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| Ramayana |
| The chieftain must lead his army from the front. He should be able to set personal examples of bravery. Seeing these, his soldiers will be inspired to go all out for the cause. The chieftain is a role model for the rest of the men. |
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| Mahabharata |
| Ignoring duty is inadvisable, even though the default appears attractive. |
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| Upanishads |
| He exists beyond the boundaries of nations - of today, tomorrow and of all times to come. How petty are the wishes we put before His might! |
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| Hinduism |
| While the spirit lives in the body, man is unaware of it. When it leaves the body, man dies. |
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| Universal Prayers - From Vedas |
| We offer our salutations to the Lord who endows all beings with consciousness. We meditate on Him, the great Being, who is the origin of the universe and is the supreme Lord. |
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| Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram |
| Salutations to Him who brings about fruits of actions. |
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| Sri Lalita Sahasranama |
Om stana - bhara dalan - madhya - patta - bandha - vali - trayayai namah.
Salutations to Her whose waist, breaking under the weight of Her breasts, gets a supporting belt in the three folds of Her abdomen. |
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| Sivananda Lahari - Of Sri Sankaracarya |
| O Lord! Mother Devotion nurses her baby, the devotee, laying him on the cot of Thy contemplation. She causes him horripilation with tears of joy, covers him with the wrapper of purity, feeds him with the nectar of Thy stories contained in the mouth of the conch (that is the Vedas), and protects his body with the Rudraksa beads and the sacred ashes. |
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| Siva Sahasranama Stotram |
The Maker of time
Om samvatsarakaraya namah. |
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| Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry) |
| Glory to Thee, O Lord, conqueror of every foe! Give us the power to endure and share in Thy victory. |
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