- What is Faith? - Faith means unflinching trust in something sublime.
- What is Self-realization? - Self realization means understanding Kṛṣṇa and one's eternal relationship with Him.
- What is Yoga? - Yoga means to concentrate the mind upon the Supreme by controlling the ever-disturbing senses.
- What is Krishna consciousness? - Krsna Consciousness means an art of focusing one's attention on Supreme Godhead and Giving one's Love to him.
- What is Sannyasa? - Real sannyāsa-yoga or bhakti means that one should know his constitutional position as the living entity, and act accordingly.
- What is Knowledge? - Knowledge means knowing the distinction between spirit and matter.
- What is silence? - Silence does not mean that one should not speak; silence means that one should not speak nonsense.
- What is Renunciation? - Real renunciation means that one should always think himself part and parcel of the Supreme Lord.
- What is Liberation? - Liberation means freedom from the cycle of reactionary work.
- What is Humility? - Humility means that one should not be anxious to have the satisfaction of being honored by others.
- What is Nonviolence? - Nonviolence means not to put others into distress.
- What is Tolerance? - Tolerance means that one should be practiced to bear insult and dishonor from others.
- What is Simplicity? - Simplicity means that without diplomacy one should be so straightforward that he can disclose the real truth even to an enemy.
- What is Steadiness? - Steadiness means that one should be very determined to make progress in spiritual life.
- What is False ego? - False ego means accepting this body as oneself.
- One line definitions extracted from Srila Prabhupada's books
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