here or in the world to come." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.40)
"When a person responds to the joys and sorrows of others as if they were his own, he has attained the highest state of spiritual union." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.32)
"A gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person at the right time and in the right place, and when we expect nothing in return." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 17.20)
"There is no one who is dearer to me than he who is free from all attachments, and with whom I am not bound by duty." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 12.18)
"A man's own self is his friend or his enemy." - Lord Krishna (Mahabharata, Udyoga Parva)
"One who sees the Supersoul accompanying the individual soul in all bodies, and who understands that neither the soul nor the Supersoul within the destructible body is ever destroyed, actually sees." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 13.28)
"Whatever you do, make it an offering to me - the food you eat, the sacrifices you make, the help you give, even your suffering." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 9.27)
"The wise see that there is action in the midst of inaction and inaction in the midst of action. Their consciousness is unified, and every act is done with complete awareness." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 4.18)
"Do everything you have to do, but not with greed, not with ego, not with lust, not with envy, but with love, compassion, humility, and devotion." - Lord Krishna (Mahabharata)
"The mind is everything. What you think, you become." - Lord Krishna (Mahabharata)
"As the heat of a fire reduces wood to ashes, the fire of knowledge burns to ashes all karma." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 4.37)
"Those who are motivated only by desire for the fruits of action are miserable, for they are constantly anxious about the results of what they do." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.49)
"One who sees the Supersoul accompanying the individual soul in all bodies, and who understands that neither the soul nor the Supersoul within the destructible body is ever destroyed, actually sees." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 13.28)
"There is nothing lost or wasted in this life. Every experience, no matter how difficult it may seem, is a stepping stone to spiritual growth and understanding." - Lord Krishna (Mahabharata)
"The mind is restless and difficult to control, but it can be subdued by practice and detachment." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.35)
"One who remains unattached to the fruits of his work, and who is ever content and dependent only on the Supreme Lord, attains the state of peace, happiness and enlightenment." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 5.12)
"The self-controlled soul, who moves among sense objects, free from either attachment or repulsion, he wins eternal peace." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.64)
"Perform your prescribed duty, for action is better than inaction. A man cannot even maintain his physical body without work." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 3.8)
"The mind acts like an enemy for those who do not control it." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.6)
"It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else's life with perfection." - Lord Krishna (Mahabharata)
"When meditation is mastered, the mind is unwavering like the flame of a lamp in a windless place." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.19)
"The soul who meditates on the Self is content to serve the Self and rests satisfied within the Self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 3.17)
"Those who live in accordance with the divine laws and follow the path of righteousness, reach the highest state of enlightenment." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 5.16)
"By devotion, knowledge and self-control, the Supreme Being reveals Himself in all His divine glory." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 10.20)
"The mind is everything. It is the cause of our happiness and suffering. It is our friend and our enemy." - Lord Krishna (Mahabharata)
"The self-realized soul can impart knowledge unto you because he has seen the truth." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 4.34)
"The sages call a person wise whose every undertaking is free from desire for pleasure and for self." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 4.19)
"Those who see me in everything and see everything in me never become separated from me, nor I from them." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.30)
"Even a little practice of this discipline [yoga] will protect you from the greatest fear." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.40)
"The truly wise mourn neither for those who are living, nor for those who have passed away." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.11)
"He who is without ego, free from the senses, and has a mind that is fixed in knowledge, attains the state of perfect peace." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.55)
"One who sees the Supersoul accompanying the individual soul in all bodies, and who understands that neither the soul nor the Supersoul within the destructible body is ever destroyed, actually sees." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 13.28)
"The senses are higher than the body, and the mind is higher than the senses. The intelligence is higher than the mind, and the soul is higher than the intelligence." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 3.42)
"The mind is everything. What you think, you become." - Lord Krishna (Mahabharata)
"The wise see that there is action in the midst of inaction and inaction in the midst of action. Their consciousness is unified, and every act is done with complete awareness." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 4.18)
"The one who has control over his mind is his own best friend, and the one who has no control over his mind is his own worst enemy." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.6)
"Happiness is attained by giving up all desires in the mind and finding joy in the Self." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 5.21)
"The one who sees me in all beings and sees all beings in me never loses sight of me, nor do I ever lose sight of him." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.30)
"Those who know me as the eternal and unborn, the supreme Lord of all creation, do not have to take birth again in this material world." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 4.9)
"As the blazing fire reduces wood to ashes, similarly, the fire of knowledge burns to ashes all karma." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 4.37)
"The mind is fickle and can be controlled only by consistent practice and detachment." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.35)
"One who is steady in yoga, undisturbed by any situation, is said to have attained the stage of yoga." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.20)
"He who sees everything in me, and sees me in everything, never becomes lost to me, nor do I become lost to him." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.30)
"The wise work for the welfare of the world without selfish motives, and without attachment to the fruits of their actions." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 3.25)
"One should remain steadfast in yoga, O Arjuna. Yoga is skill in action." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.50)
"The one who has control over his mind is his own best friend, and the one who has no control over his mind is his own worst enemy." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.6)
"Happiness is attained by giving up all desires in the mind and finding joy in the Self." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 5.21)
"The one who sees me in all beings and sees all beings in me never loses sight of me, nor do I ever lose sight of him." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.30)
"Those who know me as the eternal and unborn, the supreme Lord of all creation, do not have to take birth again in this material world." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 4.9)
"As the blazing fire reduces wood to ashes, similarly, the fire of knowledge burns to ashes all karma." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 4.37)
"The mind is fickle and can be controlled only by consistent practice and detachment." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.35)
"One who is steady in yoga, undisturbed by any situation, is said to have attained the stage of yoga." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.20)
"He who sees everything in me, and sees me in everything, never becomes lost to me, nor do I become lost to him." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.30)
"The wise work for the welfare of the world without selfish motives, and without attachment to the fruits of their actions." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 3.25)
"One should remain steadfast in yoga, O Arjuna. Yoga is skill in action." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.50)
"Those who are devoid of ego, who are self-controlled, and who have subdued the mind and senses, see the Soul in all living beings and are never in illusion." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.29)
"Those who are motivated only by desire for the fruits of their actions are miserable, for they are constantly anxious about the results of what they do." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.49)
"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting." - Lord Krishna (Mahabharata)
"In this world, there is nothing so sublime and pure as transcendental knowledge. Such knowledge is the mature fruit of all mysticism." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 4.38)
"He who has no attachments can really love others, for his love is pure and divine." - Lord Krishna (Mahabharata)
"One who has control over the mind is tranquil in heat and cold, in pleasure and pain, and in honor and dishonor." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.7)
"The man who sees me in everything and everything within me will not be lost to me, nor will I ever be lost to him." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.30)
"In the practice of Yoga one can draw on the power of the Supreme for the purpose of keeping his mind steady." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.26)
"The one who has conquered the mind, the mind is his best friend; but for one who has failed to do so, his mind will remain the greatest enemy." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.6)
"Perform your duty, but without attachment to the fruits of your actions. Be even-minded in success and failure, for it is this evenness of mind that is meant by yoga." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.48)
"The man who is free from selfish attachments, who is lord of his senses, and who has subdued his ego attains serenity." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.64)
"The ignorant work for their own profit, Arjuna; the wise work for the welfare of the world, without thought for themselves." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 3.25)
"He who is equal to friend and foe, and who is equipoised in honor and dishonor, heat and cold, pleasure and pain, and who is free from attachment, is a yogi of steadfast mind." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.7)
"The supreme secret of Yoga is to unite the individual consciousness with the cosmic consciousness." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.17)
"When meditation is mastered, the mind is unwavering like the flame of a lamp in a windless place." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.19)
"The wise see that there is action in the midst of inaction and inaction in the midst of action. Their consciousness is unified, and every act is done with complete awareness." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 4.18)
"Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.20)
"A gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person at the right time and in the right place, and when we expect nothing in return." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 17.20)
"One who is self-controlled and unattached and who sees the same Self in every living entity, and in all the material elements, is said to have attained the highest stage of realization." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.29)
"Even if you were the most sinful of sinners, Arjuna, you could cross beyond all sin by the raft of spiritual knowledge." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 4.36)
"The mind is everything. What you think, you become." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.5)
"He who has no attachments can really love others, for his love is pure and divine." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.69)
"The soul can never be cut to pieces by any weapon, nor burned by fire, nor moistened by water, nor withered by the wind." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.23)
"I am the Self, O Gudakesha, seated in the hearts of all creatures. I am the beginning, the middle, and the end of all beings." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 10.20)
"Those who are wise see that the same Supreme Lord is present in all living entities, and they therefore serve all living beings as they would the Supreme Lord." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.31)
"The self-controlled soul, who moves amongst sense objects, free from either attachment or repulsion, he wins eternal Peace." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.64)
"He who has no faith in himself can never have faith in God." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 4.40)
"I am the goal of life, the Lord and support of all, the inner witness, the abode of all. I am the only refuge, the one true friend; I am the beginning, the middle, and the end of creation." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 9.18)
"The power of God is with you at all times; through the activities of mind, senses, breathing, and emotions; and is constantly doing all the work using you as a mere instrument." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 18.61)
"The mind is restless and difficult to restrain, but it is subdued by practice." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.35)
"One who has control over the mind is tranquil in heat and cold, pleasure and pain, and is ever steadfast with the Supreme Self." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.7)
"The wise see that there is action in the midst of inaction and inaction in the midst of action." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 4.18)
"A man is made by his beliefs. As he believes, so he is." - Lord Krishna (Mahabharata)
"The man who sees me in everything and everything within me will not be lost to me, nor will I ever be lost to him." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.30)
"The true goal of action is knowledge of the Self." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 4.33)
"Those who are seers of the truth have concluded that of the nonexistent there is no endurance, and of the existent there is no cessation." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.16)
"The true self is never born nor dies, nor does it come into being or cease to exist. It is unborn, eternal, permanent, and primeval." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.20)
"The mind acts like an enemy for those who do not control it." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.6)
"A gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person at the right time and in the right place, and when we expect nothing in return." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 17.20)
"The soul who meditates on the Self is content to serve the Self and rests satisfied within the Self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 3.17)
"A man of steady wisdom who has abandoned all desires acts without attachment, offering the fruits of his actions to the Supreme." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 4.20)
"As the embodied soul continually passes, in this body, from boyhood to youth to old age, the soul similarly passes into another body at death." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.13)
"The wise grieve neither for the living nor for the dead." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.11)
"All beings are born in delusion, overcome by the dualities of desire and aversion." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 7.27)
"It is better to strive in one's own dharma than to succeed in the dharma of another. Nothing is ever lost in following one's own dharma, but competition in another's dharma breeds fear and insecurity." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 3.35)
"The mind is everything. What you think, you become." - Lord Krishna (Mahabharata)
"The path of the spiritual aspirant is like walking on a razor's edge, for it is narrow and requires great balance." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.16)
"The senses are higher than the body, the mind is higher than the senses, the intellect is higher than the mind, and the Self is higher than the intellect." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 3.42)
"The soul can never be cut to pieces by any weapon, nor burned by fire, nor moistened by water, nor withered by the wind." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.23)
"Do your duty, O Arjuna, and abandon all attachment to success or failure. Such evenness of mind is called yoga." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.48)
"The wise see with equal vision a learned and gentle Brahmin, a cow, an elephant, a dog, and a dog-eater." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 5.18)
"One who sees inaction in action, and action in inaction, is intelligent among men, and he is in the transcendental position, although engaged in all sorts of activities." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 4.18)
"Whatever action is performed by a great man, common men follow in his footsteps, and whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 3.21)
"He who is without desire attains the supreme state of freedom from bondage." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.71)
"In the world, there is nothing so sublime and pure as transcendental knowledge. Such knowledge is the mature fruit of all mysticism." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 4.38)
"The man who sees me in everything and everything in me, I am not lost to him, and he is not lost to me." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.30)
"Happiness, distress, fear, and anger are all mental states that arise from identifying with the body." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.14)
"Those who see me in everything and see everything in me never lose sight of me, nor do I ever lose sight of them." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.30)
"There is nothing in this world so purifying as knowledge; he who has acquired purity of mind through prolonged practice of yoga automatically sees the Self in all beings." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 4.38)
"The wise are those who are detached from materialistic pleasures and are devoted to the path of the Self, for they alone can attain everlasting peace." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.55)
"A man who sees everything in relation to the Supreme Lord, who sees all living entities as His parts and parcels, and who sees the Supreme Lord within everything never hates anything or any being." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.30)
"One who has control over the mind is tranquil in heat and cold, in pleasure and pain, and in honor and dishonor; and he is always steadfast in his spiritual progress." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.7)
"The wise, engaged in the performance of their duties, should worship the Supreme Lord as the source of all material and spiritual worlds, with a mind fixed on Him and free from all attachment and envy." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 3.19)
"Those who are beyond the dualities that arise from doubt, whose minds are engaged within, who are always busy working for the welfare of all living beings, and who are free from all sins, achieve liberation in the Supreme." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 5.25)
"The embodied soul is eternal and indestructible; therefore, you should always understand that it is never destroyed, even when the body is destroyed." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.30)
"For one who has conquered the mind, the mind is the best of friends; but for one who has failed to do so, his mind will remain the greatest enemy." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.6)
"The Supreme Lord is situated in everyone's heart, O Arjuna, and is directing the wanderings of all living entities, who are seated as on a machine, made of the material energy." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 18.61)
"There are three gates leading to hell -- lust, anger, and greed. Every sane man should give these up, for they lead to the degradation of the soul." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 16.21)
"The wise see that there is action in the midst of inaction and inaction in the midst of action. Their consciousness is unified, and every act is done with complete awareness." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 4.18)
"A man's own self is his friend, his own self is his foe; therefore, he should be ever vigilant in the care of himself." - Lord Krishna (Mahabharata, Udyoga Parva 33.39)
"It is better to strive in one's own dharma than to succeed in the dharma of another. Nothing is ever lost in following one's own dharma, but competition in another's dharma breeds fear and insecurity." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 3.35)
"The mind is everything. What you think, you become." - Lord Krishna (Mahabharata, Book 12, Section 269)
"One who is equal to friends and enemies, who is equipoised in honor and dishonor, heat and cold, happiness and distress, fame and infamy, who is always free from contamination, always silent and satisfied with anything that comes his way, who doesn't care for any residence, is fixed in knowledge and who is engaged in devotional service, is very dear to Me." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 12.18-19)
"Whatever action is performed by a great man, common men follow in his footsteps, and whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues." - Lord Krishna (Mahabharata, Anusasana Parva 116.25)
"The humble sages, by virtue of true knowledge, see with equal vision a learned and gentle brahmana, a cow, an elephant, a dog, and a dog-eater [outcaste]." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 5.18)
"As a person puts on new garments, giving up old ones, similarly, the soul accepts new material bodies, giving up the old and useless ones." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.22)
"I am the source of all spiritual and material worlds. Everything emanates from Me. The wise who perfectly know this engage in My devotional service and worship Me with all their hearts." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 10.8)
"A gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person at the right time and place, and when we expect nothing in return." - Lord Krishna (Mahabharata, Anusasana Parva 58.18)
"One who is not disturbed in mind even amidst the threefold miseries or elated when there is happiness and who is free from attachment, fear, and anger, is called a sage of steady mind." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.56)
"The performance of sacrifice, charity, and penance is never to be given up. It is always to be performed, for by these one attains the supreme goal of life." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 18.5)
"The supreme personality of Godhead said: Fearlessness, purification of one's existence, cultivation of spiritual knowledge, charity, self-control - these transcendental qualities, O son of Bharata, belong to godly men endowed with divine nature." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 16.1)
"One who is not envious but who is a kind friend to all living entities, who does not think himself a proprietor, who is free from false ego and equal both in happiness and distress, who is always satisfied and engaged in devotional service with determination and whose mind and intelligence are in agreement with Me - he is very dear to Me." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 12.13-14)
"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, and one must learn to tolerate them without being disturbed." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.14)
"A man engaged in devotional service rids himself of both good and bad actions even in this life. Therefore strive for yoga, which is the art of all work." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.50)
"One who sees the Supersoul accompanying the individual soul in all bodies and who understands that neither the soul nor the Supersoul within the destructible body is ever destroyed, actually sees." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 13.28)
"A man's own self is his friend, a man's own self is his foe." - Lord Krishna (Mahabharata, Book 6, Section 32)
"When one's mind dwells within the narrow, unwholesome confines of the self, it is vulnerable to suffering; but when the mind expands and becomes one with the universe, it becomes a source of happiness and contentment." - Lord Krishna (Mahabharata, Book 6, Section 32)
"A true yogi observes Me in all beings and also sees every being in Me. Indeed, the self-realized person sees Me, the same Supreme Lord, everywhere." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.29)
"There are three gates to hell: lust, anger, and greed. Every sane man should give these up, for they lead to the degradation of the soul." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 16.21)
"One who has control over the mind is tranquil in heat and cold, in pleasure and pain, and in honor and dishonor; and is ever steadfast with the Supreme Self." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.7)
"Even if one is the most sinful of all sinners, one shall yet cross over the ocean of sin by the raft of self-knowledge alone." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 4.36)
"He who has no attachment can really love others, for his love is pure and divine." - Lord Krishna (Mahabharata, Book 6, Section 33)
"One who is equal to friends and enemies, who is equipoised in honor and dishonor, heat and cold, happiness and distress, fame and infamy, who is always free from contamination, always silent and satisfied with anything, who doesn't care for any residence, who is fixed in knowledge and who is engaged in devotional service - such a person is very dear to Me." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 12.18-19)
"That knowledge by which one undivided spiritual nature is seen in all existences, undivided in the divided, is knowledge of the Supreme." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 18.20)
"For one who has conquered the mind, the mind is the best of friends; but for one who has failed to do so, his mind will remain the greatest enemy." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.6)
"Let a man lift himself by his own self alone, let him not lower himself; for this self alone is the friend of oneself, and this self alone is the enemy of oneself." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.5)
"Those who are envious and mischievous, who are the lowest among men, I perpetually cast into the ocean of material existence, into various demoniac species of life." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 16.19)
"The embodied soul is eternal in existence, indestructible, and infinite, only the material body is factually perishable, therefore fight, O Arjuna." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.18)
"The wise see that there is action in the midst of inaction and inaction in the midst of action. Their consciousness is unified, and every act is done with complete awareness." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 4.18)
"Whatever action a great man performs, common men follow. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 3.21)
"The mind is everything. What you think you become." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.5)
"One who performs his duty without attachment, surrendering the results unto the Supreme Lord, is unaffected by sinful action, as the lotus leaf is untouched by water." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 5.10)
"The supreme personality of Godhead said: Fearlessness, purification of one's existence, cultivation of spiritual knowledge, charity, self-control - these transcendental qualities, O son of Bharata, belong to godly men endowed with divine nature." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 16.1)
"There are three gates to this self-destructive hell: lust, anger, and greed. Every sane man should give these up, for they lead to the degradation of the soul." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 16.21)
"The mind acts like an enemy for those who do not control it." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.6)
"That person who always sees all living entities as spiritual sparks, in quality one with the Lord, becomes a true knower of things. What, then, can be illusion or anxiety for him?" - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 5.18)
"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." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.14)
"I am the source of all spiritual and material worlds. Everything emanates from Me. The wise who perfectly know this engage in My devotional service and worship Me with all their hearts." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 10.8)
"Whatever you do, make it an offering to Me - the food you eat, the sacrifices you make, the help you give, even your suffering." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 9.27)
"The happiness which comes from long practice, which leads to the end of suffering, which at first is like poison but at last like nectar - this kind of happiness arises from the serenity of one's own mind." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.21)
"The living entities in this conditioned world are My eternal, fragmental parts. Due to conditioned life, they are struggling very hard with the six senses, which include the mind." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 15.7)
"One who is not disturbed in mind even amidst the threefold miseries, or elated when there is happiness, and who is free from attachment, fear and anger, is called a sage of steady mind." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.56)
"The Supreme Lord said: Time I am, destroyer of the worlds, and I have come to engage all people. With the exception of you [the Pandavas], all the soldiers here on both sides will be slain." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 11.32)
"One who sees inaction in action, and action in inaction, is intelligent among men, and he is in the transcendental position, although engaged in all sorts of activities." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 4.18)
"A man engaged in devotional service rids himself of both good and bad actions even in this life. Therefore strive for yoga, which is the art of all work." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.50)
"The Supreme Lord said: I am death, the mighty destroyer of the world, out to destroy. Even without your participation all the warriors standing arrayed in the opposing armies shall cease to exist." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 11.32)
"One who has control over the mind is tranquil in heat and cold, in pleasure and pain, and in honor and dishonor; and is ever steadfast with the Supreme Self." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.7)
"That knowledge by which one is attached to one's duty, which is without materialistic association, which is enacted with steadfastness and which is very confidential, is called action in the mode of goodness." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 18.30)
"The mind is restless and difficult to restrain, but it is subdued by practice." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 6.35)
"Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer or give away, and whatever austerities you perform - do that, O son of Kunti, as an offering to Me." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 9.27)
"The supreme soul is neither born nor does He ever die; nor does He become old or suffer any disease. He is unborn, eternal, ever-existing, undying and primeval. He is not slain when the body is slain." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.20)
"Perform your duty equipoised, O Arjuna, abandoning all attachment to success or failure. Such evenness of mind is called yoga." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 2.48)
"With a pure heart, free of ego and without being attached to the results of one's actions, one should constantly engage in the prescribed duties of karma-yoga, knowing that the duty is its own reward." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 18.9)
"The wise see that there is action in the midst of inaction and inaction in the midst of the action. Their consciousness is unified, and every act is done with complete awareness." - Lord Krishna (Bhagavad Gita 4.18)
"All living beings are born into delusion, overcome by the dualities of desire and hate, caught in the cycle of birth and death. Only those who surrender to me can escape this cycle and attain eternal peace." - Krishna
"The true nature of action is not in its results, but in the intention behind it. One who performs action with a pure heart and without attachment to its results attains liberation." - Krishna
"One who is established in self-realization, who has conquered the mind and senses, is always tranquil and unaffected by material desires and attachments." - Krishna
"The true nature of the soul is eternal, unchanging and indestructible. It is not affected by birth, death, or any other material condition." - Krishna
"One who sees the same Lord in all beings, who is not affected by pleasure and pain, who is equipoised in all circumstances, is dear to me." - Krishna
"The one who knows that I am the ultimate goal of all sacrifices and austerities, the Supreme Lord of all planets and demigods, and the benefactor and well-wisher of all living beings, attains peace and prosperity." - Krishna
"Those who perform their duty without attachment and with devotion to me, giving up all results to me, are not affected by sinful reactions." - Krishna
"One who constantly thinks of me with love and devotion, who does not consider anything as their own, who is free from attachment and malice, attains me." - Krishna
"I am the taste of water, the light of the sun and the moon, the syllable om in the Vedic mantras, the sound in ether, and the ability in humans." - Krishna
"I am the source of all material and spiritual worlds. Everything emanates from me. The wise who know this perfectly engage in my devotional service and worship me with all their hearts." - Krishna
"The mind is the friend of the one who has control over it, and the mind is the enemy of the one who is unable to control it." - Krishna
"One who has conquered the mind, the senses, and the passions, and who is free from attachment and hatred, is always in the consciousness of the Supreme." - Krishna
"One should perform his duty with equanimity, without attachment to success or failure. Such an attitude is called yoga." - Krishna
"Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer or give away, and whatever austerities you perform - do it as an offering to me." - Krishna
"The soul can never be cut into pieces by any weapon, nor burned by fire, nor moistened by water, nor withered by the wind." - Krishna
"Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear." - Krishna
"One who has taken complete shelter in me, O Arjuna, is freed from all sins because I am the supreme refuge." - Krishna
"All the paths lead to me in the end." - Krishna
"The wise man sees knowledge and action as one; he sees truly." - Krishna
"As the embodied soul continuously passes, in this body, from boyhood to youth to old age, the soul similarly passes into another body at death. A sober person is not bewildered by such a change." - Krishna
"I am seated in the hearts of all living beings as the controller of all mental and physical activities." - Krishna
"One who sees me in everything and sees everything in me, I am never out of sight, nor is he ever out of my sight." - Krishna
"The devotee who knows me as the unborn, beginningless, and Supreme Lord of all the worlds is never bewildered by the material energy." - Krishna
"The one who controls the mind and senses is the dearest of my devotees." - Krishna
"Whatever action is performed by a great man, common men follow in his footsteps, and whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues." - Krishna
"The true nature of the self is always peaceful and blissful. It is only the mind that creates the illusion of happiness and suffering." - Krishna
"Those who fix their minds on me and worship me with steadfast devotion, I become their protector and guide." - Krishna
"I am the beginning, middle, and end of all creation." - Krishna
"Those who worship other gods with faith and devotion are actually worshiping me, but they do so in a way that is not sanctioned by the scriptures." - Krishna
"One who is not disturbed in mind even amidst the threefold miseries or elated when there is happiness and who is free from attachment, fear, and anger, is called a sage of steady mind." - Krishna
"For one who has taken his birth, death is certain; and for one who is dead, birth is certain. Therefore, in the unavoidable discharge of your duty, you should not lament." - Krishna
"I am the goal of all knowledge, the object of all sacrifice, the origin of all creation, and the source of everything." - Krishna
"There is no one who is dearer to me than the one who is engaged in the welfare of all living beings." - Krishna
"The wise see that there is action in the midst of inaction and inaction in the midst of action. Their consciousness is unified, and they see the same self in all beings." - Krishna
"One who sees everything in me and sees me in everything is never separated from me and is always situated in me." - Krishna
"The mind is everything. It is the cause of bondage and liberation. One who controls the mind is the master of everything." - Krishna
"I am the source of all spiritual and material worlds. Everything emanates from me. The wise who know this perfectly engage in my devotional service and worship me with all their hearts." - Krishna
"There is nothing in this world so purifying as knowledge. One who has attained knowledge has achieved everything." - Krishna
"I am the sacrifice, the offering, the fire, the offering spoon, and the clarified butter." - Krishna
"The one who performs his duty without attachment, surrendering the results unto the Supreme Lord, is unaffected by sinful action, as the lotus leaf is untouched by water." - Bhagavad Gita 5.10
“Whenever dharma declines and adharma prevails, I manifest myself.”
“One who neither hates nor desires the fruits of his activities is known to be always renounced. Such a person, liberated from all dualities, easily overcomes material bondage and is completely liberated.”
“Abandoning all attachment to the results of his activities, ever satisfied and independent, he performs no fruitive action, although engaged in all kinds of undertakings.”
“Those who are envious and mischievous, who are the lowest among men, I perpetually cast into transmigration, again and again, into various demoniac species of life.”
“He who is equal to friends and enemies, who is equipoised in honor and dishonor, heat and cold, happiness and distress, fame and infamy, who is always free from contaminating association, always silent and satisfied with anything, who doesn’t care for any residence, who is fixed in knowledge and who is engaged in devotional service, is very dear to me.”
“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.”
“The wise see that there is no difference between one’s own happiness and the happiness of others. One who experiences the happiness and distress of others as one’s own is certainly a self-realized person.”
“I am the strength of the strong, devoid of passion and desire. I am sex life which is not contrary to religious principles, O Lord of the Bharatas.”
“Of all trees I am the banyan tree, and of the sages among the demigods I am Narada. Of the Gandharvas I am Citraratha, and among perfected beings I am the sage Kapila.”
“I am the taste of water, the light of the sun and the moon, the syllable om in the Vedic mantras; I am the sound in ether and ability in man.”
“And I am the beginning, middle, and end of all creation.”
“Whatever austerities are performed by the strict followers of the Vedas, these I am not in need of, for I am the embodiment of all sacrifices and worship.”
“And whoever, at the end of his life, quits his body, remembering Me alone, at once attains My nature. Of this there is no doubt.”
“A person who accepts the path of devotional service is not bereft of the results derived from studying the Vedas, performing austere sacrifices, giving charity or pursuing philosophical and fruitive activities. Simply by performing devotional service, he attains all these, and at the end he reaches the supreme eternal abode.”
“He who has no attachments can really love others, for his love is pure and divine. He can attain God-consciousness only who loves God with all his heart, with all his soul, and with all his mind.”
“If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or water, I will accept it.”
“With a single fragment of myself I pervade and support this entire universe.”
“Those who follow this imperishable path of devotional service and who completely engage themselves with faith, making Me the supreme goal, are very, very dear to Me.”
"One who has conquered their mind, their senses are under their control."
"Even if you do not fight the battle, the outcome is already decided by fate."
"The true mark of intelligence is not knowledge, but the ability to recognize ignorance."
"Arjuna, know that ego, desire, and anger are the three greatest enemies of a person."
"One should perform their duty without attachment to the outcome."
"The only way to truly understand someone is to walk a mile in their shoes."
"The mind is everything. What you think, you become."
"A mind fixed on God attains happiness."
"It is not those who lack energy or refrain from action, but those who work without expectation of reward who attain the goal of meditation."
"One who is attached to material possessions cannot obtain peace of mind."
"The secret of happiness is detachment."
"One who is at peace with oneself is at peace with the world."
"The ultimate goal of life is to attain God-realization."
"A true friend is one who knows your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are."
"The world is full of beauty when the heart is full of love."
"Those who act selfishly create the karma that binds them."
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing."
"Anger leads to confusion of mind, which leads to loss of memory of the Self, which results in destruction of the soul."
"The body is mortal, but the soul is immortal."
"The wise see that there is action in the midst of inaction, and inaction in the midst of action."
"A man is made by his beliefs. As he believes, so he is."
"The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience."
"The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another."
"The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is."
"Those who are motivated only by desire for the fruits of action are miserable, for they are constantly anxious about the results of what they do."
"Those who are wise see beyond the veil of illusion and recognize the true Self in all beings."
"There is nothing lost or wasted in this life."
"The mind is everything; what you think, you become."
"In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you."
"One who has control over the mind is tranquil in heat and cold, in pleasure and pain, and in honor and dishonor."
"The path to wisdom is through humility."
"Do not worry about the past or the future, concentrate on living fully in the present."
"It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else's life with perfection."
"A man who sees action in inaction and inaction in action has understanding among men and discipline in all action he performs."
“It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else's life with perfection.”
“The mind is everything. What you think you become.”
“There are three gates to the self-destructive hell: lust, anger, and greed.”
“We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.”
“Happiness is a state of mind, a choice, a way of living; it is not something to be achieved, it is something to be experienced.”
“The ultimate goal of all human endeavors is to attain liberation from the cycle of birth and death.”
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it.”
“In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength but by perseverance.”
“You have the power to control your mind, not external events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”
“The mind is restless and difficult to control, but it can be subdued through practice.”
“Desire is the root cause of all suffering.”
“Attachment to material things only brings temporary happiness; true happiness lies within.”
“He who has conquered his mind has conquered the world.”
“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”
“The true measure of a man is not how he behaves in moments of comfort and convenience, but how he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”
“Knowledge is the weapon of the strong; ignorance is the refuge of the weak.”
“You are what your deep, driving desire is. As your desire is, so is your will. As your will is, so is your deed. As your deed is, so is your destiny.”
“The wise see knowledge and action as one; they see truly.”
“The man who is contented has peace within himself; he knows neither inner nor outer disturbance.”
“When a man dwells on the objects of sense, he creates an attraction for them; attraction develops into desire, and desire breeds anger.”
“One's own duty, even if performed imperfectly, is better than performing another's duty perfectly.”
“The soul is neither born, nor does it ever die; it cannot be burned, nor can it be drowned. It is unborn, eternal, and ever-existing.”
“Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self.”
"It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else's life with perfection."
"You have the right to perform your duty, but you are not entitled to the fruits of your actions."
"The true goal of action is knowledge of the Self."
"Let a man lift himself by his own self, let him not lower himself; for this self is the friend of oneself, and this self is the enemy of oneself."
"The mind is everything. What you think you become."
"He who has no attachments can really love others, for his love is pure and divine."
"The wise see knowledge and action as one; they see truly."
"A gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person at the right time and place, and when we expect nothing in return."
"The only way to control the mind is to keep it fixed on Me."
"The mind is restless and difficult to restrain, but it is subdued by practice."
"One who sees inaction in action, and action in inaction, is intelligent among men."
"The wise see with equal vision a learned and gentle Brahmana, a cow, an elephant, a dog, and a dog-eater (outcaste)."
"He who has no faith in himself can never have faith in God."
"The happiness which comes from long practice, which leads to the end of suffering, which at first is like poison, but at last like nectar, that happiness arises from the serenity of one's own mind."
"One should strive for balance in life, for balance is the key to happiness."
"A man is made by his beliefs, as he believes, so he is."
"The happiness and peace attained by those satisfied by the nectar of spiritual tranquility is not attained by greedy persons restlessly moving here and there."
"I am the beginning, middle, and end of creation."
"My devotees do not perish."
"The soul is never born nor does it die; it is not destroyed when the body is destroyed."
"One should act in accordance with one's own nature, even though it may be defective; for every individual has a role to play in the divine plan."
"The one who is unaffected by whatever good or evil he may obtain, neither rejoicing over what is pleasant nor lamenting over what is unpleasant, is firmly fixed in wisdom."
"One who has control over the mind is tranquil in heat and cold, in pleasure and pain, and in honor and dishonor."
"A man's own self is his friend, a man's own self is his foe."
"There are three gates to this self-destructive hell: lust, anger, and greed. Renounce these three."
"Whatever action a great man performs, common men follow. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues."
"It is better to strive in one's own dharma than to succeed in the dharma of another. Nothing is ever lost in following one's own dharma, but competition in another's dharma breeds fear and insecurity."
"The wise are not attached to the fruits of their actions, but they work for the welfare of the world."
"Those who are self-controlled and who are balanced in mind and body, who are steadfast in their meditation, and who have devotion for Me, are the ones who are dear to Me."
"I am the Self, O Gudakesha, seated in the hearts of all creatures. I am the beginning, the middle, and the end of all beings."
"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, and one must learn to tolerate them without being disturbed."
"The senses are higher than the body, the mind is higher than the senses, the intellect is higher than the mind, and the soul is higher than the intellect."
"A man's duty is to fight for what he believes in, without thought of personal gain or loss."
"The wise do not grieve for the living or the dead."
"One who is attached to the result of his work, and who is attached to inaction as well, is intelligent, but he is not a yogi; he is just a perplexed person."
"Whatever you do, make it an offering to me - the food you eat, the sacrifices you make, the help you give, even your suffering."
"Perform your duty and surrender the results to Me. Detached from selfish motives, be impartial to all."
"The soul is never cut to pieces by any weapon, nor is it burned by fire, nor moistened by water, nor withered by the wind."
"He who sees everything in himself and himself in everything, is a true yogi."
"The world is a reflection of our own minds. If we think positively, the world appears to us in a positive light. If we think negatively, the world appears negative."
"One's own dharma, even if devoid of any merit, should not be forsaken; for all undertakings are clouded by defects, as fire is by smoke."
"Let not the wise grieve for the dead or the living."
"The ignorant work for their own profit, Arjuna; the wise work for the welfare of the world, without thought for themselves."
"He who is without attachment in all respects, who is neither elated by good fortune nor depressed by bad, is to be known as a sage of steady wisdom."
"The three gates to this hell - lust, anger, and greed - destroy the self."
"Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear."
"The mind is everything. What you think, you become."
"The wise see that there is action in the midst of inaction and inaction in the midst of action."
"One who is unattached to the fruits of his work and who works as he is obligated is in the renounced order of life, and he is the true mystic: not he who lights no fire and performs no duty."
"Perform your duty equipoised, O Arjuna, abandoning all attachment to success or failure. Such evenness of mind is called yoga."
"When a man dwells on the objects of sense, he creates an attraction for them; attraction develops into desire, and desire breeds anger."
"The man who sees me in everything and everything within me will not be lost to me, nor will I ever be lost to him."
"The happiness which comes from long practice, which leads to the end of suffering, which at first is like poison, but at last like nectar - this kind of happiness arises from the serenity of one's own mind."
"A man's own self is his friend, a man's own self is his foe."
"The truly noble person does not rejoice at the suffering of others, knowing that both pleasure and pain are fleeting."
"The wise grieve neither for the living nor for the dead."
"As a lamp in a windless place does not flicker, so the mind of a yogi, practicing meditation on the self, remains steady."
"Whatever action a great man performs, common men follow. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues."
"The sages call a person wise whose every undertaking is free from anxiety about results; whose mind is not attached to anything; who has abandoned all longing for material objects and whose actions are devoid of selfish motives."
"Those who are deluded by the illusory energy of the Lord remain attached to the fruitive results of their actions and are bound by karma."
"One who has control over the mind is tranquil in heat and cold, in pleasure and pain, and in honor and dishonor; and is ever steadfast with the Supreme Self."
"One who has given up all desires for sense gratification, who lives free from desires, and who has given up all sense of proprietorship, is certainly elevated to the position of self-realization."
"One who performs his duty without attachment, surrendering the results unto the Supreme Lord, is unaffected by sinful action, as the lotus leaf is untouched by water."
“A gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person at the right time and place, and when we expect nothing in return.”
“The ignorant work for their own profit, Arjuna; the wise work for the welfare of the world, without thought for themselves.”
“Just as a man discards worn-out clothes and acquires new ones, so when the body is worn out a new one is acquired by the Self, who lives within.”
“There are three gates to the self-destructive hell: lust, anger, and greed.”
“Satisfaction, modesty, silence, self-restraint, and purity – these are the austerities of the mind.”
“A man’s own self is his friend, his own self is his foe.”
“The one who sees inaction in action, and action in inaction, is wise among men.”
“That which pervades the entire body, know it to be indestructible. No one can cause the destruction of the imperishable soul.”
“The mind is restless and difficult to restrain, but it is subdued by practice.”
“Do everything you have to do, but not with greed, not with ego, not with lust, not with envy, but with love, compassion, humility and devotion.”
“Fear not, what is not real, never was and never will be. What is real, always was and cannot be destroyed.”
“Those who are motivated only by desire for the fruits of action are miserable, for they are constantly anxious about the results of what they do.”
“A man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.”
“The happiness which comes from long practice, which leads to the end of suffering, which at first is like poison, but at last like nectar – this kind of happiness arises from the serenity of one’s own mind.”
“When a man dwells on the objects of sense, he creates an attraction for them; attraction develops into desire, and desire breeds anger.”
“A gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person at the right time and place, and when we expect nothing in return.”
“When one’s mind dwells on the objects of senses, it leads to attachment; attachment leads to desire; and from desire arises anger.”
"The atman is neither born nor does it ever die; nor having been does it ever cease to be. It is unborn, eternal, changeless, and primeval. It is not slain when the body is slain."
"Even a learned man acts according to his own nature, for everyone follows the nature he has acquired from the three modes. What can repression accomplish?"
"Performing one's duty is superior to any other engagement. Even to die in the discharge of one's duty is auspicious. But to give up one's duty and abandon the world is considered ignoble."
"Let a man lift himself by his own self alone, for himself alone, let him not lower himself. For this self alone is the friend of oneself and this self alone is the enemy of oneself."
"A man's own self is his friend, a man's own self is his foe."
"He who is without hatred for any creature, friendly and compassionate, free from attachment and egoism, balanced in pleasure and pain, and forgiving, is dear to me."
"Those who see me in everything and see everything in me, are not separated from me and I am not separated from them."
"When a man dwells on the objects of sense, he creates an attraction for them; attraction develops into desire, and desire breeds anger."
"The senses are higher than the body, the mind is higher than the senses, the intellect is higher than the mind, and the self is higher than the intellect."
"Satisfaction with what one has is the best and truest wealth."
"There is nothing lost or wasted in this universe. Everything that was, is, and will be is here forever."
"The truly wise mourn neither for those who are living, nor for those who have passed away."
"The wise see the same self in a learned and gentle brahmana, in a cow, in an elephant, and even in a dog or an outcaste."
"The man who sees me in everything and everything within me will not be lost to me, nor will I ever be lost to him."
"One should perform his duty with a mind undisturbed by success or failure. Such evenness of mind is called yoga."
"Whatever you do, make it an offering to me - the food you eat, the sacrifices you make, the help you give, even your suffering."
"There are three gates to self-destructive hell: lust, anger, and greed. Renounce these three."
"It is not those who lack energy or refrain from action, but those who work without expectation of reward who attain the goal of meditation."
"The mind is restless and difficult to restrain, but it is subdued by practice."
"I am the beginning, middle, and end of creation. Among all living entities, I am the self-realized sage."
Among these my favorite is:
"Karmanye Vadhikaraste Ma Phaleshu Kadachana" is a quote from the Bhagavad Gita spoken by Lord Krishna. It translates to "You have the right to work, but never to the fruit of work." It is a reminder that one should focus on their duties and responsibilities, and perform them without attachment to the outcome or the reward. The quote emphasizes the importance of detachment, selflessness, and karma in Hindu philosophy. It encourages individuals to act for the greater good, without expecting anything in return, and leave the results to the universe's will.
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