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| Ramayana |
| Every little effort counts. Some remember to thank only those who perform big deeds but forget those who did their little bit. By such actions, they lose the loyalty of these people. |
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| Mahabharata |
| To know the secrets of a person, become like him. A sadhu if he is one. Or a scavenger if he is one. |
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| Upanishads |
| God is joy, unceasing joy. The joy of our senses is but temporal. |
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| Hinduism |
| Who can know Him without contemplation? |
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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 superior to everything that exists. |
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| Sri Lalita Sahasranama |
Om sinjana - mani - manjtra - mandita - sripad ambujayai namah.
Salutations to Her whose lotus - feet are adorned with tinkling anklets set with jewels. |
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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 |
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 more we advance on the way, the more the need of the Divine Presence becomes imperative and indispensable. |
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