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| Ramayana |
| When a person becomes blinded by lust, words of wisdom appear unpleasant even if they are spoken by his dear brother. If the brother persists with his rebukes, the person loses all fondness for him and starts hating him. |
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| Mahabharata |
| Pretended devotion does not win God. |
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| Upanishads |
| The Wind God exults in his strength. But that too comes from the Supreme. |
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| Hinduism |
| A well intentioned procrastinator should be inspired to take action. |
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| Universal Prayers - From Vedas |
| Salutations to Thee before and to Thee behind. Salutations to Thee on every side. O Lord, Thou art everything. Infinite in power and infinite in prowess, Thou pervadest all. Therefore Thou art the all. |
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| Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram |
| Salutations to Him who possesses various powers capable of creating the manifold universe. |
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| Sri Lalita Sahasranama |
Om sriman - nagara - nayikayai namah.
Salutations to Her who is the Bindu, the central circle of bliss in the Sri - cakra. |
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| Sivananda Lahari - Of Sri Sankaracarya |
O Lord of all! Thou all-pervading one! Thou lord od Gauri! Just as the swan seeks the lake abounding in lotus flowers; the Cataka bird, the rain cloud; the Cakravaka bird, the sun; and the Cakora, the moon-- so my heart longs for the lotus feet of Thee who shouldst be searched for in the Upanishads and who bestowest the bliss of final liberation.
(According to the well-known convention in Sanskrit poetry, the swan subsists on lotus stalks, the Cataka on fresh rain drops, and Cakora on moon beams. So they long for these substances. The Chakravaka couples an separated during nights and long for sunrise. The devotee longing for the Lord is campared to the longings of these birds.) |
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| Siva Sahasranama Stotram |
The Lord of the categories.
Om Ganapataye namah. |
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| Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry) |
| May the New Light illumine your thoughts and your lives, govern your hearts and guide your action. |
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