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These matters are discussed thoroughly in the Vedic literatures. For instance, it is said that although God has no hands …

patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ yo me bhaktyā prayacchati tad ahaṁ bhakty-upahṛtam aśnāmi prayatātmanaḥ

“If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit, or water, I will accept it.” (Bhagavad-gītā …

This may not be understood at the present moment; therefore the Padma Purāṇa states that when one becomes spiritually saturated …

Because people cannot see God, they readily accept anyone who says, “I am God.” Because people have no conception of …

This Bhagavad-gītā is the science of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, and in order to understand Kṛṣṇa, we must be fortunate enough to …

Thus Kṛṣṇa is realized by the grace of Kṛṣṇa, or by the grace of a Kṛṣṇa conscious person who has …

na jāyate mriyate vā kadācin nāyaṁ bhūtvā bhavitā vā na bhūyaḥ ajo nityaḥ śāśvato ’yaṁ purāṇo na hanyate hanyamāne śarīre

“For the soul there is neither birth nor death at any time. He has not come into being, does not …

Just as God is eternal, we are also eternal, and when we establish our eternal relationship with the supreme, complete …

A Kṛṣṇa conscious person has realized knowledge, by the grace of Kṛṣṇa, because he is satisfied with pure devotional service. …

Even if one is illiterate, he can realize God simply by engaging himself in submissive, transcendental loving service. God is …

In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.2.6) it is stated,

sa vai puṁsāṁ paro dharmo yato bhaktir adhokṣaje ahaituky apratihatā yayātmā suprasīdati

“The supreme occupation (dharma) for all humanity is that by which men can attain to loving devotional service unto the …

Sa vai puṁsāṁ paro dharmo yato bhaktir adhokṣaje. Another name for God is adhokṣaja, which means “one who cannot be …

True religion teaches causeless love of God. It does not say, “I love God because He supplies me nice objects …

suhṛn-mitrāry-udāsīna- madhyastha-dveṣya-bandhuṣu sādhuṣv api ca pāpeṣu sama-buddhir viśiṣyate

“A person is considered still further advanced when he regards honest well-wishers, affectionate benefactors, the neutral, mediators, the envious, friends …

In this material world, all conditioned souls are under illusion. A doctor treats all patients, and although a patient may …