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| Ramayana |
| True happiness is seldom the result of owning much land, huge palaces or commanding powerful armies. When a man has no sons to leave all this to, he feels unhappy. His successes appear futile to him. |
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| Mahabharata |
| Whom the heart desires is the real lover. |
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| Upanishads |
| He sleeps soundly who is undisturbed by the conflict of his emotions and desires. |
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| Hinduism |
| The life force creates and the life force preserves. |
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| Universal Prayers - From Vedas |
| Om. May Brahman protect us both, the preceptor and the disciple. May He nourish us both. May we work together with great energy. May we work together with great energy, May our study be vigorous and fruitful. May we not hate each other. Om Peace, Peace, Peace. |
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| Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram |
| Salutations to Him who cannot be grasped by the organs of activity. |
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| Sri Lalita Sahasranama |
Om gudha - gulphayai namah.
Salutations to Her whose ankles are well-filled and therefore without protrusion. |
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| Sivananda Lahari - Of Sri Sankaracarya |
| I worship Thy lotus feet, O All-pervading One! I contemplate always on Thee, O Supreme Being! I surrender myself to Thee, O Master of the Worlds! I beg of Thee for the fulfilment of only one wish. O Giver of Happiness! Deign to bestow on me, O teacher of the World, that merciful glance of Thy looks, so eagerly sought by the Divinities, and impart to my mind the instruction that confers eternal bliss. |
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| Siva Sahasranama Stotram |
The Famous. Om mahayasase namah
The Indispensable One becomes famous. |
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| Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry) |
| The manifestation of the Supramental upon the earth is no more a promise but a living fact, a reality. |
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