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| Ramayana |
| A task should be well estimated before attempting it. Those who do so generally succeed. Those who do not are doomed to failure. The requirements of the task should be matched to one's strengths and abilities. |
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| Mahabharata |
| Though apparently unpalatable, the advice of elders should be considered carefully. |
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| Upanishads |
| Adham (inferior) are they who in spite of receiving and understanding instructions, refuse to act. |
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| Hinduism |
| Why do you pour fuel onto ashes instead of blazing fire? |
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| Universal Prayers - From Vedas |
| May I be able to look upon all beings with the eye of a friend. May we look upon one another with the eye of a friend. |
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| Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram |
| Salutations to Him who dwells in the Sun.
Salutations to Him whose eyes are compared to the pedals of the lo |
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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 |
| O Thou resident of the mountain! When shall I see Thee and gain bliss unattainable even by Brahma and others, holding with my hands Thy holy feet, pressing them against my head, chest and eyes, embracing them and smelling their fragrance resembling that of a full-blown lotus? |
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| Siva Sahasranama Stotram |
| Renown as the Core of all beings. Om Sarva vikhyataya namah |
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| Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry) |
| It is at work here, and one day will come when the most blind, the most unconscious, even the most unwilling shall be obliged to recognised it. |
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