
I Love a Loving God
Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad-Gita:
- Never says “Fear Me”.
- Never says those who don’t follow Him will burn or are damned.
- Never supports slavery.
- Never supports stoning people to death.
- Never supports looting.
- Never says females are inferior to males. He teaches that we are all eternal souls and all souls are equal.
- Never commanded rape.
- Never commanded females to be taken captive.
- Never incites hatred towards anyone.
Give up Hatred – Take up Kindness
“One who is not envious but who is a kind friend to all living entities – he is very dear to Me…”
— Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 12.13-14
Be Friendly to Everyone
“Who is friendly to every living entity, certainly comes to Me…”
— Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 11.55
“The Lord is very satisfied with His devotee when the devotee greets other people with tolerance, mercy, friendship and equality.”
— Shrimad-Bhagavatam 4.11.13
All Lives Matter – We All Belong to God
“The living entities in this conditioned world are My eternal, fragmental parts…”
— Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 15.7
“And when you have thus learned the truth, you will know that all living beings are but part of Me—and that they are in Me and are Mine.”
— Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 4.35
“The humble sages, by virtue of true knowledge, see with equal vision a learned and gentle brahmana, a cow, an elephant, a dog and a dog-eater [outcaste].”
— Bhagavad-Gita 5.18
We are All Brothers and Sisters
“One is my brother, and the other is not – is the thinking of a narrow-minded person. For those who are broad-minded, liberals, or noble people, the entire world is a one big family.”
— Maha Upanishad, Chapter 6, Verse 72
God is the Well-wisher of Everyone
“I am the benefactor and well-wisher of all living entities…”
— Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 5.29
God Treats Everyone Equally
“I envy no one, nor am I partial to anyone. I am equal to all…”
— Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 9.29
“Unlike an ordinary living entity, my Lord, You do not discriminate between friends and enemies, the favorable and the unfavorable, because for You there is no conception of higher and lower…”
— Shrimad-Bhagavatam 7.9.27