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| Ramayana |
| Time can bring about great changes. It may make a person hate what he loved before. Or love what he disliked previously. Yet the arrogant man finds it very difficult to acknowledge that he was wrong because his pride does not let him do so. |
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| Mahabharata |
| He who sets a trap for others falls into it himself. |
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| Upanishads |
| Let me share my knowledge with all who wish to do so. |
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| Hinduism |
| Is the spirit your earthly master that it will be pleased by your physical austerities? |
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| Universal Prayers - From Vedas |
| Om. May Brahman protect us both, the preceptor and the disciple. May He nourish us both. May we work together with great energy. May we work together with great energy, May our study be vigorous and fruitful. May we not hate each other. Om Peace, Peace, Peace. |
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| Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram |
| Salutations to the Self dwelling in the body. |
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| Sri Lalita Sahasranama |
Om kamesvara - mukh aloka - kalpita - sri - ganesvarayai namah.
Salutations to Her who by a mere glance at her Consort Mahesvara generates Sri Ganesa (the elephant headed deity). |
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| Sivananda Lahari - Of Sri Sankaracarya |
| Lord Siva is like the king of honey bees. As the be shows delight in acting according to the desire of the female bee, He likes to see His attendant Bhringi dancing at pleasure (bhrngiccha-natanotkatah). As the bee takes the ichor of elephants, He destroys the pride of the 'elephant-demon' (karimadagrahi). As the bee feels delight in the brilliant spring. He is delighted with Visnu in the form of Mohini, the infatuating damsel (sphuranmadhavahladah). As the bee always makes the buzzing sound, He is associated with Omkara (nadayutah). As the bee is welcomed by Cupid as a helper in his work, He is respected by Cupid, being his subdue (pancesuna adrtah). As the bee flies about in flower gardens, He takes delight in protecting the celestials (sumanovanesu satpaksah). As the bee lives in beautiful mountains. He resides in the Sriparvata (Srisailavasi). As the bee goes everywhere, He is all-pervading (Vibhuh). May Siva, who thus resembles the king bee, sport in the lotus of my heart! |
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| Siva Sahasranama Stotram |
The very First. Om adaye namah
Naught is anterior to Him. |
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| Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry) |
| Lord, grant that everything in us may be ready for Thy Realisation. On the threshold of the new year we bow down to Thee, O Lord, Supreme Realiser. |
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