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Ramayana |
The future King must appreciate and understand the work done by other castes too, even though they may be low. He should not scorn labour because there is dignity in a honest man's sweat. |
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Mahabharata |
Death is preferable to a bad name. |
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Upanishads |
The eyes cannot see Him. Because of Him, the eyes see. |
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Hinduism |
Man does not covet wealth; he covets what wealth can give him. |
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Universal Prayers - From Vedas |
Salutations unto the highest Lord, unto Brahman, unto Him of infinite power, who is without any form and yet is the possessor of countless forms, who is the doer of wonderful deeds. |
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Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram |
Salutations to Him who paced the three worlds and whose vehicle is the bird Garuda. |
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Sri Lalita Sahasranama |
Om anavadya ngyai namah. Salutations to Her who is faultless in every limb. |
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Sivananda Lahari - Of Sri Sankaracarya |
Not even a little of happiness is obtained by the worship of deities who are themselves subject to birth and death. There is no doubt about this. They are the great, and they, indeed, are the happy, that worship Siva (who is united with the Divine Mother), and who is birthless and deathless. |
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Siva Sahasranama Stotram |
The Great Jaws. Om mahahanave namah Siva is capable of swallowing the universe. |
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Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry) |
Make yourself entirely plastic to her touch and let her mould you swiftly towards perfection. |
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