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| Ramayana |
| The Vaishya caste was that of the businessman. Theirs was to trade, manufacture and generate wealth. Their duty lay in enhancing the prosperity of the kingdom and bettering the economic conditions of the people. |
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| Mahabharata |
| To the discontent, wealth has no value unless envied by others. |
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| Upanishads |
| The road to amrit is strewn with discarded desires. |
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| Hinduism |
| A sweet voice alone does not make a singer. |
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| Universal Prayers - From Vedas |
| O Lord, Thou art the embodiment of the highest virtue in all the worlds. Thou art the indweller, the supreme Being, Holy sages proclaim Thee as the greatest refuge and saviour of mankind. |
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| Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram |
| Salutations to Him who is the Cuaase of sequence (in the laws of Nature) |
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| Sri Lalita Sahasranama |
Om kuruvinda - mani -srent - kanat - kotira - manditayai namah.
Salutations to Her whose crown in shining with rows of Kuruvinda gems. |
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| Sivananda Lahari - Of Sri Sankaracarya |
O Lord! Thou who art fond of residing in fortresses (Durga)! Take Thy residence always in the well-supplied fortress of my mind, having calmness as the moat, unyielding resolution as the surrounding walls, the rising multitude of virtues as the faithful army, the powerful senses located in the body as the gates, and knowledge as abounding wealth.
(There is pun on the word durga. It means a fortress and also Parvati the Divine Mother.) |
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| Siva Sahasranama Stotram |
The Uplifter of the poor.
Om dinasadhakaya namah
Siva's grace transforms the insignificant into the great. |
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| Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry) |
| The world is preparing for a big change. |
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