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| Ramayana |
| To inspire the followers, the leader must first win their trust, faith and affection. Unless these exist, the followers give mere lipservice to leadership. In the hour of need, they desert the sinking ship instead of trying to rebuild it. |
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| Mahabharata |
| The boasting of the vain resembles the roar of autumn clouds. |
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| Upanishads |
| See Him in all - a fallen leaf, a sick dog, the drunkard and the thief. Then you will know the meaning of love. |
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| Hinduism |
| Offer your food to the Great Omnipresent before eating. |
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| Universal Prayers - From Vedas |
| With my mind absorbed in the bliss of singing Thy glory, O Supreme Lord, I fear not the dreadful river of existence, difficult to cross; but I feel sorry for the pitiable condition of those perverted souls who labour under the dead weight of the world, tempted by the illusions of sensual enjoyments. |
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| Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram |
| Salutations to the All, being the cause of all. |
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| Sri Lalita Sahasranama |
Om vaktra - laksmi - parivaha - calan - minabha - locanayai namah.
Salutations to Her whose eyes move like fish in the streams of beauty flowing from Her face. |
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| Sivananda Lahari - Of Sri Sankaracarya |
| Just as in the kingdom of a good ruler there is always pre-ponderence of righteousness, dwindling of evil, general prosperity, enlightenment and joy, so when Thou - the worshipful King of Kings, the Sovereign of the realm of liberation-reignest in the lotus of my heart, my righteous activities become complete, my sins dwindle, my passions wane, my life becomes happy, and my knowledge and bliss become fruitful. |
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| Siva Sahasranama Stotram |
| The Great - minded. Om mahatmane namah |
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| Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry) |
| Make of us the hero warriors we aspire to become. May we fight successfully the great battle of the future that is to be born against the past that seeks to endure; so that the new things may manifest and we be ready to receive them. |
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