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| Ramayana |
| When a person becomes blinded by lust, words of wisdom appear unpleasant even if they are spoken by his dear brother. If the brother persists with his rebukes, the person loses all fondness for him and starts hating him. |
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| Mahabharata |
| Learn from the mistakes of small defeats to prevent a greater defeat later. |
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| Upanishads |
| The desire to know more than mundane matters is rare indeed. |
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| Hinduism |
| O sons of eternity, hear thou the divine song of life. Know thyself. |
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| Universal Prayers - From Vedas |
| Its form is not visible here - neither its end, nor origin, not its basis. Having cut down this firm-rooted tree by the mighty sword of non-attachment, that goal is to be sought after, attaining which the wise do not return again. I take refuge in that primeval Being, from whom streams forth the eternal creative Energy. |
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| Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram |
| Salutations to Him who has become the universe. |
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| Sri Lalita Sahasranama |
Om anavadya ngyai namah.
Salutations to Her who is faultless in every limb. |
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| Sivananda Lahari - Of Sri Sankaracarya |
| Thou alone, O Lord, art capable of giving liberation - the highest of all rewards - to men. Other deities like Vishnu only worship. Thee, occupying the celestial states awarded by Thee. Unlimited is Thy liberality to devotees, and unlimited, too, are my worldly desires. When art Thou, therefore, going to save me with Thy compassionate look? |
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| Siva Sahasranama Stotram |
The Uplifter of the poor.
Om dinasadhakaya namah
Siva's grace transforms the insignificant into the great. |
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| Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry) |
| O Lord, all those who take part in the divine work implore Thee that by a supreme purification they may be liberated from the domination of the ego. |
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