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| Ramayana |
| An arrogant man is often as good as blind. He scorns his foes and discounts their strengths. His arrogance prevents him from seeing his own weaknesses and sealing them against probing by the enemy. |
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| Mahabharata |
| When the meek do not demand their rights, the proud take undue advantage. |
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| Upanishads |
| Like a flash of lightning, the Supreme reveals himself to the intuitive. |
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| Hinduism |
| The giver should not decide what the boon should be. |
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| Universal Prayers - From Vedas |
| We offer our salutations to Thee, the giver of happiness and well-being. We offer our salutations to Thee, the promoter of good and auspiciousness. We offer our salutations to Thee, the bestower of bliss and still greater bliss. |
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| Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram |
| Salutations to the Sources of all auspiciousness. |
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| Sri Lalita Sahasranama |
Om kul antasthayai namah.
Salutations to Her who is the innermost Reality of the Kula Path. |
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| Sivananda Lahari - Of Sri Sankaracarya |
| O Thou who hast as ornament the crescent moon in Thy matted locks! Thou master of creatures! Thou the Lord of all! Thou teacher of the worlds! Had I a thousand arms like the sun to offer Thee cloth; had I all-pervasiveness like Vishnu to worship Thee with flowers; had I the power of wafting fragrance like the air to wave incense before Thee; had I control over fire like Indra, the chief of Agni , to prepare cooked offerings for Thee; and had I origin in the Golden Egg like Hiranygarbha to worship Thee with the needed vessel - then I could have accomplished Thy service. |
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| Siva Sahasranama Stotram |
The Mystic Sound. Om mantraya namah
That which strengthens the mind is mantram. |
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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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