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| Ramayana |
| The compassionate man does not practise double standards. He is compassionate towards all. He shows his kindness to friends. He also shoes it to the enemy who has fallen and is repentant. |
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| Mahabharata |
| As wood rubbed constantly catches fire, a peaceful man becomes violent if irritated constantly. |
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| Upanishads |
| Never scorn food, for food is the sustainer of life. |
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| Hinduism |
| While the spirit lives in the body, man is unaware of it. When it leaves the body, man dies. |
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| Universal Prayers - From Vedas |
| Om. O Gods, may we hear with our ears what is auspicious. O Ye adorable ones, may we see with our eyes what is auspicious. May we sing praises to ye and enjoy with strong limbs and body the life allotted to us by the Gods. Om Peace, Peace, Peace. |
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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 mantriny amba - viracita - visanga - vadha - tositayai namah.
Salutations to Her who feels satisfication at the destruction of Visanga by Her chief minister Syamala. |
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| Sivananda Lahari - Of Sri Sankaracarya |
| O Thou source of bliss! Poison is Thy food, serpent hy garland, elephant hide Thy garment, and a big ox Thy vehicle. What, then, wouldst Thou give me? What hast Thou got to give? Therefore grant unto me only devotion to Thy lotus feet. |
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| Siva Sahasranama Stotram |
| Rides on a chariot drawn by mules. Om haya gardabhaye namah. |
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| Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry) |
| Lord, it is Thy Peace we would have and not a vain semblance of peace... |
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