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| Ramayana |
| The chieftain must lead his army from the front. He should be able to set personal examples of bravery. Seeing these, his soldiers will be inspired to go all out for the cause. The chieftain is a role model for the rest of the men. |
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| Mahabharata |
| If the enemy cuts down your crown, he merely desires to teach you a lesson. Or else why would he spare your head? |
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| Upanishads |
| May I be able to listen without distraction. |
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| Hinduism |
| The money that you earn from work gets spent. But the knowledge that you earn from work is yours forever. |
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| Universal Prayers - From Vedas |
| O Lord, Thou art the embodiment of the highest virtue in all the worlds. Thou art the indweller, the supreme Being, Holy sages proclaim Thee as the greatest refuge and saviour of mankind. |
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| Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram |
| Salutations to Him who is the Oldest and the Permanent. |
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| Sri Lalita Sahasranama |
Om raga - svarupa- pasadhyayai namah. Salutations to Her who holds in her lower left hand a noose representing the power of love. |
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| Sivananda Lahari - Of Sri Sankaracarya |
| May the lotus feet of Siva, whose garment consists of the quarters of the sky (i.e. who is naked), fill the wardrobe of my mind with their exquisite fragrance that destroys the foul smell of evil tendencies, miseries, binding desires and the like. |
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| Siva Sahasranama Stotram |
The Doer of all. Om sarvakaraya namah He is the efficient cause of the world. |
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| Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry) |
| OM anandamayi chaitanyamayi satyamayi parame. |
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