Even the gods smile on the valorousman who is full of wisdom and gentleness. They bless him happily. Their blessings augment his strength and intelligence so that he can win any challenge easily.
Mahabharata
Disease, fire, enemy and debt are equally harmful.
Upanishads
Material objects have symbols; not so the Spirit. Then how can we see it with you physical senses?
Hinduism
While the spirit lives in the body, man is unaware of it. When it leaves the body, man dies.
Universal Prayers - From Vedas
The Lord who watches over the universe and fully understands the truth behind all things, - may He protect us all.
Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram
Salutations to Him who is as clear and luminous as the day.
Sri Lalita Sahasranama
Om devarsi - gana - sanghata - stuyaman atma - vaibhavayai namah. Salutations to Her whose majesty is the subject of praise of hosts of sages and divine beings.
Sivananda Lahari - Of Sri Sankaracarya
O Thou who hast as ornament the crescent moon in Thy matted locks! Thou master of creatures! Thou the Lord of all! Thou teacher of the worlds! Had I a thousand arms like the sun to offer Thee cloth; had I all-pervasiveness like Vishnu to worship Thee with flowers; had I the power of wafting fragrance like the air to wave incense before Thee; had I control over fire like Indra, the chief of Agni , to prepare cooked offerings for Thee; and had I origin in the Golden Egg like Hiranygarbha to worship Thee with the needed vessel - then I could have accomplished Thy service.
Siva Sahasranama Stotram
The Omniscient. Om sarvajnaya namah There is nothing beyond the ken of Siva.
Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry)
To remain open to the Mother is to remain always quiet and happy and confident...
