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| Ramayana |
| In the face of danger, sharp wits and cunning can rescue a man more than anything else. Only prayers cannot help him as much as a combination of prayers and wit can. All victories are built on this foundation. |
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| Mahabharata |
| One who gives over his kingdom to an enemy does injustice to his subjects. |
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| Upanishads |
| Do not waste food simply because the taste is not to your liking. |
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| Hinduism |
| Why do you pour fuel onto ashes instead of blazing fire? |
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| Universal Prayers - From Vedas |
| Wealth, noble ancestry, physical beauty, asceticism, scriptural knowledge, power, energy, courage, might, diligence, prudence and Yogic practice - all these I deem of no avail in the worship of the suprem Being. For, indeed, the almighty Lord is pleased with the devotee not for anything else but for his great devotion to Him. |
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| Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram |
| Salutations to Him who is the Lord of all lords. |
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| Sri Lalita Sahasranama |
Om mano - rup eksu - kodandayai namah.
Salutations to Her who wields in her upper left hand a Sugarcane bow that stands for mind. |
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| Sivananda Lahari - Of Sri Sankaracarya |
| O Thou who hast as ornament the crescent moon in Thy matted locks! Thou master of creatures! Thou the Lord of all! Thou teacher of the worlds! Had I a thousand arms like the sun to offer Thee cloth; had I all-pervasiveness like Vishnu to worship Thee with flowers; had I the power of wafting fragrance like the air to wave incense before Thee; had I control over fire like Indra, the chief of Agni , to prepare cooked offerings for Thee; and had I origin in the Golden Egg like Hiranygarbha to worship Thee with the needed vessel - then I could have accomplished Thy service. |
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| Siva Sahasranama Stotram |
The Mars. Om graha pataye namah
Mars is most troublesome. |
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| Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry) |
My Lord, here is Thy advice to all, for this year:
"Never boast about anything, let you acts speak for you." |
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