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• This one book, Bhagavad-gita, will suffice because it is the essence of all Vedic literatures and because it is spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. BG 1972 Introduction  + (08:06:30, 28 June 2021)
• One who drinks the water of the Ganges certainly gets salvation, but what to speak of one who drinks the waters of Bhagavad-gita? BG 1972 Introduction  + (08:11:10, 28 June 2021)
• In the business field also, sometimes a merchant has to tell so many lies to make a profit. If he does not do so, there can be no profit. BG 1972 purports  + (08:13:02, 28 June 2021)
• Gita is the very nectar of the Mahabharata spoken by Visnu Himself, for Lord Krsna is the original Visnu. It is nectar emanating from the mouth of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. BG 1972 Introduction  + (08:13:13, 28 June 2021)
• Ganges is said to be emanating from the lotus feet of the Lord. there is no difference between the mouth and the feet of the Supreme Lord, but in our position we can appreciate that the BG is even more important than the Ganges. BG 1972 Introduction  + (08:18:18, 28 June 2021)
• One should practice cleansing oneself externally and internally, and he should learn to become simple in behavior. He should not do anything which is not sanctioned by the scriptural injunction. BG 1972 purports  + (08:28:29, 28 June 2021)
• Bhagavad-gita is just like a cow, and Lord Krsna, who is a cowherd boy, is milking this cow. The milk is the essence of the Vedas, and Arjuna is just like a calf. BG 1972 Introduction  + (08:39:00, 28 June 2021)
• These (God or the demigods, the perfect, qualified brahmanas and the spiritual master and superiors like father, mother or any person who is conversant with Vedic knowledge) should be given proper respect. BG 1972 purports  + (08:40:00, 28 June 2021)
• The wise men, the great sages and pure devotees, are to drink the nectarean milk of Bhagavad-gita. BG 1972 Introduction  + (08:40:20, 28 June 2021)
• If a ksatriya engaged in his own occupation kills an enemy, there is no sin incurred. In the Third Chapter (of BG) these matters have been clearly and elaborately explained; every man should work for the purpose of yajna, or for Visnu, the SPG. BG 1972 p  + (08:40:46, 28 June 2021)
• The conclusion is that everyone should be engaged according to the particular mode of nature he has acquired, and he should decide to work only to serve the supreme cause of the Supreme Lord. BG 1972 purports  + (08:47:03, 28 June 2021)
• One should not speak in such a way as to agitate the minds of others. BG 1972 purports  + (08:47:15, 28 June 2021)
• When a teacher speaks, he can speak the truth for the instruction of his students, but such a teacher should not speak to others who are not his students if he will agitate their minds. This is penance as far as talking is concerned. BG 1972 purports  + (08:51:29, 28 June 2021)
• In conditioned life, all work is contaminated by the material modes of nature. Even if one is a brahmana, he has to perform sacrifices in which animal killing is necessary. BG 1972 purports  + (08:52:52, 28 June 2021)
• One should not talk nonsense. BG 1972 purports  + (08:55:47, 28 June 2021)
• When speaking in spiritual circles, one's statements must be upheld by the scriptures. BG 1972 purports  + (09:02:26, 28 June 2021)
• To make the mind austere is to detach it from sense gratification. It should be so trained that it can be always thinking of doing good for others. BG 1972 purports  + (09:09:40, 28 June 2021)
• The best training for the mind is gravity in thought. One should not deviate from Krsna consciousness and must always avoid sense gratification. To purify one's nature is to become Krsna conscious. BG 1972 purports  + (09:13:52, 28 June 2021)
• In the present age we unnecessarily engage the mind in so many different ways for sense gratification, and so there is no possibility of the mind's becoming satisfied. BG 1972 purports  + (09:20:50, 28 June 2021)
• The best course (to satisfying mind) is to divert the mind to the Vedic literature, which is full of satisfying stories, as in the Puranas and the Mahabharata. One can take advantage of this knowledge and thus become purified. BG 1972 purports  + (09:25:35, 28 June 2021)
• The mind should be devoid of duplicity, and one should think of the welfare of all. BG 1972 purports  + (09:30:06, 28 June 2021)
• One should be straightforward in his dealing and thereby purify his existence. All these qualities together constitute austerity in mental activities. BG 1972 purports  + (09:35:13, 28 June 2021)
• Sometimes penance and austerity are executed to attract people and receive honor, respect and worship from others. Persons in the mode of passion arrange to be worshiped by subordinates and let them wash their feet and offer riches. BG 1972 purports  + (09:43:13, 28 June 2021)
• Such arrangements (of being worshiped by subordinates) artificially made by the performance of penances are considered to be in the mode of passion. The results are temporary; they can be continued for some time, but they are not permanent. BG 1972 pur  + (09:47:16, 28 June 2021)
• There are instances of foolish penance undertaken by demons like Hiranyakasipu, who performed austere penances to become immortal and kill the demigods. He prayed to Brahma for such things, but ultimately he was killed by the SP of Godhead. BG 1972 pur  + (09:52:18, 28 June 2021)

• In the Vedic literature, charity given to a person engaged in spiritual activities is recommended. There is no recommendation for giving charity indiscriminately. Spiritual perfection is always a consideration. BG 1972 purports  + (10:01:35, 28 June 2021)

• Charity is recommended to be given at a place of pilgrimage and at lunar or solar eclipses or at the end of the month or to a qualified brahmana or a Vaisnava or in temples. Such charities should be given without any consideration of return. BG 1972 pur  + (10:06:25, 28 June 2021)
• Charity is sometimes made under some obligation, at the request of a superior. These kinds of charity are said to be made in the mode of passion. BG 1972 purports  + (11:16:12, 28 June 2021)
• Contributions for indulgence in intoxication and gambling are not encouraged here (BG 17.22). That sort of contribution is in the mode of ignorance. Such charity is not beneficial; rather, sinful persons are encouraged. BG 1972 purports  + (11:25:04, 28 June 2021)
• If a person gives charity to a suitable person without respect and without attention, that sort of charity is said to be in the mode of darkness. BG 1972 purports  + (11:27:53, 28 June 2021)
• It has been explained that penance, sacrifice, charity and foods are divided into three categories: the modes of goodness, passion and ignorance. BG 1972 purports  + (11:39:15, 28 June 2021)
• Whether first class, second class or third class, they (penance, sacrifice, charity and foods) are all conditioned, contaminated by the material modes of nature. BG 1972 purports  + (11:43:03, 28 June 2021)
• When they (penance, sacrifice, charity and foods) are aimed at the Supreme-om tat sat, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the eternal - they become means for spiritual elevation. In the scriptural injunctions such an objective is indicated. BG 1972 pur  + (11:48:34, 28 June 2021)
• These three words, om tat sat, particularly indicate the Absolute Truth, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In the Vedic hymns, the word om is always found. BG 1972 purports  + (11:51:52, 28 June 2021)
• One who acts without following the regulations of the scriptures will not attain the Absolute Truth. He will get some temporary result, but not the ultimate end of life. BG 1972 purports  + (11:55:02, 28 June 2021)
• The performance of charities, sacrifice and penance must be done in the mode of goodness. Performed in the modes of passion or ignorance, they are certainly inferior in quality. BG 1972 purports  + (11:58:21, 28 June 2021)
• In this present day, man is very eager to have one scripture, one God, one religion, and one occupation. So let there be one common scripture for the whole world - Bhagavad-gita. And let there be one God for the whole world - Krsna. BG 1972 Introduction  + (12:19:53, 28 June 2021)
• Let there be one mantra only - Hare Krsna. And let there be one work only - the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. BG 1972 Introduction  + (12:21:44, 28 June 2021)
• The three words om tat sat are uttered in conjunction with the holy name of the Supreme Lord, e.g., om tad visnoh. Whenever a Vedic hymn or the holy name of the Supreme Lord is uttered, om is added. This is the indication of Vedic literature. BG 1972 pur  + (12:23:57, 28 June 2021)
• These three words (om tat sat) are taken from Vedic hymns. Om ity etad brahmano nedistam nama indicates the first goal. Then tattvamasi indicates the second goal. And sad eva saumya indicates the third goal. Combined they become om tat sat. BG 1972 pur  + (12:28:02, 28 June 2021)
• Bhagavad-gita As It Is is received through this disciplic succession: 1) Krsna, 2) Brahma, 3) Narada; 4) Vyasa, 5) Madhva, 6) Padmanabha, 7) Nrhari, 8) Madhava, 9) Aksobhya, 10) Jayatirtha, 11) Jnanasindhu, 12) Dayanidhi. BG 1972 Introduction  + (12:29:21, 28 June 2021)
• Bhagavad-gita As It Is is received through this disciplic succession: 13) Vidyanidhi, 14) Rajendra, 15) Jayadharma, 16) Purusottama, 17) Brahmanyatirtha, 18) Vyasatirtha, 19) Laksmipati, 20) Madhavendra Puri, 21) Isvara Puri. BG 1972 Introduction  + (12:31:59, 28 June 2021)
• Bhagavad-gita As It Is is received through this disciplic succession: 22) Lord Caitanya, 23) Rupa (Svarupa, Sanatana), 24) Raghunatha, Jiva, 25) Krsnadasa, 26) Narottama, 27) Visvanatha, 28) (Baladeva) Jagannatha, 29) Bhaktivinode. BG 1972 Introduction  + (12:36:48, 28 June 2021)
• Bhagavad-gita As It Is is received through this disciplic succession: 30) Gaurakisora, 31) Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, 32) His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. BG 1972 Introduction  + (12:41:04, 28 June 2021)
• Formerly when Brahma, the first created living entity, performed sacrifices, he spoke these three names (om tat sat) of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The same principle holds by disciplic succession. So this hymn has great significance. BG 1972 pur  + (13:00:05, 28 June 2021)
• Bhagavad-gita recommends that any work done should be done for om tat sat, or for the Supreme Personality of Godhead. When one performs penance, charity, and sacrifice with these three words, he is acting in Krsna consciousness. BG 1972 purports  + (13:05:04, 28 June 2021)
• The Lord informs Arjuna that the conditioned soul can be divided into two classes as far as man's search for self-realization is concerned. BG 1972 purports  + (13:31:50, 28 June 2021)
• The words prasaste karmani, or prescribed duties, indicate that there are many activities prescribed in the Vedic literature which are purificatory processes beginning from parental care up to the end of one's life. BG 1972 purports  + (13:32:57, 28 June 2021)
• Such purificatory processes (as prescribed in the Vedic literature) are adopted for the ultimate liberation of the living entity. In all such activities it is recommended that one should vibrate om tat sat. BG 1972 purports  + (13:36:49, 28 June 2021)
• The words sad-bhave and sadhu-bhave indicate the transcendental situation. One who is acting in Krsna consciousness is called sattva, and one who is fully conscious of activities in Krsna consciousness is called svarupa. BG 1972 purports  + (13:43:39, 28 June 2021)
• There are others who are faithful in their understanding of spiritual life, and they are called workers who have renounced fruitive results. BG 1972 purports  + (13:45:33, 28 June 2021)