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| Ramayana |
| True happiness is seldom the result of owning much land, huge palaces or commanding powerful armies. When a man has no sons to leave all this to, he feels unhappy. His successes appear futile to him. |
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| Mahabharata |
| Unnecessary war is mere adventurism. |
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| Upanishads |
| Ego blinds one to the feelings of others. |
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| Hinduism |
| Names are true friends. When a man dies, all except his name leave him. |
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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 the basis of volition and whose mark is volition. |
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| Sri Lalita Sahasranama |
Om Sarv abharana - bhusitayai namah.
Salutations to Her who is adorned with divine ornaments. |
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| Sivananda Lahari - Of Sri Sankaracarya |
O Lord of all! Thou all-pervading one! Thou lord od Gauri! Just as the swan seeks the lake abounding in lotus flowers; the Cataka bird, the rain cloud; the Cakravaka bird, the sun; and the Cakora, the moon-- so my heart longs for the lotus feet of Thee who shouldst be searched for in the Upanishads and who bestowest the bliss of final liberation.
(According to the well-known convention in Sanskrit poetry, the swan subsists on lotus stalks, the Cataka on fresh rain drops, and Cakora on moon beams. So they long for these substances. The Chakravaka couples an separated during nights and long for sunrise. The devotee longing for the Lord is campared to the longings of these birds.) |
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| Siva Sahasranama Stotram |
| The Lord of all existence. Om Sarva loka praja pataye namah |
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| Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry) |
| Give all you are all you have; nothing more is asked of you but also nothing less. |
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