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| Ramayana |
| A man does not become good by distributing alms or by donning saffron robes. If he can share the joys and sorrows of others with an open heart, he is displaying the quality of true goodness. |
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| Mahabharata |
| The wily try to win by stealing and cheating. |
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| Upanishads |
| Priya (pleasure) is sought for sensual gratification. |
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| Hinduism |
| The desire to help others is shrouded by the veil of selfishness |
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| Universal Prayers - From Vedas |
| Salutations unto Thee, O Lord. Thou art the cause of all, but art Thyself causeless. Thou art the wonderful origin of the entire creation. As the mighty ocean to rivers, Thou art the goal of all scriptures, the great refuge of all creatures and the bestower of emancipation. Salutations unto Thee. |
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| Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram |
| Salutations to Him who is the Cuaase of sequence (in the laws of Nature) |
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| Sri Lalita Sahasranama |
Om kamesa - jnata - saubhagya - mardav oru - dvay anvitayai namah.
Salutations to Her the beauty and smoothness of whose thighs are known only to Her consort, the Conqueror of Love (Kamesa). |
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| Sivananda Lahari - Of Sri Sankaracarya |
| I contemplate in my heart on the supreme Deity, Siva, the three-eyed and luminous Being, who is to be known through the Vedas, who shines in the heart of creatures, who destroys the thrr bodies(gross,subtle and causal) of His worshippers, who is the first of all beings, who is majestic with His pile of matted locks, who wears a garland of quivering serpents, who sports a deer in hand, who is merciful towards me, who is the lord of all creatures, who is the support of pure consciousness, who is inseparable from the Divine Mother, and who has disguished Himself in a worldly garb. |
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| Siva Sahasranama Stotram |
| Trace back to the Original State. Om nivrttaye namah |
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| Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry) |
| Lord, the year is dying and our gratitude bows down to Thee. Lord, the year is reborn, our prayer rises up to Thee. Let it be for us also the dawn of a new life. |
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