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| Ramayana |
| Most of the suffering in this world grows out of our pride. Our egos cannot accept defeat or downfall. They drive us on and on, from one height to another, never allowing us a moment of peace. |
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| Mahabharata |
| Excessive grieving can destroy the sense of rationality. |
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| Upanishads |
| Every object has some life, even inanimate ones. So treat all with respect. |
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| Hinduism |
| Know Him, feel Him, be one with Him. |
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| Universal Prayers - From Vedas |
| Salutations to Brahman. Salutations to God in the fire. Salutations to the God in the earth. Salutations to the God in the plants. Salutations to the God in speech. Salutations to the Lord of speech, I offer my salutations to the supreme Being, the all-pervading Spirit. |
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| Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram |
| Salutations to Him who is the beginning of all that exists. |
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| Sri Lalita Sahasranama |
Om maha - pasupat astr agni - nirdagdh asura - sainikayai namah.
Salutations to Her who burned to death the armies of demons with the fire of the great missile pasupata. |
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| Sivananda Lahari - Of Sri Sankaracarya |
| Lo! If the sun, who is but one, can penetrate through the circle of darkness filling heaven and earth (and become visible), canst Thou not, O Lord of beings, who art endowed with the brilliance of innumerable suns, reveal Thyself? Who knows how thick is the darkness covering me? Therefore, removing it in entirely, deign to reveal Thyself unto me! |
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| Siva Sahasranama Stotram |
The Great Reflection.
Om maharetase namah
Salutation to Siva who reflects Himself in Prakriti as the Jiva. |
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| Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry) |
| The principle thing in the Yoga is to trust in the Divine Grace at every step, to direct the thought continually to the Divine and to offer oneself... |
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