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| Ramayana |
| Virtue can gain commitment from people as neither wealth nor power can. Virtue gives them strength and courage in the face of all adversities. Those who fight against the virtues do not have this advantage. |
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| Mahabharata |
| The wily try to win by stealing and cheating. |
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| Upanishads |
| Rivers lose their identity by submerging in the ocean. Men lose their differences by submerging in Him. |
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| Hinduism |
| Who can know Him without contemplation? |
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| Universal Prayers - From Vedas |
| O Lord, Thou art our father; do Thou instruct us like a father. We offer our salutations to Thee. Do Thou not destroy us; do Thou protect us ever. |
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| Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram |
| Salutations to Him who fills all beings and dwells in them from the beginning, granting their prayers. |
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| Sri Lalita Sahasranama |
Om Sri - maha - rajnyai namah.
Salutations to the great Empress of the whole Universe. |
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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 |
| Manifestation. Om pravrtaye namah |
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| Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry) |
| Concentrate more constantly on the Divine Presence and the protection will be more spontaneous. |
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