“Of all that is material and all that is spiritual in this world, know for certain that I am both its origin and dissolution. There is no Truth superior to Me. Everything rests upon Me as pearls are strung on a thread.” (Bg.7.6-7)
“Those who know Me as the Supreme Lord, as the governing principle of […]

“Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, and a predominant rise of irreligion–at that time I descend Myself. In order to deliver the pious and to annihilate the miscreants, as well as to reestablish the principles of religion, I advent Myself millennium after millennium. One who knows this transcendental nature of My […]

“Even if you are considered to be the most sinful of all sinners, when you are situated in the boat of transcendental knowledge, you will be able to cross over the ocean of miseries.” (Bg.4.36)
“Even if one commits the most abominable actions, if he is engaged in devotional service, he is to be considered saintly […]

“Just fix your mind upon Me, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and engage all your intelligence in Me. Thus you will live in Me always, without a doubt. My dear Arjuna, if you cannot fix your mind upon Me without deviation, then follow the regulated principles of bhakti-yoga. In this way you will develop a […]

“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. At the end he reaches the supreme abode.” (Bg.8.28)
“My dear Arjuna, one who is engaged in My pure devotional service, free from the contamination […]

“O son of Kunti [Arjuna], all that you do, all that you eat, all that you offer and give away, as well as all austerities that you may perform, should be done as an offering to Me.” (Bg.9.27)
“Engage your mind always in thinking of Me, offer obeisances and worship Me. Being completely absorbed in Me, […]

“Work done as an offering to Vishnu has to be performed, otherwise work binds one to this material world. Therefore, perform your prescribed duties for His satisfaction, and in that way you will always remain unattached and free from bondage.” (Bg.3.9)
“One who works in devotion, who is a pure soul, and who controls his mind […]

“All of them–as they surrender unto Me–I reward accordingly. Everyone follows My path in all respects, O son of Pritha.” (Bg.4.11)
As previously pointed out, we are rewarded with certain results according to what we do in life. And according to our level of surrender and approach to God, He reveals Himself to us.
Naturally, everything we […]

“The embodied soul may be restricted from sense enjoyment, though the taste for it remains. But ceasing such engagement by experiencing a higher taste, he is fixed in consciousness.” (Bg.2.59)
It is not enough to merely repress our sensual desires or urges. You may be able to do that for some time, but at some point […]

“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. The self-realized soul is not bewildered by such a change.” (Bg.2.13)
“As a person puts on new garments, giving up old ones, similarly the soul accepts new material bodies, giving up […]