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Bhagavad-Gita As It Is
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

1 "The Supreme Lord is represented throughout the entire material universe by His entering into all things as the Supersoul."

2 "Oneness means not that they [living entities] have no individuality, but that there is no disunity. They are all agreeable to the purpose of the Lord."

3 "Living entities are fragmental parts and parcels of the Supreme Lord - eternally."

4 "Our consciousness seeks happiness because we are part and parcel of the Lord."

5 "One who takes shelter of the Supreme Lord has nothing to fear, even in the midst of the greatest calamity."

6 "Everything in the material world has a certain flavor or fragrance, like the flavor and fragrance in a flower, or in the earth, water, fire or air. The uncontaminated flavor, the original flavor which permeates everything, is Krsna [Krishna]....Krsna consciousness is active in every sphere."

7 "Fear is due to one's absorption in illusory energy, but when one is free from illusory energy...then he has nothing to fear."

8 "Although You are one, You are spread throughout the sky and the planets and in all space between, O great one." Bhagavad Gita, ch. 11, v. 20

9 "To pray to God when he is in difficulty is a natural instinct in every living being because he is eternally related with God."

10 "Every living being is Brahman."

11 "The Lord lives in the heart of every being. Therefore, He has the consciousness of all living entities."

12 "The ultimate goal of life is self-realization."

13 "Not a blade of grass moves without the will of the Supreme Personality of Godhead."

14 "The Supreme Lord is the Soul of all souls."

15 "Devotional service is a process of spiritual understanding....Devotional service to the Lord and the Lord Himself are one and the same because they are...manifesting the internal energy of the Supreme Lord."

16 "All the manifold manifestations of wonderful things are going on by the simple supreme will of God, and all of them are subordinate to that supreme will."

17 "Every living entity is part and parcel of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and as such every living entity is intended to serve the Supreme Lord by his own constitution."

18 "This is the secret of Krsna [Krishna] consciousness - realization that there is no other existence besides Krsna is the platform of peace and fearlessness."

19 "Human life is meant for cultivation of spiritual knowledge, in eternal relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead."

20 "From Brahman...on down to the smallest ant, all entities are existing because the Supreme Lord has entered and is sustaining each."

21 "The knowledge of one who sees in every living entity one undivided spiritual nature, which is divided into innumerable forms, should be understood to be in the mode of goodness." Bhagavad Gita, ch. 18, v. 20

22 "One can understand the nature of the Supreme by thorough study of oneself, the difference between oneself and the Supreme Being understood as the relationship between the part and the whole."

23 "By nature's law, this human form of life is specifically meant for self-realization."

24 "Vishnu is one, and yet He is certainly all-pervading. By His inconceivable potency, in spite of His one form, He is present everywhere." The Vedas

25 "There is no exception to service in the society of living beings....In fact, no living being is exempted from rendering service to others. Service is a constant companion of the living being, and so we may conclude that rendering service is the eternal religion of the eternal living entity."

This body of quotes compiled by JoAnn Kite