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| Ramayana |
| Strange things inspire fear. Where there is knowledge, there is light. Darkness implies the unknown. A person gains confidence on hearing about familiar things. Even strange things are more acceptable if presented along with the known. |
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| Mahabharata |
| Never chastise without being sure of the fault. |
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| Upanishads |
| Objects of pleasure may be short-lived but they can certainly dissipate Man's strength. |
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| Hinduism |
| As the kernel lies within the husk, so the spirit within the body. |
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| Universal Prayers - From Vedas |
| Om. May Brahman protect us both, the preceptor and the disciple. May He nourish us both. May we work together with great energy. May we work together with great energy, May our study be vigorous and fruitful. May we not hate each other. Om Peace, Peace, Peace. |
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| Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram |
| Salutations to the generator of all races of men. |
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| Sri Lalita Sahasranama |
Om mukha - candra -kalankabha mrganabhi - visesakayai namah.
Salutations to Her whose moon - like face is distinguished by the Kasturi Tilaka like the spot in the moon. |
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| Sivananda Lahari - Of Sri Sankaracarya |
| Worldly life is full of evil desires; it involves servility to wicked masters; it is disastrous in the end; it is a source of sin, and productive of painful experiences. Say, why, and for whose benefit, dost Thou not remedy this misery of mine? O Lord! If it, however, contributes to Thy joy, we are, indeed, satisfied. |
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| Siva Sahasranama Stotram |
The Worshipful. Om varaya namah
Brihaaspati is most revered. |
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| Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry) |
| Lord, we are upon earth to accomplish Thy work of transformation. It is our sole will, our sole preoccupation. |
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