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| Ramayana |
| Ambitions can make a person blind to the feelings of others. He loses all sensitivity. He loses all feelings of loving and caring. Ambition blinkers him to everything except his own desire. Such ambition Is not healthy as it hurts many while satisfying self. |
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| Mahabharata |
| A sane man becomes adamant during a game of dice. |
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| Upanishads |
| Satyameva jayate ... Truth alone shall triumph. |
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| Hinduism |
| Think of yourself as a piece of wood and the word Om as another. Rub the two pieces together till they blaze in the incandescent glory of the Supreme. |
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| Universal Prayers - From Vedas |
| With my mind absorbed in the bliss of singing Thy glory, O Supreme Lord, I fear not the dreadful river of existence, difficult to cross; but I feel sorry for the pitiable condition of those perverted souls who labour under the dead weight of the world, tempted by the illusions of sensual enjoyments. |
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| Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram |
| Salutations to Him who is unchanging. |
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| Sri Lalita Sahasranama |
Om mul adhar aika - nilayayai namah.
Salutations to Her whose chief residence is the Mul adhara. |
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| Sivananda Lahari - Of Sri Sankaracarya |
| My prostration to Sambhu, the source of all happiness, whose existence precedes that of all, who is light limitless, who is revealed through the Vedic texts, who is attained through devotion; who is essentially of the nature of knowledge and bliss; who is engaged in the protection of the three worlds; who is the worthy object of meditation for all Yogis; who is praised with hymns by the celestials; who controls Maya; who whirls round and round in the performance of the beautiful Tandava dance; and who wears matted locks. |
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| Siva Sahasranama Stotram |
The Enjoyer. Om prabhave namah
Siva as Conscience records all enjoyments. |
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| Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry) |
| The earth will enjoy a lasting and living peace only when men understand that they must be truthful even in their international dealings.O Lord, it is for this perfect truthfulness that we aspire. |
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