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| Ramayana |
| Those who long for power try to be close to the powerful. Sycophants who crowd around King and Queen are generally power-hungry people. Others who get close to the throne try to get close to the sycophants. |
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| Mahabharata |
| If you cannot overcome your enemy by strength, find his weakness and exploit it. |
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| Upanishads |
| From Him rises the Sun and in Him sets the Sun. Bask in the glory of the great omnipresent. |
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| Hinduism |
| Welcome the rain-bearing cloud. They bring the promise of new life. |
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| Universal Prayers - From Vedas |
| O Lord, Thou art our father; do Thou instruct us like a father. We offer our salutations to Thee. Do Thou not destroy us; do Thou protect us ever. |
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| Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram |
| Salutations to Him who is realized through the means of silence, meditation and concentrated thought, or through madhuvidya taught in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad. |
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| Sri Lalita Sahasranama |
Om hara - netr agni - sandagdha - kama - sanjivan ausadhyai namah.
Salutations to Her, the life giving herb, that revived the god of love (Kama - deva) who had been burnt to death by the fire of Siva's eyes. |
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| Sivananda Lahari - Of Sri Sankaracarya |
| O Lord! Thou Resident of the Mountain! Thou the Primeval Hunter! Go not hither and thither, but reside within me alone. For in the forest of my mind there are many beasts of prey like envy, infatuation and the rest. Killing them, Thou shalt satisfy Thy fondness for the hunt. |
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| Siva Sahasranama Stotram |
The Benefactor of the stars. Om nakshatra sadhakaya namah
All luminosity emanates from Him. |
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| Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry) |
| Lord, Thou hast told us; Do not give way, hold tight. It is when everything seems lost that all is saved. |
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