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| Ramayana |
| In every difficult situation there is an opportunity. A prince may be banished from the royal palace to live a life of hardship in the jungles. In the jungle reside many sages, learned and wise in the meaning of life. From them the prince imbibes knowledge and grows in wisdom. |
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| Mahabharata |
| For a proud man, the greatest ignominy is in being offered protection by the enemy. |
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| Upanishads |
| The Fire God believes that he is all powerful. But even his power to burn comes from the Supreme. |
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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 inseparably united with Lakshmi. |
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| Sri Lalita Sahasranama |
Om deva - karya - samudyatayai namah.
Salutations to Her who ever promotes the cause of Divine forces. |
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| Sivananda Lahari - Of Sri Sankaracarya |
O Lord of all! Thou all-pervading one! Thou lord od Gauri! Just as the swan seeks the lake abounding in lotus flowers; the Cataka bird, the rain cloud; the Cakravaka bird, the sun; and the Cakora, the moon-- so my heart longs for the lotus feet of Thee who shouldst be searched for in the Upanishads and who bestowest the bliss of final liberation.
(According to the well-known convention in Sanskrit poetry, the swan subsists on lotus stalks, the Cataka on fresh rain drops, and Cakora on moon beams. So they long for these substances. The Chakravaka couples an separated during nights and long for sunrise. The devotee longing for the Lord is campared to the longings of these birds.) |
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| Siva Sahasranama Stotram |
| One given to Yoga. Om yogine namah. |
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| Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry) |
| ...Thy Freedom and not a semblance of freedom, Thy Unity and not a semblance of unity. |
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