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| Ramayana |
| It is sensible to stick to one goal rather than leap from one goal to another. A man who does so it directionless. Inspite of his strong desire, he is not able to get anywhere and ends his life in frustration. |
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| Mahabharata |
| Strategy should be revealed or concealed according to situation, as a tortoise reveals or conceals its limbs. |
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| Upanishads |
| The Immortal cannot be reached by mundane stairways. |
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| Hinduism |
| Would a thief threatened with death tell the truth about his misdeeds? |
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| Universal Prayers - From Vedas |
| Thou art manifest in all creatures, in the animal as well as in the holy man. Thou art manifest in all directions; in the sky as well as in rivers and mountains. |
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| Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram |
| Salutations to Him who is the Lord of what has been, what wil be and what is. |
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| Sri Lalita Sahasranama |
Om bhandasur endra - nirmukta - sastra pratyastra - varsinyai namah.
Salutations to Her who counters by Her own missiles the rain of missiles directed against Her by Bhandasura. |
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| Sivananda Lahari - Of Sri Sankaracarya |
| The Lord Siva resembles the (flowering) Arjuna tree with the jasmine creeper entwining it. He dances at dusk when the tree also blossoms (Sandhyarambhavijrimbhitam). He occupies the crest of Vedic wisdom just as Arjuna flowers find a place on the ears and heads of men (Srutisira-sthanantar-adhistitam). He is rendered beautiful by the presence of loving Bhramarambika (His Consort), and the tree by that of eagar honey bees (Saprema-bhramarabhiramam). He is always distinguished by reason of good men resorting to Him as the tree is by its good smell (Sadvasana-sobhitam). He has the kings of snakes as his ornaments while the Arjuna flowers form the decorations of noted pleasure-seekers (Bhogindrabharanam). He is worthy of being worshipped by all other gods, and the Arjuna flowers are laudable among all other flowers (Samasta-sumanah-pujyam). He reveals the qualities of Nature like Sattva, Rajas and Tamas, and the Arhuna flowers their colour, fragrance and other qualities (Gunavishkrtam). He is established as the Linga known as Mallikarjuna on the mountain Sriparvata (Srisaila), while the Arjuna tree stands on a beautiful peak (Srigirimallikarjuna-mahalingam). He is embraced by Parvati and the tree by jasmine creepers (Sivalingitam). I worship Siva who thus resembles the Arjuna tree and who is represented by his emblem known as Mallikarjuna established on the Sriparvata. |
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| Siva Sahasranama Stotram |
The Winkless. Om animishaya namah
Siva is ever wakeful. |
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| Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry) |
| Let the light dawn in your consciousness. |
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