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| Ramayana |
| One of the ways in which nobility distinguishes itself from common people is in the value that they attach to a vow. A promise once given must be kept under all conditions. This value is ingrained in the royal heirs from their childhood. |
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| Mahabharata |
| Bonding together for a cause, the weak becoming strong. |
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| Upanishads |
| Never scorn food, for food is the sustainer of life. |
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| Hinduism |
| Though we doubt Him, he watches over us like a benevolent father. |
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| Universal Prayers - From Vedas |
| As Thou art unborn, one afraid of birth and death like me seeks refuge in Thee. O Thou destroyer of evil, let Thy gracious presence ever protect me, |
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| Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram |
| Salutations to Him who strikes fear and reverence and so cannot be grasped, even as a snake is unapproachable. |
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| Sri Lalita Sahasranama |
Om anakalita - sadrsya - cibuka - sri - virajitayai namah.
Salutations to Her whose chin is peerless in beauty. |
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| Sivananda Lahari - Of Sri Sankaracarya |
| O Thou highest of beings! It befits Thee to save me who, stupefied by ignorance, is wallowing in hallow worldliness, far removed from the worship of Thee, the Lord of all creatures. Where is the person more miserable than I? Where is one more skiled thann Thee in saving the wreched? And where in all the three worlds is another apart from Thee who is fit for one to take refuge in? |
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| Siva Sahasranama Stotram |
| The Node. Om katave namah. |
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| Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry) |
| … Accompanied by a rejection of all that stands in the way of what we aspire for. |
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