Lord Sri Krishna
"Lord Sri Krishna is God, the compassionate Lord of love, bliss, and enlightenment that resides as the holy Self within all beings. Everything, everywhere, is only Sri Krishna. Sri Krishna is the Supreme Consciousness and Adi Shakti (Radha) in One; the supreme reality, the refuge and source of all beings, the all-attractive Original One. He is our supreme friend, father, mother, lover, everything... the sweetest, most loving and playful, who is ever with us and remembers us always. Amongst countless holy epithets, He is known as Jagadguru, the Guru of the universe; Purnavatar, the complete incarnation of God; Yogavatar, the incarnation of God who fully reveals the holy science of yogic enlightenment; Paramatman, the Supreme Holy Self within all beings; ParaBrahman, the Supreme Consciousness Lord who is the Supreme Reality; and Svayam Bhagavan, verily God Himself. Oh sweet souls, experience Krishna with all of your heart, all day long and in deep meditation, and He shall reveal Himself to you completely! He is everything you will ever need, everything you will ever long for." - Yogi Shyamasundara
"While people and things in this world come and go, as is the nature of this material plane of existence, Sri Krishna will never leave your side for all eternity. Among all the relationships you have been longing to fulfill you, but are always leaving us unfilled, it is the everlasting relationship with God that we've been looking for in all the wrong places. We want someone to love us as we are, love us all the time for all eternity, and while we may experience little portions of this here and there in human relationships, only God with His beautiful love can enrich our hearts this way. The longing we have for union in our human relationships is a reflection of the longing we have as souls for union with God. We inherently know that a relationship of pure love exists somewhere, a relationship that is ever fulfilling, eternal and full of pure ecstasy. Something inside keeps gnawing at our hearts to keep looking, that such a being exists somewhere, and this feeling doesn't let us rest, longing for what we as souls know without doubt exists somewhere, but we can't remember where to find it. So we go on searching here, in the myriad of earthly relationships that always fall short, that make us believe that we're almost there, but consequently let us down yet again, only to find ourselves heartbroken, unfulfilled, and alone yet again, even in the midst of great company. And this goes on and on, the longing for someone that can enrich and fulfill our hearts for all eternity, yet never finding what we deeply know exists somewhere. This leads to frustration, depression, loneliness, and desperation, because the feeling doesn't go away, this immense longing keeps pushing us to find that love, to find that someone that can give us this love, but no matter where and how hard we look, we still haven't found it here. So we go on searching, hoping, dreaming that one day we will find this special someone, because everything in our heart says, "Yes! This someone exists!". What we don't realize, is that someone is God. That this eternal relationship of absolute beauty and love that we long for, that we desperately seek in all human relationships, can only be found in God. Sri Krishna is the fulfiller of all hearts, the supreme Lover of lovers, the perfect friend, the most caring mother and father, the most enriching husband and wife, the eternal and only true soulmate. Whatever relationship you want to have with Sri Krishna, that utterly fulfills your heart fully, He is super ready to have this relationship with you too! Once you find this relationship with Sri Krishna, you will finally find what you as a soul has always known existed. And then His sweetness will dawn on you , that this intense longing that just wouldn't let you stop seeking, was always Sri Krishna in your heart reminding you to find Him again. That this was the gift of His love! That even though you lost sight of Him a long time ago, He never lost sight of you for a moment. So His love has been calling you home back to Him ever since." - Yogi Shyamasundara
"Enlightenment is our original nature, the holiness that we are, but have yet to experience directly. In this hoiliness, we are awakened to the supreme bliss of God, in the fulfillment of everlasting divinity. This liberation from all mistaken appearances, from the illusion of the person that we think we are, to the blissful consciousness of God that is our true nature, is Self-Realization. There is nothing more meaningful, more beautiful, more sublime, than to experience sweet Krishna within you...everywhere. If there is nothing else you take from me remember this... There is only God, only God exists, this is the Supreme Truth. Sri Krishna is the Supreme Friend, the Supreme Lover, the Original Blissful Source you've been longing for since time immemorial." - Yogi Shyamasundara
"Sri Krishna is not over there in some far away place. He's not just in India. He's not just in the heavenly world of Goloka. He is right here, right now, always with you. If you look closely, you will come to experience that He is always within you and you are also within Him... closer than two fingers touching each other. There is no place to go that Sri Krishna is not. So when you connect with God, don't aim so far! The reason you're not experiencing God in this moment, in every moment of your life, is not because Sri Krishna is far away, but rather because He is so close that you're missing Him." - Yogi Shyamasundara
"I am the Goal of all yoga." - Sri Krishna
"I am the Supreme Way of yoga." - Sri Krishna
"I am the transcendental Om." - Sri Krishna
"All (authentic spiritual) paths lead to Me." - Sri Krishna
"I am the Father, Mother, Sustainer, and Grandfather of the universe." - Sri Krishna
"I am the Source of all spiritual and material worlds. Everything emanates from Me. The wise who know this perfectly, worship Me in full ecstasy." - Sri Krishna
"I am the Generating Seed of all existences. There is no being, moving or non-moving, that can exist without Me." - Sri Krishna
"After many births the wise seek refuge in me, seeing me everywhere and in everything. Such great souls are very rare." - Sri Krishna
"Whenever dharma declines and adharma increases, I Myself incarnate in this world. I am born in every age to protect the good, to eradicate evil, and to reestablish dharma. One who knows the transcendental nature of My divine birth and activities, does not take rebirth after leaving the body, but will come to Me." - Sri Krishna
"Those who fix their consciousness on Me, giving up all material desires, share with Me a happiness that cannot possibly be experienced by those engaged in sense gratification. One who does not desire anything within this world, who has achieved peace by controlling his senses, whose consciousness is equal in all conditions and whose mind is completely satisfied in Me finds only happiness wherever he goes." - Sri Krishna
"Whoever at the time of death, departs by giving up the body while thinking of Me alone, attains My state. There is no doubt about this. Whatever thought one remembers upon relinquishing the body at the time of death, to that alone he goes, dwelling in that state of thought thereof. Therefore think of Me at all times and do your duty. There is no doubt that by dedicating your mind and intellect fixed on Me, you will surely attain Me." - Sri Krishna
"O noble soul, open your divine sight and regard and honor all beings as Myself. Wise is he who looks with an equal eye upon all beings, seeing the one indwelling God in the hearts of all. He who meditates on My divine nature as present in every person becomes free from rivalry, jealousy, hatred, and the consciousness of ego." - Sri Krishna
"As a person puts on new garments, giving up old ones, similarly, the soul accepts new material bodies, giving up the old and useless ones. The soul can never be cut into pieces by any weapon, nor can he be burned by fire, nor moistened by water, nor withered by the wind. This individual soul is unbreakable and insoluble, and can be neither burned nor dried. He is everlasting, all-pervading, unchangeable, immovable and eternally the same. The soul is invisible, inconceivable, immutable, and unchangeable. Knowing this, you should not grieve for the body." - Sri Krishna
"Only the material body of the indestructible, immeasurable, and eternal living entity is subject to destruction. For the soul there is never birth nor death. Nor having once been does he ever cease to be. The soul is unborn, eternal, ever-existing, undying, and primeval." - Sri Krishna
"While speaking learned words, you are mourning for what is not worthy of grief. Those who are wise lament neither for the living nor the dead. Never was there a time when I did not exist, nor you, nor all these rulers; nor in the future shall any of us cease to be. As the embodied soul continually passes in this body, from childhood to youth to old age, the soul similarly passes into another body at death. The self-realized soul is not bewildered by such change. The impermanent appearance of happiness and distress, and their disappearance in due course, are like the appearance and disappearance of winter and summer seasons. They arise from sense perception and one must learn to tolerate them patiently without being disturbed. The person who is not disturbed by happiness and distress, and is steady in both, is certainly eligible for liberation and enlightenment." - Sri Krishna
"He who is the same to friends and enemies, honor and dishonor, the same to cold and heat, happiness and sorrow, free from attachments; to whom criticism and praise are the same; who is silent (controlled in speech), content with everything, who is unattached to any fixed residence, even-minded, and who is devoted to Me - he is dear to Me. But devotees who regard Me as the Supreme Goal, who are wholly faithful, and who sincerely follow this nectar of immortal dharma as stated above - they are very, very dear to Me." - Sri Krishna
"He who never hates any being, who is friendly and compassionate, who is free from the feelings of I, mine, and egoism, who is the same towards sorrow and happiness, who is forgiving; He who is always content, who is of concentrated mind and steady in meditation, who has self-control, who has firm determination, who has surrendered his mind and intellect to Me - he who is such a devotee is dear to Me." - Sri Krishna
"Those who worship Me with devotion and meditate on Me constantly, excluding all else, they see Me everywhere. For them, I provide all their needs. Whatever they lack I give, and whatever they have I preserve." - Sri Krishna
"Whatsoever you do, whatsoever you eat, whatsoever you offer, whatsoever you give away, whatsoever austerity you practice, do that as an offering to Me. Thus equipped in mind with the Yoga of renunciation, you will free yourself from the bonds of karma, productive of auspicious as well as inauspicious fruits. Thus liberated, you will come to Me." - Sri Krishna
"Perform your duties and abandon all attachment to success or failure. Such evenness of mind is called yoga. The wise, engaged in devotional service, take refuge in the Lord, and free themselves from the cycle of birth and death by renouncing the fruits of action in the material world. In this way they can attain that state (of self-realization) beyond all miseries." - Sri Krishna
"For those who dedicate all actions to Me, hold Me as their supreme goal, intent on Me, and worship Me meditating on Me with exclusive devotion; of those whose minds are thus focused on Me, I soon liberate them from the cycle of reincarnation. Focus your mind on Me alone; and let your intellect be absorbed in Me. Then you will reside in Me forever; of this there is no doubt." - Sri Krishna
"Those who are without any desire for personal gratification, whose minds are always attached to Me, who are peaceful, without false ego and merciful to all living beings, and whose consciousness is never affected by opportunities for sense gratification, such beings enjoy in Me a happiness that can't be known or achieved by those attached to the material world." -Sri Krishna
"Serve the Guru, your teacher, who is tranquil, and who has realized me and has become one with me. Shun all pride and jealousy. Give up all idea of 'me' and 'mine'. Unite yourself with your Guru by the strong bond of love. Spiritual discrimination, virtuous deeds, sacrifices, study, austerity, repetition of the sacred mantras, resorting to places of spiritual pilgrimage, righteous moral conduct - all these are aids to spiritual unfoldment; but the greatest help is the company of the holy, for by serving the saints and associating with them, one cuts asunder the roots of ignorance and attachment. Many have attained the highest illumination, not by the study of the Vedas, nor yet by the practice of austerities, but merely by loving and serving the men of God. Conquer pride and egotism by serving the great sages, the spiritual leaders, the embodiments of purity and holiness. Therefore, steady and watchful, your axe of knowledge sharpened by associating with the holy, and by serving the Guru with single-hearted devotion, do you cut down the tree of transmigration, know your Self and God as one, and attains forever freedom." - Sri Krishna
"Listen again to My supreme words, the most secret of all. Since you are extremely dear to Me, I will say what is beneficial for you. Have your mind fixed on Me (think of Me always and surrender your mind unto Me). Be My devotee and worship Me. Bow down to Me. Thus you will certainly come to Me, this I promise you, for you are very dear to Me. Abandoning all forms of rites and religious formalities, take refuge in Me alone. I shall free you from all karmic sins. Do not worry." - Sri Krishna
"He is the true friend, indeed, the giver of one’s desired fruits, who imparts devotion to Lord Hari. That father is a true father who shows the way to devotion to Lord Hari. And she is the true mother, through whom this entering into wombs ceases forever, yea, forever! That sister is the true kind sister from whom the fear of death vanishes. That Guru is the Guru who gives the Vishnu mantra and true devotion to Lord Vishnu. That Guru is the real bestower of knowledge who gives the wisdom by which Sri Krishna is meditated, in whom this whole universe, moving and non-moving, from Brahmā down to a blade of grass, is appearing and disappearing. There is no doubt in this. What knowledge can be superior to that of Lord Sri Krishna! The knowledge derived from the Vedas, or from the sacrifices, or from any other source is not superior to the service to Lord Sri Krishna. The devotion and knowledge of Sri Hari is the essence of all knowledge; all else is vain and mockery. It is through this real knowledge that this bondage from this world is severed. But the Guru who does not impart this devotion and knowledge of Sri Hari is not the real Guru; rather he is an enemy that leads one to bondage. Verily he kills his disciple when he does not free him. He can never be called a Guru, father, or friend who does not free his disciple from the pains in the various wombs and from the pains of death. Verily he can never be called a friend who does not show the way to the imperishable Krishna, the Source of the highest bliss. So, O Chaste One! You must worship that imperishable ParaBrahma Sri Krishna, Who is beyond all attributes." - Srimad Devi Bhagavatam
"Love God so deeply, so intensely, that every moment of your life is filled with constant thoughts of Him, while the river of your mind can't help but to flow onto His lotus feet. Where your heart beats only for Him day and night, and you can't stand to be without Him even for a second, as tears of holy ecstasy dance from your heart through your eyes in His presence." - Yogi Shyamasundara
Jai Śrī Kṛṣṇa! Hari Om Tat Sat
