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The Supreme Lord, God, is pure, and His kingdom is also pure. If one wants to enter His kingdom, he …

Kṛṣṇa consciousness is a method for connecting directly with the Supreme. This is the special gift of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. …

As stated in the seventh chapter of Bhagavad-gītā (7.28),

yeṣāṁ tv anta-gataṁ pāpaṁ janānāṁ puṇya-karmaṇām te dvandva-moha-nirmuktā bhajante māṁ dṛḍha-vratāḥ

“Persons who have acted piously in previous lives and in this life and whose sinful actions are completely eradicated are …

Whether we acted piously in this life or a previous life really doesn’t matter. This chanting of Hare Kṛṣṇa is …

Material contamination begins with these four bad habits, and if we manage to check them, there is no question of …

We should therefore understand that if we indulge in unrestricted sinful activities, we become contaminated. We should be careful to …

janma karma ca me divyam evaṁ yo vetti tattvataḥ tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma naiti mām eti so ’rjuna

“One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activities does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth …

The unsuccessful yogi returns to a good family or to a righteous, rich, or aristocratic family, but if one is …

tapasvibhyo ’dhiko yogī jñānibhyo ’pi mato ’dhikaḥ karmibhyaś cādhiko yogī tasmād yogī bhavārjuna

“A yogi is greater than the ascetic, greater than the empiricist, and greater than the fruitive worker. Therefore, O Arjuna, …

yoginām api sarveṣāṁ mad-gatenāntarātmanā śraddhāvān bhajate yo māṁ sa me yuktatamo mataḥ

“And of all yogis, the one with great faith who always abides in Me, thinks of Me within himself, and …

In Sanskrit, the word bhajate, with its root bhaj (bhaj-dhātu) means “to render service.” But who renders service to Kṛṣṇa …

Actually, worship and service are somewhat different. Worship implies some motive. I worship a friend or an important man because …

kāmais tais tair hṛta-jñānāḥ prapadyante ’nya-devatāḥ taṁ taṁ niyamam āsthāya prakṛtyā niyatāḥ svayā

“Those whose intelligence has been stolen by material desires surrender unto demigods and follow the particular rules and regulations of …

This is also the recommendation of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.2.6):