Spiritual Quotes & Bhakti Thoughts

Timeless spiritual quotes from the Bhagavad Gita, the saints and the scriptures — wisdom to read, reflect on and share.

• Whenever dharma declines and the purpose of life is forgotten, I manifest myself on earth.

  — Bhagavad Gita 4.7

• The soul is neither born, and nor does it die. It is eternal, ever-existing, and primeval.

  — Bhagavad Gita 2.20

• Set thy heart upon thy work, but never on its reward.

  — Bhagavad Gita 2.47

• You have the right to work, but never to the fruit of work.

  — Lord Krishna

• The mind is restless and difficult to restrain, but it is subdued by practice.

  — Lord Krishna

• Truth, righteousness, and compassion are the foundation of a good life.

  — Lord Ram

• A person should always follow the path of dharma, regardless of the challenges.

  — Lord Ram

• One must elevate, not degrade, oneself. The mind alone is one's friend and one's enemy.

  — Bhagavad Gita 6.5

• The contacts of the senses with their objects, which produce heat and cold, pleasure and pain, are transitory. Endure them bravely.

  — Bhagavad Gita 2.14

• Every festival is a reminder that the divine resides within us, waiting to be celebrated.

  — Spiritual Wisdom

• In the light of every diya, there is a prayer; in every celebration, there is devotion.

  — Spiritual Wisdom

• To those who worship Me with devotion, meditating on My transcendental form, I carry what they lack and preserve what they have.

  — Bhagavad Gita 9.22