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| Ramayana |
| In every difficult situation there is an opportunity. A prince may be banished from the royal palace to live a life of hardship in the jungles. In the jungle reside many sages, learned and wise in the meaning of life. From them the prince imbibes knowledge and grows in wisdom. |
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| Mahabharata |
| The wise man is needed as much on the battle field as in the council hall. |
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| Upanishads |
| Feel ye the presence of the Spirit within yourself. And taste the amrit. |
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| Hinduism |
| The Supreme was there when neither earth nor water existed, nor day nor night. Believe in Him and lead a full a life. |
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| Universal Prayers - From Vedas |
| Lord, Thou abidest in all; Thou art all; Thou assumest all forms; Thou art the origin of all. Thou art the Self of all. Salutations unto Thee. |
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| Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram |
| Salutations to Him who is not an object of any of the means of valid knowledge, Himself being the knowing Witness |
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| Sri Lalita Sahasranama |
Om akulayai namah.
Salutations to Her who is also the Akula (Siva) who is in the thousand-petalled lotus above the Kula Path. |
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| Sivananda Lahari - Of Sri Sankaracarya |
| I am not used to meditate on Thee(in a concentrated state of mind). With my tongue I speak of Siva's stories, with my mind I adore His form, and with my head I prostrate to Sadasiva, the eternally pure. |
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| Siva Sahasranama Stotram |
The Best Seed. Om subijaya namah
Siva is the Seed of the universe without Himself undergoing any change. |
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| Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry) |
| Lord, we are upon earth to accomplish Thy work of transformation. It is our sole will, our sole preoccupation. |
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