A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Indian Gaudiya Vaishnava spiritual teacher, founder-acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), and the man who, at sixty-nine years of age in 1965, sailed from Calcutta to New York with seven dollars and a trunk of books to carry the Hare Krishna lineage of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486-1534) to the West. Born Abhay Charan De in 1896 in Calcutta, initiated by his guru Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati in 1933, he received the order to bring Krishna consciousness to the English-speaking world and spent the next twelve years preparing — translating, writing, and finally embarking on the voyage that would establish ISKCON in 1966. By the time of his death in 1977 he had circled the globe fourteen times, founded over a hundred temples, written or translated more than seventy volumes (including the canonical Bhagavad-gītā As It Is and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam), and trained the disciples who would carry the movement forward. His teaching centers on bhakti-yoga — the path of devotion — and on the chanting of the Hare Krishna mahamantra as the most accessible spiritual practice for the present age (Kali Yuga).
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Quotes by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
115 quotes“Devotee association is more valuable than any material gain.”
associationThe Nectar of Devotion
“Always think of Krishna. Never forget Krishna. Whatever you do, do for Krishna.”
krishnaBhagavad-gītā As It Is, purport
“This is the simple formula for spiritual life.”
krishnaBhagavad-gītā As It Is, purport
“Real wealth is to have Krishna in your heart.”
wealthLectures
“All other wealth is temporary.”
wealthLectures
“The body is a temple. Use it for Krishna's service.”
bodyLectures
“Otherwise it is just a bag of bones for the worms.”
bodyLectures
“Death is not the end. It is just another step in the soul's journey.”
deathBhagavad-gītā As It Is, purport
“For the soul there is neither birth nor death.”
soulBhagavad-gītā As It Is 2.20
“You are unborn, ancient, and eternal.”
soulBhagavad-gītā As It Is, purport
“This is your real identity.”
identityBhagavad-gītā As It Is, purport
“The material world is a place of distress.”
materialBhagavad-gītā As It Is 8.15
“It is full of birth, death, old age, and disease.”
materialBhagavad-gītā As It Is 13.9
“But for the soul that returns to Krishna, there is no return to material misery.”
returnBhagavad-gītā As It Is 8.15
“That is the highest perfection.”
perfectionBhagavad-gītā As It Is 8.15, purport
“In the higher conception of life, you are the master, the body is the servant.”
masterThe Science of Self-Realization
“In the lower conception, the body is the master and you are the slave.”
bodyThe Science of Self-Realization
“To rule the body is the beginning of spiritual life.”
bodyThe Science of Self-Realization
“Bhakti-yoga is the most direct path to Krishna.”
bhaktiThe Nectar of Devotion
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