“Truth can not be suppressed and always is the ultimate victor."
-the Yajur Veda
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"When the family is ruined,
the timeless laws of family duty perish;
and when duty is lost,
Chaos overwhelms the family."
-Bhagavad-gita 1:40
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"You must learn to endure fleeting things
they come and go!"
-Bhagavad-gita 2:14
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"Life and death, joy and sorrow, gain and loss; These dualities cannot be avoided. Learn to accept what you cannot change."
-the Ramayana(book 2)
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"Do not be led by others,
awaken your own mind,
amass your own experience,
and decide for yourself your own path."
-The Atharva Veda
------- “One should, perform karma with nonchalance
without expecting the benefits because
sooner of later one shall definitely gets the fruits. ”
-The Rig Veda
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On this Earth do I stand,
Unvanquished, unslain, unhurt.
Set me, O Earth, amidst the nourishing strength
That emanates from thy body.
The Earth is my mother,
her child am I!
-the Atharva Veda
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"Through all this world strode Vishnu:
thrice his foot he planted,
and the whole world was gathered in his footsteps.
Vishnu, the guardian,
he whom none deceiveth,
made three steps and established his laws."
-the Sama Veda (8:2:5)
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“One should strongly resent miserliness
and indulge in charity
because one can acquire the never-ending wealth
of immortality by doing so.”
-The Rig Veda
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"Strive to move away from untruth towards truth.
-the Atharva Veda
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"An ignorant man is lost, faithless, and filled with self-doubt;
A soul that harbors doubt has no joy, not in this world or the next."
-Bhagavad-gita 4:40
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“O Indra, destroy all
those lustful people
behaving like birds..
angry ones
behaving like wolves..
greedy ones
behaving like vultures..
enticed ones
behaving like owls..
arrogant ones
behaivng like eagles
and the jealous ones
behaving like dogs.”
- The Atharva Veda
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"We do not know which weight is worse to bear
our conquering them or their conquering us."
-Bhagavad-gita 2:6
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"Now you will see me as I am become Death, Destroyer of worlds.
I am vengeful time!
All around you in battle are your enemies
But their deaths are not yours but mine!
So arise my champion, without remorse..
Bravely, even joyously defeat your foes,
for you are the most amazing archer,
but truly 'tis I who guide your arrows!"
Bhagavad-gita 11:32 and 33 (my own translation)
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"Hail, Water,
ye bring health and bliss:
ye help us to energy.
That we may look on great delight!
-the Sama Veda (9:2:10)
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“One should performed karma for the benefit of humanity
with an unbiased approach because bias gives birth to evil,
which creates thousands of obstacles in our path. ”
The Rig Veda
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"O Agni, bring us radiant light to be our mighty aid, for Thou art our visible deity!"
-the Sama Veda (1:1:1)
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“One ruins the mind
if he or she indulges in bad deeds
and ends up in misery. ”
The Rig Veda
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“The person who is always involved in good deeds experiences incessant divine happiness. ”
-The Rig Veda
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