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| Ramayana |
| There are times when a clever man refuses to see the truth or be reasonable. When pride is at stake, he becomes blind to all else. For an arrogant man, there can be no greater dishonour than loss of face. |
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| Mahabharata |
| For a proud man, the greatest ignominy is in being offered protection by the enemy. |
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| Upanishads |
| Transcend the mind to the aura of knowledge, at the centre of which lies pure Bliss. |
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| Hinduism |
| May your heart have windows to the West and doors to the East. |
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| Universal Prayers - From Vedas |
| O Thou glorious Lord, O protector of vows, I am determined to master my lower self. Vouchsafe undo me the required strength and make my effort fruitful. Through Thy grace, leaving untruth, may I realise Truth. |
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| Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram |
| Salutations to the Master of all created beings. |
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| Sri Lalita Sahasranama |
Om cid - agni - kunda-sambhutayai namah.
Salutations to Her who came out of the fire of Pure Consciousness. |
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| Sivananda Lahari - Of Sri Sankaracarya |
| O Thou highest of beings! It befits Thee to save me who, stupefied by ignorance, is wallowing in hallow worldliness, far removed from the worship of Thee, the Lord of all creatures. Where is the person more miserable than I? Where is one more skiled thann Thee in saving the wreched? And where in all the three worlds is another apart from Thee who is fit for one to take refuge in? |
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| Siva Sahasranama Stotram |
The One concealed in the guise of madness. Om unmattavesha pracchannaya namah
He is actually mad after devotees. |
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| Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry) |
| We surrender to Thee this evening all that is artificial and false, all that Pretends and imitates. Let it disappear with the year that is at an end. May only what is perfectly true, sincere, straight and pure subsist in the year that is beginning. |
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