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| Ramayana |
| If the army is to function as a successful team, then all the soldiers must know, understand and believe in the goal. If they feel that they are fighting for a hopeless cause, then the battle is lost even before it begins. |
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| Mahabharata |
| A king punishes wrongdoers. The king's conscience should punish him on wrongdoing. |
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| Upanishads |
| When conscience is blindfolded by desire, the sense horses drag the body astray. |
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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 |
| I worship Thee, O sweet Lord of transcendental vision. O giver of prosperity to all, may I be free from the bonds of death, like a ripe fruit dropping from the tree. May I never again forget my immortal nature. |
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| Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram |
| Salutations to Him who is realized through the union of the individual Self and the Supreme Self. |
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| Sri Lalita Sahasranama |
Om sarv arunayai namah.
Salutations to Her who is rose - hued all over. |
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| Sivananda Lahari - Of Sri Sankaracarya |
| Just as one encourages a newly married bride by narrating her husband's good qualities, even so, O Lord, elevate my mind by sound instruction - the mind which has been properly trained in Thy service, which is endowed with humility, and which has taken shelter with the good and holy ones. |
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| Siva Sahasranama Stotram |
Om saravangaya namah
Salutation to Him who has the entire universe as His limb. |
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| Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry) |
| The first opening is effected by a concentration in the heart, a call to the Divine to manifest within us… |
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