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| Ramayana |
| True happiness is seldom the result of owning much land, huge palaces or commanding powerful armies. When a man has no sons to leave all this to, he feels unhappy. His successes appear futile to him. |
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| Mahabharata |
| He who gives shelter is like a mother. |
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| Upanishads |
| Inside this body of flesh, blood and bones, there is another of vibrating energy. |
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| Hinduism |
| Shun ceremonies and penances. Think of Om and perform your duty. |
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| Universal Prayers - From Vedas |
| We contemplate on the supreme abode of all. We meditate upon the effulgent yet unmanifest Being. May that all-pervading Lord ever inspire us. |
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| Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram |
| Salutations to the remover of the distress of those who have taken refuge in Him. |
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| Sri Lalita Sahasranama |
Om bhand asura - vadho dyukta - sakti - sena - saman - vitayai namah.
Salutations to Her under whose command an army of Saktis are intent on destroying Bhanadasura ( the Asura being Ignorance, Lalitambika, the Atman, and the Saktis, the potencies of the Atman,). |
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| Sivananda Lahari - Of Sri Sankaracarya |
O crescent-crested Lord! I am not skilled in churning the ocean - (how then am I to supply Thee with the poison of Kalakuta to drink and the flower called the moon to decorate your locks?) I cannot penetrate into the nether worlds - (how then can I provide Thee with serpents for Thy ornaments?) I am not a hunter skilled in chase - (how can I then procure elephant skin for Thee to wear?) Pray tell me, how shall I, therefore, perform Thy worship, which consists in offering food, flowers, ornaments, clothers and the rest?
(The allusion is to the various habits and performances associated with Siva in Hindu mythology. When the milk ocean was churned, of the many things that came out of it, Siva drunk the poison Kalakuta and wore the moon on his matted locks. Serpents are His ornaments; they can be secured their homw, the nether world. In one of His aspects, He is pictured as wearing elephant skin. The devotee confesses his incapacity to procure these rare things for the Lord.) |
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| Siva Sahasranama Stotram |
The Perceiver through the senses. Om gocharaya namah
What is sensed through the five senses is none other than the Immanent Reality. |
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| Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry) |
| Lord, the year is dying and our gratitude bows down to Thee. Lord, the year is reborn, our prayer rises up to Thee. Let it be for us also the dawn of a new life. |
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