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| Ramayana |
| A man may worship God in many ways. Sages meditate on him. Saints discourse about him. Devotees sing his name and become delirious with their love for him. This is the most enchanting way of worshipping God. |
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| Mahabharata |
| For a proud man, the greatest ignominy is in being offered protection by the enemy. |
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| Upanishads |
| If we call him the Father of all, then why do we not realize our brotherhood? |
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| Hinduism |
| If you welcome a guest with an open heart, you too will have a place in other's hearts. |
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| Universal Prayers - From Vedas |
| O Lord who art kind to the helpless, terribly afraid am I of the unbearable and dreadful woe that overtakes those who turn round and round in the wheel of existence. Bound though I be by the consequences of my actions, O most glorious one, when shalt Thou, being propitious, recall me unto Thy blessed feet that bestow salvation and protection? |
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| Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram |
| Salutations to Him who is as clear and luminous as the day. |
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| Sri Lalita Sahasranama |
Om sudha - sagara - madhyasthayai namah.
Salutations to Her who dwells in the centre of the sea of Nectar (which is the light of the Blissful Moon of the pericap of the Sahasrara). |
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| Sivananda Lahari - Of Sri Sankaracarya |
| Thou kingly bird of my mind! Give up thy vain wanderings and quest after other things, and sport for ever in the nest of Siva's feet, which are resorted to by the birds of holy men fluttering amidst the branches of the tree of the Vedas, and which are rendered charming by the fruits of liberation -- imperishable, joy-giving, pain-healing and nectarine. |
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| Siva Sahasranama Stotram |
The Form of the bull. Om vrisharupaya namah
The bull is the personification of Dharma. Siva is where Dharma prevails. |
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| Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry) |
| Blessed are those who take a leap towards the Future. |
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