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Bhagavad Gita Quotes on God
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Quotes drawn from the Bhagavad Gita 350 quotes, each linked to the shloka behind it.
Discover Bhagavad Gita quotes on God, where Krishna reveals the Divine as the source and sustainer of all, present in every being and beyond them.
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See the divine everywhere, and you are never lost.
The infinite can wear a form and remain infinite.
You live inside the sacred, not outside it.
The sacred often wears ordinary clothes.
The sacred is goal and companion, refuge and friend.
Many names, one listening heart.
If a thousand suns rose at once, they would only hint at the sacred.
The sacred is in front, behind, and on every side.
Nothing is empty of the sacred.
The Divine sits quietly in every heart, waiting to be noticed.
Notice the divine in the ordinary: taste, light, sound.
The divine meets you in the form you can trust.
The finest and the vastest are one.
Pervading everything, the sacred is nearer than your breath.
The invisible pervades the visible.
The sacred is parent and protector of every being.
God does not need your wealth; God welcomes your love.
Infinity cannot be listed; only glimpsed.
Radiance in the world is borrowed from a deeper light.
What is formless is not absent; it is everywhere.
The sacred sees through every eye and hears through every ear.
The world is wrapped in a single presence.
The sacred is not elsewhere; it surrounds every place.
The sacred is near enough to touch and far enough to wonder at.
The finest presence is felt, not caught.
Every sunrise is a reminder of a greater light.
The earth holds you up because something holds the earth.
Look within the heart; the answer already lives there.
Higher than the changing, higher even than the changeless.
The Divine sits quietly in every heart.
The Lord of all worlds is also the friend of the smallest heart.
The sacred does not sit above the world; it runs through it.
Seeing the divine in everything is rare and learnable.
The infinite can appear in a form without becoming small.
Let your idea of the sacred stay larger than your ideas.
Where in this body does the sacred dwell?
The divine is not far; it is lodged in this very body.
The supporter of all is smaller than an atom and larger than the sky.
The sacred sustains everything and yet is untouched by it.
See the divine in the ritual, the herb, the fire, and the word.
Whatever you seek in a parent, you can find in the sacred.
One presence is witness, shelter and treasure.
Recognising the sacred is the beginning of union.
The highest is abode, purifier and friend all at once.
Ask: how do I recognise the sacred in daily life?
Find the doorway through which the infinite is most visible to you.
The sacred has no end; start with its brightest aspects.
The whole universe rests on a single quiet support.
The sacred wears hundreds of forms and none exhausts it.
The sacred sees through every eye and speaks through every mouth.
The space between everything is full of presence.
The infinite deserves reverence.
Nothing and no one can be compared with the sacred.
Beyond all that comes and goes, there is one who holds it all.
Naming the sacred does not contain it.
Know the divine truly, and the journey turns homeward.
The divine is never lost to the one who sees it everywhere.
In the simplest things, the highest hides in plain sight.
All is the divine: the thought that ends the search.
Look within everything for the one that holds everything.
What holds everything is not held by anything.
Pervading everything, the divine clings to nothing.
Everything depends on what depends on nothing.
The origin of all is a mystery that invites reverence.
Eternal and unborn: what has no beginning also has no end.
Only the infinite fully knows itself.
The one who begins, sustains and ends everything lives within you.
A small part of the whole holds more than you can imagine.
The infinite is dressed in wonder.
Infinite power and gentle presence can coexist.
To pervade everything is to be nearer than anything.
Likeness to the highest brings steadiness.
The light you admire in the world is borrowed from something deeper.
What sustains the universe also sustains you.
Sit steady; let the Divine be your one fixed point.
The flame's brightness is borrowed from something deeper.
Know the divine in the world, in the sacred, and in yourself.
Presence is everywhere without being crowded.
Some mysteries are meant to be admired, not solved.
Let your mind approach the sacred from whichever side it understands.
Everything you honour points to the one that holds it all.
The infinite shows itself in highlights.
The greatest figures of every group remind us of the greater source.
Greater than every creator is that from which creation comes.
The all-pervading cannot be visited; it can only be noticed.
A great Lord lives in this small body.
See the Divine in whatever lights your world.
Even digestion is a quiet act of the Divine.
You are never outside the reach of the Supreme.
Reach beyond loss and permanence to the one who holds both.
The Divine is present in the task as much as in the temple.
Rest in the presence that fills everything and is lost in nothing.
Go back to the source of all this activity.
The Supreme is not far; it pervades everything.
The Supreme is not one more thing in the world; it is the source of things.
The world rises and rests in the same hands.
The sacred is not only the goal of worship but its substance.
Some meet the infinite by letting go of every image.
The world is rooted in something higher than itself.
The Supreme is the horizon every seeker walks toward.
The Divine is not only high above but deeply within.
Pervading all, the Divine is in the person you are serving.
Divine presence arrives by its own power, never by compulsion.
Whoever sees the divine in action moves toward the divine.
One support underlies the three worlds.
What image of the sacred helps you rest in it?
How would you describe the sacred in your own words?
How much of your life can you see as divine today?
Which lens helps you see the sacred best?
What do you truly know of the divine at work around you?
Everything is strung on one thread like pearls.
As wind rests in the sky, all life rests in the sacred.
The sacred has no gatekeepers.
You are a spark of something eternal.
All brilliance is a spark of the same fire.
The light of lights sits quietly in every heart.
You are never abandoned when you see the divine around you.
To see with love is to see the divine.
Whatever your life looks like, you can live in the divine.
Everything arises from one source and returns to it.
You are held within what you seek.
Everything flows from one source; the wise love that source.
The heart is where the infinite sits quietly.
Nothing exists apart from the source.
One fraction of the infinite holds the whole universe; trust it.
Many shapes, one reality.
The whole universe fits within one embrace.
The supreme resting place of the universe is also yours.
Come home to the one who is the home of everything.
Wherever you turn, you face the same presence.
Devotion makes the distant intimate.
Love gives the infinite a face the heart can hold.
What you seek is both inside and outside you.
The deepest light needs no lamp.
Treat the body as a home for the sacred, not an enemy.
The scent of rain on earth is a small prayer.
Do not mistake the form for the whole.
Everything visible emerges from the invisible.
All beings live within the same vast presence.
All beings are held within something vaster than them.
Order in nature is a form of grace.
A friend who is also the source is the safest refuge.
You are seen, sheltered and held by the same presence.
Take refuge in what has been your witness all along.
The sacred loves all beings equally, and still draws close to those who love back.
When you see where all comes from, gratitude is natural.
Not even the powerful know the whole; learn to bow.
Of all sounds, the simplest is the most sacred.
You are held by something that is only partly visible.
Each person you meet is a new form of the sacred.
The sacred is seen through the heart's eye, not the eye alone.
Some brilliance exceeds every comparison.
The sun is only a lamp in the great house.
Sun and moon are only the eyes of something much larger.
The infinite does not exhaust itself by giving.
To bow before what is greater than you is natural.
Humility is the sanest response to the infinite.
Rest in the ancient, steady presence behind all things.
Let your reverence face every direction.
The deepest visions are given, not earned.
A glimpse of the highest is a gift worth remembering.
There is something to be known that has no beginning.
Too subtle to grasp, too close to miss.
Look inside and outside; you will find the same presence.
Behind the many stands the one.
Trust the quiet presence that supports every breath.
The source of all is also the source of joy.
Om, Tat, Sat: three words to point toward the whole.
Trust the friend at the heart of all things.
For the one who sees the sacred in everything, nothing is far.
Everything held in the divine is held in love.
Be devoted to the one who lives in everyone.
To love the divine with your whole mind is the crown of practice.
Trust the thread that holds you.
The sweetness of water is a trace of the sacred.
Behind every fulfilled desire is something larger than us.
The vast sees all moments; we see only this one.
The body is a temple; ask who is the deity.
The imperishable is the ground beneath everything that perishes.
Honour the body as the place where the sacred lives.
Give your whole attention, and the sacred is not far.
Daily remembrance makes the distant feel close.
Turn toward the abode that holds all and loses none.
Devotion makes the vast feel personal.
Life breathes in and out through the universe.
Find in the sacred both the mother's tenderness and the father's steadiness.
The imperishable seed lives in every heart.
Remember who receives your offering.
The source is beyond the reach of any single understanding.
Knowing the sacred power in the world steadies the heart.
Even the powerful cannot fully grasp the sacred; humility fits all.
The source can be known from within, not studied from without.
A humble heart admits that only the source knows the source.
The sun among lights, the moon among stars: excellence points beyond itself.
A moonlit night is a small lesson in grace.
Let beautiful things lead your mind to the source of beauty.
Let silence and sound meet in a single holy syllable.
Every creation has a beginning, middle and end; the creator abides.
The infinite has many faces; honour each.
The sacred is generous with beauty.
Awe is the right posture before overwhelming radiance.
A single sunrise is a hint of something greater.
In one body, all beings and all wisdom are gathered.
The whole has no edges: no beginning, middle or end that we can find.
Light so great can be felt even when it cannot be seen.
The greatest lights cannot be measured, only honoured.
The warmth of the universe is borrowed from a greater fire.
Everything is warmed by the same unseen fire.
Light and warmth are signs of a greater giving.
Vastness can be frightening and holy at once.
Respect for the source is respect for yourself.
The universe leans on something that never tires.
Everything is pervaded by one infinite form.
Wind, fire, water and moon: each is a face of the one.
Bow in all directions; every direction holds the divine.
Every face you meet is one the sacred looks through.
The greatest teacher is also the source of all.
The parent of the world is patient with every child.
Gratitude to the source is the root of all other gratitude.
Let the sacred meet you in the shape you know.
Some glimpses are rare, and even the wise long for them.
Even the greatest long for glimpses of the sacred.
Everywhere you go, you are inside something that surrounds you.
Every other light borrows from this one.
All beings spread from one origin like rays from one sun.
A drop of the ocean carries the ocean’s nature.
A sacred word can be a doorway to something larger.
The simplest names for the highest are often the best.
Turn your daily work into worship of the One who fills everything.
A heart that rests in the divine is the most united of all.
Names and forms point beyond themselves.
Remember the highest while you live, and it will remember you.
How do we meet the highest when time runs out?
Remembering the sacred daily makes it near.
Meditate on what is wiser than all and older than time.
The unimaginable can still be felt.
Hold the thought of a presence that supports every living thing.
The divine yoga: close enough to hold, free enough to let go.
The world turns under a quiet watchfulness.
A familiar face can carry an infinite mystery.
The offering, the offerer and the fire are all expressions of one reality.
Every ingredient of worship is the sacred in disguise.
Warmth and rain come from the same hand.
Every gift ultimately goes to the same giver.
You cannot step outside the source to look at it.
Seeing the eternal Lord of all makes small fears seem small.
The whole world is one family tree; love the root.
Grace works from within, not from outside.
To name the highest is to bow before it.
Ask the teacher to show you the sacred in the world around you.
Let your curiosity ask how the sacred shows up everywhere.
In every field there is one that shines brightest; let it remind you of the light.
Fire among the elements is purity at work.
Excellence of any kind points to an excellent source.
The giver faces every side and turns from none.
Imperishable greatness is not far; it is the ground you stand on.
Infinite and everywhere: an invitation to feel at home.
Do not shrink the sacred to fit your metaphors.
Many arms, many eyes: the whole sees and acts through everyone.
Some radiance is too bright to look at directly; look gently.
Glory is hard to look at; reverence helps the eyes.
Infinite power can still be gentle on a single life.
Being and non-being are both held in something beyond.
Worship what has no equal and no rival.
Knowledge, what is known, and the goal are one light.
You are held more than you know.
Truth, source and being: all can be named quietly.
Sacred action is rooted in the source of all.
Grace descends by choice, not by obligation.
Offering, offerer, fire: see one reality in all three.
Devotion turns the whole world into a presence.
The world is sustained by something finer than matter.
Moonlight and sunlight carry the same quiet gift.
To be held as one's own self is the highest closeness.
The deepest devotee and the divine feel like one.
To be known fully is a gift only the infinite can give.
Ask about the self, the action, the world, and the divine.
Every offering has a hidden recipient within.
Self-control prepares you to recognise the sacred.
Within every body, an offering is silently received.
Let your meditation include what you cannot picture.
A single-pointed heart is reached by what it loves.
Everything lives inside the one you love.
Behind natural law stands a steady presence.
Be careful not to shrink the great into the familiar.
Nothing is outside the sacred; even the smallest offering belongs to it.
The one who purifies and the one who is to be known are one.
Om is the sound of the sacred supporting everything.
Everything you need to know is held in a single presence.
The teachers themselves came from the source.
What has no beginning needs no defence.
Some knowing is too large for any outside observer.
Seek to see the divine pattern behind the world's variety.
Brightness is a clue.
The best of each kind points to the gift behind it.
Rhythm is how the sacred keeps time.
Every ornament of the world is a jewel of the whole.
Beauty and mystery adorn the vastest things.
Light beyond light is possible, and it is gentle to those who are ready.
Vastness has no corner to stand in and look at it.
What has no beginning needs no origin story.
The highest reality cannot be pinned down by words like 'is' or 'is not'.
All wombs lead back to the same source.
Memory and knowledge rise from a source beyond the mind.
The end of devotion is not distance but union.
Let go into the one who never lets go.
The eternal is present wherever work is offered.
When you work for the source of all, work becomes worship.
When action is offered, it touches the infinite.
Freedom can choose to enter the world.
A universe held by a friend is a safe place.
Let your vision be wide enough to hold the sacred.
Behind the visible and the hidden lies a third reality.
The world is not left to run on its own.
The mind of the whole thinks creatures into being.
Music, leadership, mind and consciousness: look for the best, then the source.
Wealth, fire, majesty and mountain: each is a lesson in strength.
The infinite lies coiled in even the smallest hush of nature.
The abstract is hard to love; the near is easy to hold.
Rest your attention on the Divine even in the middle of work.
In truth, a part is never separate from the whole.
Moonlight, firelight, daylight: one brightness wearing three faces.
Let scripture lead you to the one who dwells inside you.
All learning ends in knowing the one who dwells within.
Faith is trust in the unseen support beneath all things.
The highest name is not a title but a relationship.
Serve the whole through your part.
Work is the language in which we thank the Divine.
To know the Divine truly, begin by loving truly.
Treat every person as a dwelling place of the Divine.
The limitless enters limits out of compassion.
See the divine in every act, and no act binds you.
Let your devotion reach beyond what can be measured.
One loves the Divine with form, another seeks it beyond form; both are seekers.
To feel supported is to remember the Supreme.
Nature is the divine's instrument, never its master.
Flawless and even, the ultimate treats all alike.
Keep the Divine as your highest aim and let lesser aims find their place.
Take refuge in what came before every beginning.
Every flame is a small lesson in the infinite.
Great and small alike rest on the same support.
A divine companion makes the road feel shorter.
Scripture is a map, but the source is the destination.
To understand the divine is to be freed from returning.
Where do you most easily sense the sacred?
Nothing is separate from what you offer it to.
Where do you most clearly feel surrounded by something larger?
Where do you sense something near that you cannot quite name?
Where could you recognise the sacred today?
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