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Krishna

traditionally 3228 Ashtami (Bhadrapada, BCE) – Around 3102 BCE

Krishna is a central figure in Hinduism and is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu. He is known for his teachings in the Bhagavad Gita, where he explains concepts like Dharma, Karma, and devotion. Krishna played a key role in the Mahabharata as a guide to Arjuna. His life stories from Vrindavan symbolize love, joy, and divine wisdom.

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"As the heat of fire reduces wood to ashes, the fire of knowledge burns to ashes all karma."

-- Krishna

"As the heat of fire reduces wood to ashes, the fire of knowledge burns to ashes all karma."

-- Krishna

"The man who is full of faith and has subdued the senses soon attains the supreme peace."

-- Krishna

"The man who is full of faith and has subdued the senses soon attains the supreme peace."

-- Krishna

"Even if you are the most sinful of all sinners, you shall cross over all sin by the raft of knowledge."

-- Krishna

"Even if you are the most sinful of all sinners, you shall cross over all sin by the raft of knowledge."

-- Krishna

"All work is performed by the gunas of nature."

-- Krishna

"All work is performed by the gunas of nature."

-- Krishna

"When a man dwells on the objects of sense, attachment to them is produced."

-- Krishna

"When a man dwells on the objects of sense, attachment to them is produced."

-- Krishna

"Whatever a great man does, ordinary people will follow."

-- Krishna

"Whatever a great man does, ordinary people will follow."

-- Krishna

"Yoga is skill in action."

-- Krishna

"Yoga is skill in action."

-- Krishna

"The wise do not grieve for the living or the dead."

-- Krishna

"The wise do not grieve for the living or the dead."

-- Krishna

"Knowledge is better than mere ritualistic practice; meditation is better than knowledge."

-- Krishna

"Knowledge is better than mere ritualistic practice; meditation is better than knowledge."

-- Krishna

"Treating pleasure and pain, gain and loss, victory and defeat alike, engage yourself in the battle."

-- Krishna

"Treating pleasure and pain, gain and loss, victory and defeat alike, engage yourself in the battle."

-- Krishna

"Much better to do one's own duty imperfectly than to do another's duty perfectly."

-- Krishna

"Much better to do one's own duty imperfectly than to do another's duty perfectly."

-- Krishna

"Pleasure from the senses is like nectar at first, but like poison in the end."

-- Krishna

"Pleasure from the senses is like nectar at first, but like poison in the end."

-- Krishna

"He who has let go of hatred, who treats all beings with kindness... is dear to me."

-- Krishna

"He who has let go of hatred, who treats all beings with kindness... is dear to me."

-- Krishna

"Actions do not cling to me because I am not attached to their results."

-- Krishna

"Actions do not cling to me because I am not attached to their results."

-- Krishna

"He who sees inaction in action, and action in inaction, is wise among men."

-- Krishna

"He who sees inaction in action, and action in inaction, is wise among men."

-- Krishna

"A gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person at the right time."

-- Krishna

"A gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person at the right time."

-- Krishna

"Calmness, gentleness, silence, self-restraint, and purity: these are the disciplines of the mind."

-- Krishna

"Calmness, gentleness, silence, self-restraint, and purity: these are the disciplines of the mind."

-- Krishna

"You came empty handed, and you will leave empty handed."

-- Krishna

"You came empty handed, and you will leave empty handed."

-- Krishna

"What is yours today, belonged to someone else yesterday, and will belong to someone else tomorrow."

-- Krishna

"What is yours today, belonged to someone else yesterday, and will belong to someone else tomorrow."

-- Krishna

"Whenever there is a decline in righteousness... then I manifest myself."

-- Krishna

"Whenever there is a decline in righteousness... then I manifest myself."

-- Krishna

"The soul is neither born, nor does it die."

-- Krishna

"The soul is neither born, nor does it die."

-- Krishna

"One who has control over the mind is tranquil in heat and cold, in pleasure and pain."

-- Krishna

"One who has control over the mind is tranquil in heat and cold, in pleasure and pain."

-- Krishna

"Hell has three gates: lust, anger, and greed."

-- Krishna

"Hell has three gates: lust, anger, and greed."

-- Krishna

"Neither in this world nor elsewhere is there any happiness in store for him who always doubts."

-- Krishna

"Neither in this world nor elsewhere is there any happiness in store for him who always doubts."

-- Krishna

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Krishna is a central figure in Hinduism and is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu. He is known for his teachings in the Bhagavad Gita, where he explains concepts like Dharma, Karma, and devotion. Krishna played a key role…

One of Krishna's most widely shared quotes is: "Yoga is skill in action.".

On wisdom, Krishna said: "Delusion arises from anger. The mind is bewildered by delusion.".

On action, Krishna said: "Perform your duty with a steady mind, O Arjuna, abandoning attachment to success or failure.".

Krishna's quotes endure because they turn ideas about Wisdom, Action, Success, Discipline into clear, memorable language that is easy to relate to and share.

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