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Lord Krishna Quotes

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  1. “The wise sees knowledge and action as one; the ignorant sees them as two.” – Lord Krishna
  2. “One who is not affected by whatever good or bad he gets, who is stable in both success and failure, is certainly a happy person.” – Lord Krishna
  3. “The mind is the friend of the conditioned soul, and his enemy as well.” – Lord Krishna
  4. “One who is not envious but 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, is very dear to me.” – Lord Krishna
  5. “Fearlessness, purity of heart, steadfastness in knowledge and yoga, almsgiving, self-control, and sacrifice—these are the purifiers of the mind.” – Lord Krishna
  6. “Your right is to work only, but never with its results. You should never be motivated by the results of your work.” – Lord Krishna
  7. “The 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
  8. “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
  9. “The senses are so strong and impetuous, O Arjuna, that they forcibly carry away the mind even of a wise person striving for perfection.” – Lord Krishna
  10. “You have the right to perform your prescribed duties, but you are not entitled to the fruits of your actions.” – Lord Krishna
  11. “One who sees that all living entities are but part of the Supreme Lord and that they are all luminous, in truth, sees the truth.” – Lord Krishna
  12. “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
  13. “All created beings are unmanifest in their beginning, manifest in their interim state, and unmanifest again when they are annihilated. So what need is there for lamentation?” – Lord Krishna
  14. “The wise, engaged in devotional service, take refuge in the Lord, and free themselves from the cycle of birth and death by renouncing the fruits of action in the material world.” – Lord Krishna
  15. “The unreal has no existence at all; the real never ceases to be. The conclusion is that the truth is both real and unreal.” – Lord Krishna
  16. “The devoted souls receive the message of the Supreme by the grace of the Lord and, disengaging themselves from the material world, take shelter in Him.” – Lord Krishna
  17. “The wise, who are aware of the ultimate truth, engage themselves in the service of the Supreme Lord, being freed from all attachments and mental anxieties.” – Lord Krishna
  18. “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
  19. “The wise see with equal vision a learned and gentle brahmana, a cow, an elephant, a dog, and a dog-eater (outcaste).” – Lord Krishna
  20. “The wise, who see me in everything, and everything in me, are not separated from me and shall never be.” – Lord Krishna
  21. “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.” – Lord Krishna
  22. “The soul is never born, nor does it ever die; nor having existed does it ever cease to exist. Birthless and deathless, it is not destroyed when the body is destroyed.” – Lord Krishna
  23. “In this world, there is nothing so sublime and pure as transcendental knowledge. Such knowledge is the mature fruit of all mysticism.” – Lord Krishna
  24. “When a person is enlightened with knowledge, he is naturally freed from the material conception of life and no longer has any interest in material enjoyment.” – Lord Krishna
  25. “The soul is never born, nor does it ever die; nor having existed does it ever cease to exist. Birthless and deathless, it is not destroyed when the body is destroyed.” – Lord Krishna
  26. “The wise see with equal vision a learned and gentle brahmana, a cow, an elephant, a dog, and a dog-eater (outcaste).” – Lord Krishna
  27. “The mind is restless and difficult to restrain, but it is subdued by practice. – Lord Krishna
  28. “The wise, who know that the position attained by yogis and mystics cannot be shaken by the forces of nature, are not disturbed by the unfavorable conditions of life.” – Lord Krishna
  29. “The one who sees Me everywhere and sees everything in Me, to him I am never lost, nor is he ever lost to Me.” – Lord Krishna
  30. “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
  31. “The wise, who are aware of the ultimate truth, engage themselves in the service of the Supreme Lord, being freed from all attachments and mental anxieties.” – Lord Krishna
  32. “The wise who, knowing the transcendental nature of My appearance and activities, do not worship Me with materialistic, fruitive activities, are not subject to birth and death.” – Lord Krishna
  33. “Those who are without attachment, who neither rejoice when they obtain something pleasant nor lament when they obtain something unpleasant, are indeed the perfect persons.” – Lord Krishna
  34. “The one who is not attached to anything, who has no likes or dislikes, who is free from all selfish desires and is full of devotion to me, is dear to me.” – Lord Krishna
  35. “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.” – Lord Krishna
  36. “A person is said to be established in self-realization and is called a yogi when he is fully satisfied by virtue of acquired knowledge and realization.” – Lord Krishna
  37. “The mind is restless and difficult to restrain, but it is subdued by practice. The mind is the friend of the conditioned soul, and his enemy as well.” – Lord Krishna
  38. “The foolish cannot understand how a person can renounce all his activities and still continue living. But the wise can understand it, for such is the mystery of divine activity.” – Lord Krishna
  39. “The wise should not unsettle the mind of the ignorant who is attached to fruitive action but should give him enlightenment so that he can attain peace.” – Lord Krishna
  40. “This divine energy of Mine, consisting of the three modes of material nature, is difficult to overcome. But those who have surrendered unto Me can easily cross beyond it.” – Lord Krishna
  41. “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
  42. “The one who can see that all living entities are but part of the Supreme Lord, who is free from all false ego and equal both in happiness and distress, is very dear to me.” – Lord Krishna
  43. “You have a right to perform your prescribed duties, but you are not entitled to the fruits of your actions. Never consider yourself the cause of the results of your activities, and never be attached to not doing your duty.” – Lord Krishna
  44. “Those who are not deluded, who are knowers of the Absolute, who are liberated from all attachment and aversion, and who are completely freed from all sense of possessiveness, attain to peace.” – Lord Krishna
  45. “The wise, who know that the position attained by yogis and mystics cannot be shaken by the forces of nature, are not disturbed by the unfavorable conditions of life.” – Lord Krishna
  46. “The one who is not attached to anything, who has no likes or dislikes, who is free from all selfish desires and is full of devotion to me, is dear to me.” – Lord Krishna
  47. “The wise, who understand that the position of yogis and mystics cannot be shaken by the forces of nature, are not disturbed in unfavorable conditions.” – Lord Krishna
  48. “The wise, who are aware of the ultimate truth, engage themselves in the service of the Supreme Lord, being freed from all attachments and mental anxieties.” – Lord Krishna
  49. “One who is not envious but 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, is very dear to me.” – Lord Krishna
  50. “The wise, engaged in devotional service, take refuge in the Lord, and free themselves from the cycle of birth and death by renouncing the fruits of action in the material world.” – Lord Krishna
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