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| Ramayana |
| Crying or beating one's breast does little to alleviate a problem. A man doing so should be encouraged to seek more positive solutions, down-to-earth common sense is the best antidote for distress. |
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| Mahabharata |
| Whom the heart desires is the real lover. |
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| Upanishads |
| Why do you waste your time searching for Him in temples while he sleeps in your heart? |
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| Hinduism |
| Starvation reduces the ability to think. So does gluttony. Eat in moderation. |
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| Universal Prayers - From Vedas |
| O Lord, thou art on the sand banks as well as in the midst of the current; I bow to Thee. Thou art in the little pebbles as well as in the calm expanse of the seal I bow to Thee. O all-pervading Lord, Thou art in the barren soil and in crowded places; I bow to Thee. |
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| Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram |
| Salutations to Him who is not born. |
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| Sri Lalita Sahasranama |
Om brahm opendra - mahendradi - deva - samstuta - vaibhavayai namah.
Salutations to Her whose manifold powers (displayed in the fight with Bhanda) are praised by Brahma, Visnu and Indra. |
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| Sivananda Lahari - Of Sri Sankaracarya |
O crescent-crested Lord! I am not skilled in churning the ocean - (how then am I to supply Thee with the poison of Kalakuta to drink and the flower called the moon to decorate your locks?) I cannot penetrate into the nether worlds - (how then can I provide Thee with serpents for Thy ornaments?) I am not a hunter skilled in chase - (how can I then procure elephant skin for Thee to wear?) Pray tell me, how shall I, therefore, perform Thy worship, which consists in offering food, flowers, ornaments, clothers and the rest?
(The allusion is to the various habits and performances associated with Siva in Hindu mythology. When the milk ocean was churned, of the many things that came out of it, Siva drunk the poison Kalakuta and wore the moon on his matted locks. Serpents are His ornaments; they can be secured their homw, the nether world. In one of His aspects, He is pictured as wearing elephant skin. The devotee confesses his incapacity to procure these rare things for the Lord.) |
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| Siva Sahasranama Stotram |
The Sinless. Om anaghaya namah
The destruction of the evil sacrifice at Darukavanam did not taint Him. So He is called Anagha. |
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| Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry) |
| All has to be done by the working of the Mother's force aided by your aspiration, devotion and surrender. |
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