"Crises precede transformation. Before every quantum change, 'problems' emerge – limits to growth, stagnation, unmanageable complexity, impending catastrophes, disintegration. From the perspective of the present, the crises look like mistakes, deadly errors in the system. But from the perspective after the quantum transformation, these problems are seen to be 'evolutionary drivers', vital stimulants which trigger astounding 'design innovations'." Barbara Marx Hubbard, 'The Evolutionary Journey'
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BHAGAVAD-GITA AS IT IS
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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"Devotional service is a process of spiritual understanding....Devotional service to the Lord and the Lord Himself are one and the same because they are...manifesting the internal energy of the Supreme Lord."
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"Not a blade of grass moves without the will of the Supreme Personality of Godhead."
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"By nature's law, this human form of life is specifically meant for self-realization."
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"Oneness means not that they [living entities] have no individuality, but that there is no disunity. They are all agreeable to the purpose of the Lord."
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"Fear is due to one's absorption in illusory energy, but when one is free from illusory energy...then he has nothing to fear."
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"We are constitutionally parts and parcels of the Supreme."
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"To pray to God when he is in difficulty is a natural instinct in every living being because he is eternally related with God."
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"The mind should be devoid of duplicity and should think of the welfare of all."
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"The knowledge of one who sees in every living entity one undivided spiritual nature, which is divided into innumerable forms, should be understood to be in the mode of goodness." Bhagavad Gita, ch. 18, v. 20
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"The Supreme Lord is represented throughout the entire material universe by His entering into all things as the Supersoul."
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"The ultimate goal of life is self-realization."
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"Although You are one, You are spread throughout the sky and the planets and in all space between, O great one." Bhagavad Gita, ch. 11, v. 20
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"Living entities are fragmental parts and parcels of the Supreme Lord - eternally."
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"Everyone has some relationship with the Lord....Each of the millions upon millions of living beings has its particular relationship. By the process of service one can revive one's original status with the Lord."
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"He [the Supersoul] is situated in everyone's heart."
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"The universe is the cosmic form of the Supreme Lord." Bhagavad Gita, ch. 8, v. 4
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"This is the secret of Krsna [Krishna] consciousness - realization that there is no other existence besides Krsna is the platform of peace and fearlessness."
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"That Supreme Personality of Godhead is, by His plenary portions, alive in the heart of every living entity."
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"The Lord Himself has entered into these worlds and is maintaining them."
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"Human life is meant for cultivation of spiritual knowledge, in eternal relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead."
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"Our consciousness seeks happiness because we are part and parcel of the Lord."
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"One who takes shelter of the Supreme Lord has nothing to fear, even in the midst of the greatest calamity."
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"From Brahman...on down to the smallest ant, all entities are existing because the Supreme Lord has entered and is sustaining each."
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"All the manifestations we see, and everything that exists in both this material world and in the spiritual world, are resting on the energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The creation takes place by the diffusion of His different energies, and as stated in Bhagavad-gita, He is everywhere present."
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"Although the Supersoul appears to be divided, He is never divided. He is situated as one." Bhagavad Gita, ch. 13, v. 17
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