RIG VEDA –‘A person who performs good Karma (deeds) is always held in high esteem."    

RIG VEDA –"0 Agni, the Cosmic Fire, After deep contemplation and search/ The resolute seeker has discovered Thee/ From the lotus-leaf lake, Cosmos/ Which is the head and support of the universe/ May Thy cosmic energy and cosmic radiations/ Which are discharged from heaven/ And traverse the earth/ Leave us unharmed, when they pass by our dwellings/ 0 appeaser of the wind, Thou hast a thousand medicaments, Inflict no pain upon us."

RIG VEDA –"0 clouds, showers of rain, May you send waters From the firmaments, 0 sustainer of the universe, Mayest Thou enhance the wealth Of pious men... 0 divine Cloud, There lies hidden within Thee The treasure of immortal joy; Bestow on us a little of it, So that we may live a happy life."

RIG VEDA –"0 Divine Architect of Creation, the Dexterous Doer, The Possessor of Wisdom, the Observer of Truth, Bestow upon us those things which are necessary for our preservation. 0 wise sages, associated with vital elements, make us joyful."

RIG VEDA –"0 God, take away the wealth of those Who exploit others, Without sharing it with those Who really toil to earn 0 Lord Almighty, bestow on me The privilege of enjoying the wealth Earned by honest, hard labour..."

RIG VEDA –"0 Lord of the Field, like a cow yielding milk, pour forth for us copious rivers of  sweetness, dripping honey like nectar and pure as pure ghee. May the Lords of the Law grant us mercy!"           

RIG VEDA –"0 Lord, the Sustainer of the Universe, Keep us away from disease..."  

RIG VEDA –"0 Resplendent Sun, the performer of the cosmic sacrifice, may you, being invoked, come on a chariot driven by two, four, six or 10 horses. May you come to accept precious offerings, but do not scorch us to the extreme."        

RIG VEDA –"A person can achieve everything by being simple and humble."    

RIG VEDA –"A person who performs good karma (deeds) is always held in high esteem." 

RIG VEDA –"But, after all, who knows, and who can say whence it all came, or how this creation came about? The gods, themselves, came later than this world's creation, so who truly knows whence it has arisen? Whence all creation had its origin, only He, whether He fashioned it or not, He, who surveys it all from highest heaven— He knows. Or perhaps even He does not!"      

RIG VEDA –"By faith is fire kindled, By faith is offered sacrifice, Sing we of faith the pinnacle of joy Bless faith, the one who gives, Bless him who gives his worship unstinting. Bless this song I sing. As the gods evoked faith from the mighty suras somaymy prayer for the generous worshipper be accepted. The gods, led by the spirit, honour faith in their worship, Faith is composed of the heart's intention. Light comes through faith. Through faith men come to prayer, faith in the morning, at noon and at the setting of the sun, 0 faiths, give us faith!"     

RIG VEDA –"Carry us across, as by a boat across the sea, for our good. Shining bright, drive away our sin."    

RIG VEDA –"Carry us across, as by a boat across the sea, for our good, Shining bright, drive away our sin." 

RIG VEDA –"Faith is composed of the heart's intention. Light comes through faith. Through faith men come to prayer."

RIG VEDA –"Fearlessness is the gateway to success. One should therefore shun all kinds of fear … one can rectify the mistakes made in The past with the help of fearlessness and patience."  

RIG VEDA –"Firm-seated are the foundations of Eternal Law; in its lovely form are many splendid beauties. By Eternal Law they give us long-lasting nurture; by Eternal Law have the worlds entered the universal order."   

RIG VEDA –"God the Rescuer, God the Saviour, Almighty, whom we joyfully adore, Powerful God, Invoked by all men, May he, the bounteous, grant us his blessings!"   

RIG VEDA –"I take thy hand in mine for happy fortune that thou mayst reach old age ' with me thy husband... Her who shall twine her loving arms about me, and welcome all my love and mine embraces."    

RIG VEDA –"If we have sinned against the man who loves us, have wronged a brother, a dear friend, or a comrade, the neighbour of long standing or a stranger, remove from us this stain, 0 King Varuna."

RIG VEDA –"In the beginning Love arose,/ which was primal germ cell of mind/ The Seers, searching in their hearts with wisdom,/ discovered the connection of Being in Nonbeing."   

RIG VEDA –"In the beginning was Prajapati, the Brahmn, with whom was the Word (Aum) and the Word was verily the Supreme Brahmn."     

RIG VEDA –"In the eyes of the Lord, no one is big, no one is small; all are alike — all are recipients of godly love and blessings for prosperity."    

RIG VEDA –"India the thunder wielder slew the dragon, (clouds) then disclosed the waters and cleft the channels of the mountain torrents."   

RIG VEDA –"Indra the golden,/ armed with thunder,/ with his two bay steeds/ and the Word as his chariot!/ The Sun is his eye,/ raised on high./ Cloud masses he bursts/ to release the rain."    

RIG VEDA –"Kindled in various forms, the perennial flame is one; Sprinkling the world with golden beams at dawn; Painting the evening clouds with changing colours, the sun is one."

RIG VEDA –"Let the stronger man give to those whose need is greater." 

RIG VEDA –"Let there be light through both the realms of body and mind for performing worshipful acts to you. May we be kept in a place far away from all inauspiciousness? May the boon-giving Supreme Being grant us auspiciousness and accept offerings from us benevolent supplicants."       

RIG VEDA –"Let us enjoy/ The divinely ordained term of our life/ With firm limbs and healthy body/ And full satisfaction of mind/ In the service of the Supreme Lord."  

RIG VEDA –"Let your aims be common, and your hearts of one accord, and all of you be of one mind, so you may live well together." 

RIG VEDA –"Make me immortal in that realm/ where all wishes and longings go,/ where spreads the Radiant One's region,/ where holy bliss is and happiness."   

RIG VEDA –"May the Goddess of culture... may the Goddess of wisdom in company with men, ordinary and intellectual, may the fire divine, and may the Goddess of divine speech with masters of language come to bless us and enshrine our hearts."  

RIG VEDA –"May the Provident One lead you, holding your hand! ...Enter your house as that household's mistress. May authority in speech ever be yours?"

RIG VEDA –"May we worship Ganapati, the Protector of Noble People, the Best Poet, the Most Honourable, the Greatest Ruler and the Treasure of all Knowledge. 0 Ganapati! Please listen to us and take Your seat in our heart."           

RIG VEDA –"Meet together, speak together, and let your minds be of one accord, as the Gods of old, being of one mind, accepted their share of the sacrifice. May your counsel be common, your assembly common, common the mind, and the thoughts of these united."  

RIG VEDA –"Meet together, speak together, let your minds be of one accord, as the Gods of old, being of one mind, accepted their share of the sacrifice. May your counsel be common, your' assembly common, common the mind, and the thoughts of these united. A common purpose do I lay before you, and worship with your common oblation. Let your aims be common, and your hearts of one accord, -and all of you be of one mind, so you may live well together."  

RIG VEDA –"Men often live and follow a beaten path by imitation; only a few dare to carve out a new path for themselves." 

RIG VEDA –"Nature's beauty is an art of God. Let us feel the touch of  God's invisible hands in everything beautiful. By the first touch of His hand rivers throb and ripple. When He smiles the sun shines, the moon glimmers, the stars twinkle, the flowers bloom. By the first rays of the rising sun, the universe is stirred; the shining gold is sprinkled on the smiling buds of rose; the fragrant air is filled with sweet melodies of singing birds, the dawn is the dream of God's creative fancy."   

RIG VEDA –"Nature's beauty is an art of God. Let us feel the touch of God's invisible hands in everything beautiful. By the first touch of His hand rivers throb and ripple. When He smiles the sun shines, the moon glimmers, the stars twinkle, the flowers bloom. By the first rays of the rising sun, the universe is stirred; the shining gold is sprinkled on the smiling buds of rose; the fragrant air is filled with sweet melodies of singing birds, the dawn is the dream of God's creative fancy."

RIG VEDA –"One not knowing a land asks of one who knows it, he goes forward instructed by the knowing one. Such, indeed, is the blessing of instruction, one finds a path that leads him straight onward."   

RIG VEDA –"People accept only that person as their leader who is radiant with good knowledge and karma."    

RIG VEDA –"Play not with dice, but cultivate thy cornfield; Rejoice in thy goods, deeming them abundant: There are thy cows, there is thy wife, 0 gambler. This counsel Savitri kindly gives me." 

RIG VEDA –"Powerful in Thy friendship, 0 God, Lord of might, We have no fear, To Thee we offer our worship, to the Conqueror, unconquered."  

RIG VEDA –"Rain Thoughts Indra the thunder Wielder slew the dragon (clouds) then disclosed the waters and cleft the channels of the mountain torrents."

RIG VEDA –"Rising this day 0 rich in friends, ascending to the loftier heaven, Surya remove my heart's disease, take from me this my yellow hue. To parrots and to starlings let us give away my yellowness, Or this my yellowness let us transfer to Haritala trees. With all his conquering vigour this Aditya hath gone up on high, Giving my foe into mine hand: let me not be my foeman's prey."   

RIG VEDA –"She wakes to action all who repose in slumber. Some rise to labour for wealth, others to worship. Those who saw little before now see more clearly, Dawn raises to consciousness all living creatures. One she leads on to power, another to glory; another she leads on to pursuit of gain; yet others she directs to varied callings/raisin to consciousness all living creatures."   

RIG VEDA –"That breast of Thine which is inexhaustible, health-giving, by which Thou nurses all that is noble, containing treasure, bearing wealth, bestowed freely; lay that bare, Saraswati, Divine Mother, for our nurture."  

RIG VEDA –"The charger, whirling up the dust, does not reach them, they never make their way to the slaughtering stool, and the cows of the worshipping man roam about over the widespread pastures, free from all danger... Ye cows, you fatten the emaciated, and you make the unlovely look beautiful, Make our house happy, you with pleasant wings, your power is glorified in our assemblies. May you have many calves, graze on pastures and drink pure water at drinking places; May not the thief master you, not the wicked, and may the darts of the fierce Lord leave you aside."         

RIG VEDA –"The cosmic energy grows in space unbounded, Many cosmic vapours impart strength to it. The friend of mankind, it lies there within. The lap of nature's laws, Enjoying the affection of Sisterly cosmic rivers."   

RIG VEDA –"The first born was the Creative Will, The primordial seed of the mind. All else followed."     

RIG VEDA –"The medicinal herbs of the motherland/ Bearing a hundred names,/ Uses and locations,/ And thousands of germinations/ Render a hundredfold benefits,/ And transform the ailing patient/ Into a healthy and strong man."

RIG VEDA –"The Sun, dispeller of darkness, whose eye contemplates all things... extends far his radiance, unfurling his flag in the sky."   

RIG VEDA –"The Sun-God extends far his radiance, unfurling his flag in the sky like a strong man bent on spoil. The higher Gods ply their course. Masters of unchallenged domains, they send forth the Sun on his way with never-failing precision. The Sun, dispeller of darkness, whose eye contemplates all things, is borne onward by seven shining mares."    

RIG VEDA –"The Victorious Soul Acclaimes –"I am Indra radiant like the sun, I am invincible, never to be conquered by adversities. No one can ever wrest my wisdom from me. Never at any time can even death defeat me. No one can compel me to withdraw from the path of truth and justice'."

RIG VEDA –"THE VICTORIOUS SOUL ACCLAIMES: ‘I an Indra radiant like the sun, I am invincible, never to be conquered by adversities. No one can ever wrest my wisdom from me. Never at any time can even death defeat me. No one can compel me to withdraw from the path of truth and justice'."

RIG VEDA –"They receive your eye, the Wind your spirit! Go, as is your merit, to earth or heaven, or, if that be your lot, to the waters, with your body diffused in the plants of the field."

RIG VEDA –"Though One Brahmin is the cause of the many. Brahmin is the, unborn (aja) in whom all existing things abide. The One manifests as the many, the formless putting on forms."    

RIG VEDA –"Universal order and truth were born of blazing spiritual fire, and thence night was born, and thence the billowy ocean of space. From the billowy ocean of space was born Time — the year ordaining days and nights, the ruler of every moment. In the beginning, as before, the Creator made the world."

RIG VEDA –"Universal Order and Truth were born of blazing spiritual fire, and thence night was born, and thence the billowy ocean of space. From the billowy ocean of space was born Time — the year ordaining days and nights, the ruler of every moment."     

RIG VEDA –"Universal Order and Truth/ were born of blazing spiritual fire,/ and thence night was born, and thence/ the billowy ocean of space. From the billowy ocean of space/ was born Time — the year/ ordaining days and nights,/ the ruler of every moment. In the beginning, as before,/ the Creator made the sun,/ the moon, the heaven and the earth,/ the firmament and the realm of light."  

RIG VEDA- "Uttacharitanam to vasudeva kutumbkam- those oh noble conduct take the whole world for their family."

RIG VEDA –"Waters contain All disease-dispelling medicaments, Useful for the upkeep of our body, So that we may livelong To enjoy the brightsun; That there is ambrosia in waters, There is healing balm in them, And there are medicinal herbs, Know this all, And by their proper use become wiser."       

RIG VEDA –"We invoke the Sun,God who incessantly works day and night and rises daily without showing any kind of lethargy."   

RIG VEDA –"We meditate upon the glorious splendour Of the Vivifier divine May he himself illumine our minds." 

RIG VEDA –"We solicit from you, 0 Divine Waters, That pure, faultless, rain-shedding, Sweet essence of the earth Which the pious worshippers Have first consecrated as a Beverage of the Resplendent Lord." 

RIG VEDA –"What thing I am I do not know. I wander secluded, burdened by my mind. When the Firstborn of Truth has come to me I receive a share of that selfsame Word."

RIG VEDA –"When, Lord of our prayer! The first of Speech, and the foremost, the sages uttered, giving the unnamed a name, which was their best, and their most stainless, when they with love revealed the divine secret in their souls. Where the sages formed the Speech with their mind, straining it as they strain flour with the sieve, therein have friends discovered bonds of friendship, whose holy beauty lies hidden in that Speech. With worship they followed the steps of the Speech and found it installed in the hearts of sages. They acquired it and gave it at many places, and seven singers intone it together."

RIG VEDA –"Who really knows? Who will here proclaim it? Whence was it produced? Whence is this creation? The Gods came afterwards, with the Creation of this Universe. Who then knows whence it has arisen? Whence this Creation has arisen perhaps it formed itself, or perhaps it did not — the One who looks down on it, in the highest heaven, only he knows or perhaps he does not know."

RIG VEDA –"Your flames are spreading... which are great and are like embodiments of truths. Your rays are reaching the sky."

RIG VEDA-"Powerful in thy friendship. O God, Lord of might, we have no fear, to thee we offer our worship, to the conqueror, unconquered."

RIG VEDIC HYMN –"Varuna knows the path of birds that fly through heaven, and, sovereign of the sea, He knows the ships that are thereon... He knows the pathway of the wind, the spreading, and high and mighty wind: He knows the gods who dwell above. Varuna, true to holy law, sits down among his people; he, most wise, sits there to govern all. From thence perceiving he beholds all wondrous things, both what hath been, and what hereafter will be done... Varuna, wearing golden mail, hath clad him in shining robe; His spies are seated round about. The god whom enemies threaten not, nor those who tyrannise o'er men, Nor those whose minds are bent on wrong." 

SAMA VEDA –"Brahmn is at once Shabd (Aum) and Ashabdboth, And Brahmn alone vibrates in space."    

SAMA VEDA –"Rejoice in all the moods of Nature, Experience the unseen divine glory manifested in various forms. Spring is the season of flowers and scented breezes Which gladden the hearts, Summer follows and has a beauty of its own, The rain with its dark clouds and dazzling flashes, Bathes the entire earth with its splendour, Autumn and winter too possess their peculiar charm and beauty."     

SAMA VEDA –"The solar rays drive away diseases/ Dispel malignant thoughts/and keep us away from sins."       

SAMANASUTTAM –"Anger dissolves affection... Therefore, man should subvert anger by forgiveness."        

SAMANASUTTAM –"Art of Forgiveness Man should subvert anger by forgiveness, subdue pride by modesty, overcome hypocrisy with simplicity, and greed by contentment."

SAMANASUTTAM –"Subdue pride by modesty, overcome hypocrisy by simplicity, and dissolve greed by contentment."   

SANKHAYANA ARANYAKA –"Even as Brahmn can change form and move at will, so amongst all beings can he change his form and move at will who is a Comprehension thereof."    

SANSKRIT PROVERB –"For breath is life, and if you breathe well you will live long on earth."   

SANSKRIT SHIOKAANGIKAM BHUVANAM YASYA/ VACHIKAM   SARVA ANGMAYAM/AHARYAM CHANDRA TARADI/ TARN NAMO, SATVIKAM SHIVAM –"0 benevolent Shiva, whose dance is the whole of the cosmos, the music to which is all of creation, who is adorned with the moon and stars as his jewels, and whose abhinaya is eternal, I bow before you!"

SANTI-DEVA –"If one cannot bear the small suffering of the moment, then why does he not put away the wrath that will bring upon him the agonies of hell?... But this pain that wins me the Enlightenment is of brief term; it is like the pain of cutting out a buried arrow to heal its smart. All physicians restore health by painful courses; then to undo much suffering let us bear a little." 

SHUETASHUARA UPANISHAD –"Meditate and realize this world is filled with the presence of God."  

SHUETASHVATARA –"One should know that nature is surely maya and the ruler of maya is the Great Lord. This whole world is pervaded by beings that are parts of Him."  

SHVETASHVATARA –"Health, a light body, freedom from cravings, a glowing skin, sonorous voice, fragrance of body, these signs indicate progress in the practice of meditation."  

SHVETASHVATARA UPANISHAD –"He is fire and the sun, and the moon/ and the stars. He is the air and the sea/ He is the blue bird, he is the green bird/ with red eyes; he is the thundercloud, / and he is the seasons and the seas/ from his divine power comes forth all this/ Magical show of name and form."  

SURANGAMA SUTRA –"Things are not what they appear to be: nor are they otherwise." 

SURANGAMA SUTRA –"Your mind, having become diseased and bewildered because of the false sense conceptions accumulated since beginning less time, has developed many desires, attachments, and habits. From these there have arisen, incident to the ever-changing processes of life, arbitrary conceptions concerning self and not-self and as to what is true and what is not true. These arbitrary conceptions have not developed in a normal way from your pure Mind Essence, but in an abnormal way because of the prior false conceptions that had their origin in the sense organs, like the sight of blossoms in the air that come to diseased minds. They falsely appear to have had their origin in the enlightening and Essential Mind but, in truth, they have arisen because of diseased conditions."

SURANGAMA SUTRA-"Ananda , if in this world disciples practiced meditation assiduously, though they attained all the nine stages of  calmness in Dhyana, yet do not accomplish the attained of Arhats free from the intoxicants arising from worldly contaminations and attachments, it is wholly due to their grasping this deceiving conception of discriminative thinking that is based on unrealities and mistaking the delusion as being a reality.

SVETASVATARA UPANISHAD –"Meditate upon Him and transcend physical consciousness. Thus will you reach union with the Lord of the Universe? Thus will you become identified with Him who is One without a second? In Him all your desires will find fulfillment. The truth is that you are always united with the Lord. But you must know this."                    

SVETASVATARA UPANISHAD –"Thou art the dark-blue bird and the green parrot with red eyes, Thou hast the lightning as thy child. Thou art the seasons and the seas. Having no beginning, thou dost abide with all-pervading ness, Where from all beings are born."  

SWAM NITYASWARUPANANDA –"He perceives the universe as the Self itself. As long as there is ignorance, one looks upon the world as the root of all misery and tries to shun or destroy it, so to speak. But with the birth of knowledge of the Self, his vision is changed and everything is revealed as the Self alone."    

TATTUARTHASUTRA –"Right belief, right knowledge, right conduct, these together constitute the path to liberation."

TATTUARTHASUTRA –"The soul which is free from the defect of karma gets to the highest point of the universe, knows all and perceives all, and obtains the transcendental bliss everlasting. Have benevolence towards all living beings."     

TATTVARTHASUTRA –"Bonded in Love Natural mildness should be there in the family Observance of the vows leads to mildness... Right belief should there be amongst family members. Crookedness and deception cause unhappiness in the family Straightforwardness and honesty in one's body speech and mental activities lead the family to an auspicious path. Purity reverence, ceaseless pursuit of knowledge, charity removal of obstacles that threaten equanimity service to others — these make the family happy."  

TATTVARTHASUTRA –"Have benevolence towards all living beings, joy at the sight of the virtuous, compassion and sympathy for the afflicted, and tolerance towards the indolent and ill-behaved."    

TATTVARTHASUTRA –"Have benevolence towards all living beings, joy at the sight of the virtuous, compassion and sympathy for the afflicted, and tolerance towards the indolent and ill-behaved."           

TATTVARTHASUTRA –"Natural mildness should be there in the family Observance of the vows leads to mildness... Practise right belief. Crookedness and deception cause unhappiness. Straightforwardness and honesty in physical, speech and mental activities lead the family to auspiciousness. Purity, reverence, ceaseless pursuit of knowledge, charity removal of obstacles that threaten equanimity, service to others — these make the family happy" 

TATTVARTHASUTRA –"The soul which is free from the defect of karma gets to the highest point of the universe, knows all and perceives all, and obtains the transcendental bliss everlasting. Have benevolence towards all living beings."          

TATTVARTHASUTRA –"Through wrong belief, indulgence, negligence, passions and activities the individual self attracts particles of matter which are fit to turn into karma, as the self is actuated by passions. This influx of karma results in bondage."

THE DHAMMAPADA –"Conquer the angry man by love. Conquer the ill-natured man by goodness. Conquer the miser with-generosity. Conquer the liar with truth."    

THE DHAMMAPADA –"One is one's own destiny. Therefore one should train oneself."

THE VEDAS –"At first there was neither Being nor Non-being. There was not air nor yet sky beyond. What was its wrapping? Where? On whose protection? Was Water there, unfathomable and deep?"        

UTTARADHYAYANA SUTRA –"As the fallow leaf of the tree falls to the ground, when its days are gone, even so is the life of men; as the dew-drop dangling on the top of a blade of grass lasts but a short time, even so the life of men..."    

UTTARADHYAYANA SUTRA –"The body, they say, is a boat and the soul is the sailor. Samsara is the ocean which is crossed by the great sages."      

UTTARADHYAYANA SUTRA –"The night passes; it is never to return. The night passes in vain for one who acts not according to the law."            

UTTARADHYAYANA SUTRA –"Though others sleep, be thou awake. Like a wise man, trust nobody, but be always on the alert; for dangerous is the time and weak, the body. Step carefully in your walk, supposing everything to be a snare. Bestow care on your life till you win the stake. Afterwards, you should despise it, annihilating its sins."      

VED VYAS –"Adhere there is Krishna, there is dharma, where there is dharma, there is victory Since Duryodhana, leader of the Kauravas, lid not observe dharma, ie did not have Krishna. No Krishna, no victory."            

VEDANGA JYOTISH –"Just as the crest of a peacock and jewel-stone j of a snake are placed at the highest place of body I (forehead), similarly the (position of mathematics I is the highest in all the branches of Veda and Shastra."

VEDANTA –"Raja yoga is the royal path of meditation. As a king maintains control over his kingdom, so can we maintain control over our own "kingdom" — the vast territory of the mind. In raja yoga we use our mental powers to realise the Atman through the process of psychological control."

VEDANTA- "Sanyas is the fourth and the final stage of life. It is the stage of surrendering and realizing."

VEDANTA- "The truth is one. Sages call it by various names." 

VEDANTA SOCIETY –"Whatever brings us closer to attaining innate Divinity is ethical and moral; whatever prevents us from attaining it is not."  

VEDANTA SOCIETY OF NEW YORK –"The Sanskrit word Vedanta can be split into two separate words, Veda and anta, literally meaning the anta (end) or culmination of the Vedas... Although most Vedic hymns indicate that polyatheism or the practice of worshipping multiple gods and goddesses prevailed in India during the Vedic period, the notion of One God was distinct as well in many hymns... In Vedanta is found a reconciliation of religion with science, of faith, with reason. A Vedantist is a seeker of truth who accepts and respects all religions as paths to the same goal." 

VEDANTIC WISDOM –"The universe is derived from an ultimate principle of spiritual consciousness, the one and only existent from eternity. The void is to be understood as the Primordial Nothingness — the raw stuff out of which all is created as well as the background against which every creation can be discerned."   

VEDIC PRAYER –"Oh God, lead us from the unreal to the Real. From darkness to light. Lead us from death to immortality Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti."       

VEDICRISHI –"Look upon all sentient beings with friendly eyes." 

VISHNU PURANA –"Auspicious Beginnings 0 Goddess Lakshmi, freedom from bodily ailments, riches, destruction of enemies, and happiness are not difficult to attain for persons who are in your vision."