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| Ramayana |
| All the knowledge in the world is no good if it deserts a person in the hour of need. When a person is desperate, the knowledge must open up avenues of help. Only then, the great effort put in acquiring knowledge becomes worthwhile. |
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| Mahabharata |
| Even the well intentioned lose their sense of judgement under stress. |
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| Upanishads |
| Objects of pleasure may be short-lived but they can certainly dissipate Man's strength. |
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| Hinduism |
| When the sun rises over a desert, who sees it rise? But then, does it mean it has not risen? |
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| Universal Prayers - From Vedas |
| O Lord omniscient, Thou verily art the absolute Consciousness, the Atman and master of all beings, the formless Reality. Thou revealest Thyself unto those whose eye of knowledge has opened, and who, like the bee, have their mind ever fixed on Thy lotus feet. |
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| Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram |
| Salutations to Him who wielded kodanda bow, when he manifested himself as Sri Rama. |
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| Sri Lalita Sahasranama |
Om Sakti - kut aikat apanna - katyadho bhaga - dharinyai namah.
Salutations to Her whose form below waist is identical with the last part (Sakthi - Kuta) of Panca - dasaksari Mantra. |
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| Sivananda Lahari - Of Sri Sankaracarya |
| O Lord of Gauri! By Thy merciful glance illfate,egoism, misfortunes,sorrow,false pride and foul speech - all indicative of a bad destiny - have been eradicated. Even in this life uplift me who always drink the nectar of Thy stories. |
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| Siva Sahasranama Stotram |
The Self-controlled. Om niyataya namah
The Jivatma regains his original state by controlling the senses. |
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| Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry) |
| But the surrender must be to the Mother - not even to the Force, but to the Mother herself. |
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