Quotes from Books – ॐ Hinduu Nation ॐ

Comment by Ayla Windhorse

“Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages.”
~ Thomas A. Edison

“Until he extends the circle of compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace.”
~ Albert Schweitzer

“If a man aspires towards a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is from injury to animals.”
~ Albert Einstein

“All beings tremble before violence. All fear death, all love life. See yourself in others. Then whom can you hurt? What harm can you do?”
~ Buddha

“The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for whites or women for men.”
~ Alice Walker

“I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being.”
~ Abraham Lincoln

What Bhagavad Gita Says About the Veda

What Gita Says About Veda

Collected by Suresh Vyas

याम् इमाम् पुश्पिताम् वाचम् प्रवदन्त्य् अविपश्चितः।

वेदवादरताः पार्थ नान्यद् अस्तीति वादिनः॥ Gita 2.42

yAm imAm pushpitAm vAcam pravadanty avipashcitaH
vedavAdaratAH pArtha nAnyad astIti vAdinaH || Gita 2.42

Men of small knowledge are very much attached to the flowery words of the Vedas, which recommend various fruitive activities for elevation to heavenly planets, resultant good birth, power, and so forth. (Being desirous of sense gratification and opulent life, they say that there is nothing more than this.)

त्रैगुन्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुन्यो भवार्जुन।

निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्वस्थो निर्योगक्शेम आत्मवान्॥ Gita 2.45
traigunyavishayA vedA nistraigunyo bhavArjuna
nirdvandvo nityasatvastho niryogakshema AtmavAn || Gita 2.45

The Vedas mainly deal with the subject of the three modes of material nature. Rise above these modes, O Arjuna. Be transcendental to all of them. Be free from all dualities and from all anxieties for gain and safety, and be established in the Self.

कर्म ब्रह्मोद्भवम् विद्धि ब्रह्माक्षरसमुद्भवम्

तस्मात् सर्वगतम् ब्रह्म नित्यम् यग्ने प्रतिष्ठितम्॥ Gita 3.15

karma brahmodbhavam viddhi brahmAxarasamudbhavam

tasmAt sarvagatam brahma nityam yagne pratishhThitam || 3.15

Regulated activities are prescribed in the Vedas, and the Vedas are directly manifested from the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Consequently, the all-pervading Transcendence is eternally situated in acts of sacrifice.

द्रव्ययग्नास् तपोयग्ना योगयग्नास् तथापरे।

स्वाध्याय ज्ञानयज्ञाश् च यतयः संशितव्रताः॥ 4.28

dravyayagnAs tapoyagnA yogayagnAs tathApare .

svAdhyAya GYAnayaGYAsh ca yatayaH sa.mshitavratAH .. 4.28

यद् अक्षरम् वेदविदो वदन्ति विशन्ति यद् यतयो वीतरागाः।

यद् इच्चन्तो ब्रह्मचर्यम् चरन्ति तत् ते पदम् संग्रहेण प्रवक्ष्ये॥ 8.11

yad axaram vedavido vadanti vishanti yad yatayo vItarAgAH .

yad icchanto brahmacaryam caranti tat te padam sa.mgraheNa pravaxye .. 8.11

There are others who, enlightened by sacrificing their material possessions in severe austerities, take strict vows and practice the yoga of eightfold mysticism, and others study the Vedas for the advancement of transcendental knowledge.

शुक्लकृष्णे गती ह्येते जगतः शाश्वते मते।

एकया यात्य् अनावृत्तिम् अन्यया वर्तते पुनः॥ 8.26

shuklakR^ishhNe gatI hyete jagataH shAshvate mate .

ekayA yAty anAvR^ittim anyayA vartate punaH .. 8.26

According to the Vedas, there are two ways of passing from this world—one in light and one in darkness. When one passes in light, he does not come back; but when one passes in darkness, he returns.

वेदेषु यज्ञेषु तपःसु चैव

दानेषु यत् पुण्यफलम् प्रदिष्टम्।

अत्येति तत् सर्वम् इदम् विदित्वा

योगी परम् स्थानम् उपैति चाद्यम्॥ 8.28

vedeshhu yaGYeshhu tapaHsu caiva

dAneshhu yat puNyaphalam pradishhTam .

atyeti tat sarvam idam viditvA

yogI param sthAnam upaiti cAdyam .. 8.28

A person who accepts the path of devotional service is not bereft of the results derived from studying the Vedas, performing austere sacrifices, giving charity or pursuing philosophical and fruitive activities. At the end he reaches the supreme abode.

पिताहम् अस्य जगतो माता धाता पितामहः।

वेद्यम् पवित्रम् ओंकार ऋक् साम यजुर् एव च॥ 9.17

pitAham asya jagato mAtA dhAtA pitAmahaH .

vedyam pavitram o.mkAra R^ik sAma yajur eva ca .. 9.17

I am the father of this universe, the mother, the support, and the grandsire. I am the object of knowledge, the purifier and the syllable om. I am also the Rk, the Sama, and the Yajur [Vedas].

त्रैविद्या माम् सोमपाः पूतपापा

यज्ञैर् इष्ट्वा स्वर्गतिम् प्रार्थयन्ते।

ते पुण्यम् आसाद्य सुरेन्द्रलोकम्

अश्नन्ति दिव्यान् दिवि देवभोगान्॥ 9.20

traividyA mAm somapAH pUtapApA

yaGYair ishhTvA svargatim prArthayante .

te puNyam AsAdya surendralokam

ashnanti divyAn divi devabhogAn .. 9.20

Those who study the Vedas and drink the soma juice, seeking the heavenly planets, worship Me indirectly. They take birth on the planet of Indra, where they enjoy godly delights.

वेदानाम् सामवेदोस्मि देवानाम् अस्मि वासवः।

इन्द्रियानाम् मनश् चास्मि भूतानाम् अस्मि चेतना॥ Gita 10.22

vedAnAm sAmavedosmi devAnAm asmi vAsavaH
indriyAnAm manash cAsmi bhUtAnAm asmi cetanA || Gita 10.22

Of the Vedas I am the Sama-veda; of the demigods I am Indra; of the senses I am the mind, and in living beings I am the living force.

बृहत्साम तथा साम्नाम् गायत्री छन्दसाम् अहम्।

मासानां मार्गशीर्षोहम् ऋतूनाम् कुसुमाकरः॥ 10.35

bR^ihatsAma tathA sAmnAm gAyatrI chhandasAm aham .

mAsAnA.m mArgashIrshhoham R^itUnAm kusumAkaraH .. 10.35

Of hymns I am the Brhat-sama sung to the Lord Indra, and of poetry I am the Gayatri verse, sung daily by brahmanas. Of months I am November and December, and of seasons I am flower-bearing spring.

न वेद यज्ञ अध्ययनैर् न दानैः न च क्रियाभिर् न तपोभिर् उग्रैः।

एवम् रूपः शक्य अहम् नृलोके द्रष्टुम् त्वदन्येन कुरुप्रवीर॥ Gita 11.48

na veda yajnAdhyayanair na dAnaiH
na ca kriyAbhir na tapobhir ugraiH
evamrUpaH shakya aham nṛloke
drashtum tvadanyena kurupravIra || Gita 11.48

O best of the Kuru warriors, no one before you has ever seen this universal form of Mine, for neither by studying the Vedas, nor by performing sacrifices, nor by charities or similar activities can this form be seen. Only you have seen this.

नाहम् वेदैर् न तपसा न दानेन न चेज्यया।

शक्य एवंविधो द्रष्टुम् दृष्टवान् असि माम् यथा॥ Gita 11.53

nAham vedair na tapasA na dAnena na cejyayA
shakya evamvidho drashtum dṛshtavAn asi mAm yathA || Gita 11.53

The form which you are seeing with your transcendental eyes cannot be understood simply by studying the Vedas, nor by undergoing serious penances, nor by charity, nor by worship. It is not by these means that one can see Me as I am.

ऋषिभिर् बहुधा गीतम् चन्दोभिर् विविधैः पृथक्।

ब्रह्मसूत्र पदैश् चैव हेतुमद्भिर् विनिश्चितैः॥ 13.5

R^ishhibhir bahudhA gItam chandobhir vividhaiH pR^ithak .

brahmasUtra padaish caiva hetumadbhir vinishcitaiH .. 13.5

That knowledge of the field of activities and of the knower of activities is described by various sages in various Vedic writings-especially in the Vedanta-sutra-and is presented with all reasoning as to cause and effect.

ऊर्ध्वमूलम् अधःशाखम् अश्वत्थम् प्राहुर् अव्यम्।

छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस् तम् वेद स वेदवित्॥ Gita 15.1

UrdhvamUlam adhaHshAkham ashvattham prAhur avyam
chandAmsi yasya parnAni yas tam veda sa vedavit || Gita 15.1

The Blessed Lord said: There is a banyan tree which has its roots upward and its branches down and whose leaves are the Vedic hymns. One who knows this tree is the knower of the Vedas.

सर्वस्य चाहम् हृदि सम्निविष्टो मत्तः स्मृतिर् ज्ञानम् अपोहनम् च।

वेदैश् च सर्वैर् अहम् एव वेद्यो वेदान्त कृद् वेद विद् एव चाहम्॥ Gita 15.15

sarvasya cAham hṛdi samnivishto
mattaH smṛtir jnAnam apohanam ca
vedaish ca sarvair aham eva vedyo
vedAntakṛd vedavid eva cAham || Gita 15.15

I am seated in everyone’s heart, and from Me come remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness. By all the Vedas am I to be known[1]; indeed, I am the compiler of Vedanta, and I am the knower of the Vedas.

यस्मात् क्षरम् अतीतोहम् अक्षराद् अपि चोत्तमः।

अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः॥ 15.18

yasmAt xaram atItoham axarAd api cottamaH .

ato.asmi loke vede ca prathitaH purushhottamaH .. 15.18

Because I am transcendental, beyond both the fallible and the infallible, and because I am the greatest, I am celebrated both in the world and in the Vedas as that Supreme Person.

ॐ तत् सद् इति निर्देशो ब्रह्मणस् त्रिविधः स्मृतः।

ब्राह्मनास् तेन वेदाश् च यज्ञाश् च विहिताः पुरा॥ Gita 17.23

om tat sad iti nirdesho brahmanas trividhaH smṛtaH
brAhmanAs tena vedAsh ca yajnAsh ca vihitAH purA || Gita 17.23

From the beginning of creation, the three syllables-om tat sat-have been used to indicate the Supreme Absolute Truth [Brahman]. They were uttered by brahmanas while chanting Vedic hymns and during sacrifices, for the satisfaction of the Supreme.

[1] Bhagavad Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam are very good scriptures for knowing Krishna.

Selected Veda Mantras’ Subjects or Quotes

Collected by Suresh Vyas

Abbreviations:

Rig = Rigved

Sam = Samved

A = Atharva ved

Y = Yajurved

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Rig. 10.17. 7-9 on Sarasvati

Rig. 10.18.1-6 for making a sick alive/healthy

Rig. 10.8.8 tells widow to marry again

Rig. 10.22.8 prayer for destroying terrorists

Rig. 10.34.10 bad consequences of gambling

Rig. 10.48.11 In haven live Aadityas, in mid space live Rudriyas, on earth live Vasus

Rig. 10.53.6 .. .. मनुर्भव जनया दैव्यम् जनम । May you first strive to be a man, and then rise to the status of an enlightened one – the divine.

Rig. 10.57.1 मा प्र गाम पथो वयम् मा यज्ञादिन्द्र सोमनः । मान्तः स्थुर्नो अहातय ॥

O Lord, let us not depart from the righteous path, nor from the path of noble actions; let not maligning or miserliness dwell within us.

Rig. 10.58 12 mantras for controlling mind

Rig. 10.59 10 mantras for sick to get well

Rig. 10.63 15 & 16 mantras for safety in travel

Rig. 10.64.9 Prayer to great rivers Sarasvti, Sarayu, sindhU

Rig. 10.67.1 Says divine knowledge given by God

Rig. 10.72 Nine mantras describing creation

Rig. 10.75.5 mention names of rivers Ganga, Yamuna, Sarasvati

Rig. 10.81 & 10.82 Lord creates

Rig. 10.83 & 10.84 Seven mantras in praise/prayer to Wrath- Manyu devataa

Rig. 10.85 has mantras for wedding

Rig. 10.87.16 Prayer against cannibals and cattle eaters

Rig. 10.90 Purush Suuktam

Rig. 10.97 Praises of herbal medicinal plants

Rig. 10.98 Prayers to get rain

Rig. 10.117.6 on sharing food, giving hospitality

Rig. 10.129 on creation

Rig. 10.130 The 1^st yagna to create nature’s bounties

Rig. 10.137 Mantras told by Saptarshis

Rig. 10.151 on faith

Rig. 10.154 O departed soul .. ..

Rig. 10.161 mantras/havan for making sick well

Rig. 10.162 mantras for keeping embryo healthy

Rig. 10.169 four mantras for cow

Rig. 10.173, 10.174 Raj stuti at coronation of king or prime minister

Rig. 10.175 1 & 2 mantras request to debaters to bring the truth

Rig. 10.184 prayer for pregnant women

Rig.10.191.3-4 mantras for unity and equality, also for married couple

1.3 9 mantras for release of urine
1.11 6 mantras for making easy delivery
1.16.4 Vedic response to cow/ horse/ man killers

यदि नो गां हंसि यद् अश्वम् यदि पूरुषम्।

तम् त्वा सीसेन विध्यामो यथा नोसो अविरहा ॥

“If you kill our cow, horse or man, we shall pierce you with lead, so that you may no more be killer of our brae men.”

1.18 Four mantras for removing deformity and make one beautiful
1.19.3 Vedic attitude towards those who try to enslave us Vedics
2.1 Five mantras on God and His Abode as seen by a rishi/yogi
2.16, 2.17 Yagna mantras for health
2.29 One’s prayer for happiness of a man
2.33 mantras for curing all diseases of body
2.36 3 & 4 mantras: blessings by purohit to bride
3.12 house, school वाश्तोष्पतिः . mantras from building to entry of house/school
3.30 mantras for harmony in family
3.31 for freedom from evil
4.3 Praise to the Supreme. – – कस्मै देवाय हविषे विधेम ॥
4.12 mantras for healing injured
4.13 vaat vriddhi cure mantras. 6 & 7 mantras for cuing disease by hand touch
4.14 How a yogi travels to the God’s Supreme Abode
4.17.4 This advises to terrorize the terrorists
4.24 to 4.29 mantras for freedom from sins
5.23 mantras to kill body insects and germs
5.25 seven mantras for conceiving; rest six mantras to conceive a boy
6.5.3 purohit’s prayer for good of yagna yajamaan
6.18 three mantras to free from jealousy
6.19 three mantras for self-purification
6.64 three mantras for minds’ harmony/sameness
6.74 Two mantra for unity of two. 3d mantra for uniting people
6.78.3 Blessing for couple

त्वष्टा जायात् अजनयत् त्वष्टा अस्यै त्वाम् पतिम्।

त्वष्टा सहस्रम् आयूषि दीर्घम् आयुः कृणोतु वाम् ॥

6.81 those who want a son and wealth wear bangles
6.83 four mantras to cure tumor
6.114 1 & 2 mantras indicate that one who disregards enlightened one cannot do yagna
6.117 advises to be free from all debts
6.125 three mantras that can be used for vehicle pujaa
6.128.2 भद्राहम् नो मध्यन्दिने भद्राहम् सायम् अस्तु नः ।

भद्राहम् नो अह्नाम् प्राता रात्री भद्राहम् अस्तु नः ॥

8.128 cow dung smoke causes sukun
6.138 & 6.137 on नितन्ति herb that helps grow hair
7.5.4&5 Says that sacrifice of man or animal in yagna is adharma
7.9.1 A good prayer

भद्रादधि श्रेयः प्रेहि बृहस्पतिः पुरएता ते अस्तु।

अथेम मस्या वर आ पृथिव्या आरेशत्रुं कृणु सर्व वीरम् ॥

A. 7.24.1 A good action/wish

दोष्वप् न्यम् दौर्जीवित्यम् रक्षोम्भऽमराय्यऽः

दुर्णाम् नीः दुर्वाचस् तास्मन् नाशयामसि ॥

7.27.1 Informs that cosmos also has entities that vibrate
7.35.1 Tells how to deal with invaders and terrorists
7.62 seven mantras for house warming event
8.5.18 वर्म means armor.

वर्ममे द्यावा पृथिवी वर्माहर् वर्म सूर्यः।

वर्मम ईन्द्रश्च अग्निश्च वर्म धाता दधातु मे॥

8.8.21 Prayers to cause internal strife among asuras.

सम् क्रोशताम् एनान् द्यावा पृथिवी इति

सम् अंतरिक्षम् सह एवताभिः ।

मा ज्ञातरम् मा प्रतिष्ठाम् विदन्ति

मिथो विघ्नाना उपयन्तु मृत्युम् ॥

8.9 26 mantras with some mystic meaning
8.10(4).12 ते कृषिम् च अस्यम् च मन्य्ष्याः उपजिवन्ति .. ..

Men live upon cultivation and grain …

8.10 Describes how Virat devi was created in the beginning, and all other things were created from her
9.1.24 It says that it is good to keep janoi on right shoulder when there is thunder in the sky
9.3.9to31 Pujaa/havan mantras for newly built mansion
9.6 atithi vidyaa (hosting art)
9.6(3)7 एष वा अतिथर् यत् श्रोत्रियः ।

तस्मात् पूर्वो ना श्नीयात् ॥

9.7 Describes which deva resides in which part of cow
9.8 22 mantras for removing all headaches and diseases
9.10.27 Four level of speech:

OM = paraa (innermost the origin)

Bhur= pashyanti (at heart)

bhuvaH= madhyamaa (at intellect)

svaH= vaikhri (at tongue /spoken)

9.10.28 .. .. ekam sat

(Rig.1.164.46) इन्द्रम् मित्रम् वरुणम् अग्निम्

आहुरथो दिव्यः स सुपर्णो गुरुत्मान् ।

एकम् सत् विप्रा बहुधा वदन्ति

अग्निम् यमम् मातरिश् वानमाहुः ॥

10.8.32 अंति संतम् न जहाति अंति संतम् न पश्यति।

देवस्य पश्य काव्यम् न ममार जीर्मति ॥

10.8.29 पूर्णात् पूर्णम् उतचति, पूर्णम् पूर्णेन सिच्यते ।

10.8.44 अकामो धीरो अमृतः स्वयंभू

रसेन तृप्तो न कुतश्चनोनः ।

तमेव विद्वान् न बिभाय मृत्योर्

आत्मानम् धीरम् अजरम् युवानम् ॥

14.1.1. सत्येन उत्तभिता भूमिः सूर्येण उत्तभिता द्यौः ।

ऋतेन आदित्याः तिष्ठन्ति दिविसोमो अधि श्रितः ॥

14.1.42-44 Blessings for bride
14.1.47-64 ashmaarohaN and other mantras
14.2 Wedding ceremonies
14.2 9 to 12 mantras for vidaay (farewell to bride)
14.2 13-15 mantras for bride’s arrival at home
14.2.28 nava vadhU darsham (seeing new wife)
14.2.64 Purohit’s blessings to married couple

इहेमाविन्द्र सं नुद चक्रवाकेव दंपति ।

प्रजयैनौ स्वस्तकौ विश्वम् अव्युर् व्यऽश्नुताम् ॥

14.2.75 Blessing to new wife
15.13 Benefits of hosting a vidvaan, vraatyaH sadhu
16.9 four mantras to secure wealth
18.1.13-14 Tells that a man should not mate with or marry his sister
18.3.1-4 A widow sleeping by her dead husband remarries one who lifts her by his hand.
18.3.15 कण्वः कक्षीवान पुरुमीढो अगत्स्यः सोभरी अचनानाः।

विश्वामित्रः अयम् जमदग्निः कश्यपः वामदेवः । ।

16.3.16 विश्वामित्र जमदग्ने वसिष्ठ भरद्वाज गोतम वामदेव।

शदिर्नो अत्रिः अग्रभीत् नमःभिः सुऽसंसासः पितरः मृऽता नः ॥

18.4.37 To be chanted at funeral pile.

इदम् कसाम्बु चयनेन चित्तम् तत् सजाता अव पश्येतत्।

मर्त्योयम् अमृत्वमेति तस्मै गृहान् कृणुत यावत् सबन्धु॥

19.6 Purusha Suuktam
19.7, 19.8.1-2 Prayers to Naxatras

A.19.9.1-2 Shanti mantras

19.9.6-11 शं नो .. ..
19.10.1-10 शं नो .. ..
19.11.1-6 शं नो .. ..
19.9.14 पृथिवी शान्तिर् .. ..
19.13 for aid and victory in battle
19.67.1-8 पश्येम शरदः शतम् .. ..
5.15.6 Violence to be well directed
5.15.17 mantras for purification while bathing
8.9.2 A yogi tells what he has seen in space, back side of the Sun also.
8.53.3 भूर्भुवः स्वः सुप्रजाः

प्रजाभिः स्थाम सुवीशः

वीरैः सुपोषाः पोषैः।

11.1 युञ्जानः प्रथमम् मनस् त्वाय सविता धियः।
11.5 शृण्वन्तु विश्वे अमृतस्य पुत्रा

आ ये धामनि दिव्यानि तस्तुः॥

दुर्वा = Bermuda grass

13-33 विष्णोः कर्माणि पश्यत

यतो व्रतानि पस्पशे ।

इन्द्रस्य युज्यः सखा ॥

14.18-19; 15.4-5 Various entities are Chanda
15.6 रश्मिना सत्याय सत्यम् जीन्व .. ..

With the truth flooded with light, seek the truth ..

16 16 mantras: PraNaam, prayer to Rudra
17.31 Dvaita vaada: “You do not know Him who created all these things; He is different from you, and resides in you .. ..”
17.67 A yogi says he climbs from Earth to haven to bliss.
18.64 A good prayer for good of Yajmaan

यद् दानम् यत् परा दानम् यत् पूर्तम् याश्व दक्षिणाः।

तदग्निर् वैश्वकर्मणः स्वर् देवेषु नो दधात् ॥

18.68 O Lord, we approach You for strength for killing the evil and for defeating the invaders.

वात्रहत्याय शवसे पृतना षाह्याय च ।

ईन्द्र त्वाऽऽवर्तयामसि ॥

19.30 व्रतेन दीक्षाम् आप्नोति दीक्षयाऽऽ प्नोति दक्षिणाम् ।

दक्षिणा श्रद्धयाम् आप्नोति श्रद्धया सत्यम् आप्यते ॥

(Y. 19.36-37,

Y.19.55,60,62,67-70) Can be used in Shraaddha vidhi.

19.50-51 Vedic heritage
19.77 Partial: ऋतेन सत्यम् इन्द्रियम् शुक्रम् अन्धस

By sacrifice the truth gains strength, and consummation of food becomes pure.

23.21 उत्सक् थ्या अव गुदम् धेहि समंजी चारया वृषन् । य स्त्रीणां जीव भोजनः ॥

O powerful administrator, may you revive moral force and true justice among people by purifying them who molest or exploit women for their livelihood.

(Rig. 6.46.1-2 is called Brihat)

Y.26.15 उपह् वरे गिरीणाम् संगमे च नदीनाम् । धिया विप्रो अजायत॥

31 Purusha Suktam
32.3 First line: न तस्य प्रतिमा अस्ति यस्य नाम महद् यशः।

There is no image to compare with Him who is the greatest glory.

32.15 मेधाम् मे वरुणो दधातु मेधाम् अग्निः प्रजापतिः ।

मेधाम् ईन्द्रश्च वायुश्च मेधाम् धाता ददातु मे। स्वाहा॥

34.1-6 .. .. मनः शिव संकल्पम् अस्तु॥
34.44 तद् विप्रासो विपन्यवो जागृवाम् सः समिन्धते । विष्णोर् यत् परम् पदम् ॥

“By transcendental meditation and pious acts the vigilant seeker of truth realizes the all-pervading God within the innermost cavity, the Supreme Abode of the Lord.”

Y.34-50-52 Glorification /benefit of gold and gold jewelry.

35.1 part. अपेतो यन्तु पणयोऽ सुम्ना देवपीयवः।

“May the evil bargainers, mischievous and jealous of the enlightened ones, go away hence. This place belongs to him who has enjoyed devotional bliss.

35.4 About Asvattha tree.
35.8-9 शं वातः शं हे ते घृणिः शं ते भवन् त्विष्टकाः।

शं ते भवन् त्वग्नयः पार्थिवासो मा त्वाऽभि शूशुचन्॥

कल्पतां ते दिशम् तुभ्यमापःशिवतमास् ते तुभ्यम् भवन्तु सिन्धवः।

अंतरिक्षम् शिवम् तुभ्यम् कल्पताम् ते दिशः सर्वाः॥

35.11 अपाघम् अप किल्बिषम् अप कृत्याय अपो रपः।

अपामार्ग त्वमस् मद् अप दुःष्वप् न्यम् सुव ॥

36.3 Gayatri mantra
36.8-24 Ishwar stuti. ईन्द्रो विश्वस्य राजति .. ..
40.1-17 Ishopanishad

(S. 6.8; R. 8.6.10, अहम् इद्धि पितुष्परि मेधामृतस्य जग्रह । अहँ सूर्य इवाजति॥

pg 1500) “I have verily acquired the deep knowledge of the eternal truth from my Supreme Father. I am born with the glory of the Sun as if.”

(S. 7.9 योगे योगे त्वस्तरम् वाजा वाजे हवामहे । सखाय ईन्द्रम् उतये॥

1.30.7) “On every occasion, in every noble work we invoke the resplendent God, the best among our friends, for our protection and happiness.”
9.2 कदु प्रचेतसे महे वचो देवाय शस्यते ॥

“How amazing! Even a little praise of Him, He magnifies and accepts with delight. Indeed, while we exalt Him, we exalt ourselves.”

358 “I glorify the spacecraft which is rapid like victorious steed. May he give to our forces the fragrance of fame and longevity to our life. (R.6.39.6)
441 “Peace, pleasure and affluence is for him who longs and also gives to others these favors. The defiant offender does not evoke His love, nor wins his way to the aspired riches.”

शं पदं मर्घ रयिषिणे न कामम् अव्रतो हिनेति न स्पृशद् रयिम्॥

S.474,475 Indicate that Soma plant grows on hilltops and Soma juice has green hue.

653 शं नः परस्व शं गवे शं जनाय शमर्वते। शँ राजन् नोषधिभ्य ॥
1006,1007 “Intellectuals mix their knowledge with Vedic knowledge, but Vedic knowledge has to remain sovereign.”
1059 ध्वस्रयोः पुरुषन् व्योरा सहस्राणि दद्महे ।

“We have received wealth in thousands from rescuers and peace lovers.”

1084 रेवतीर्नः सधमाद ईन्द्रे सन्तु तुविवाजाः। क्षुमन्तो याभिर् मदेम ॥

May You share our spiritual joy, O resplendent God. May we have abundant nourishment, and may our intellect be bright and sharp, so that full of devotion and wealth, we may live in perfect bliss in Your close company.”

Quotes and Notes from The Path of Serenity and Insight

QuotesNotes from ThePath Of Serenity and Insight

by Henepola Gunaratna

Quotes &Notes from The Science of Enlightenment

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The book is by Shinzen Young

Short link: https://wp.me/p1u3Hs-1f0

Quotes from The Lexus and The Olive Tree

Quotes from The Lexus and the Olive Tree

by T. Friedman

Quotes from Namah Shivaya Shantaya

Quotes from Namah Shivaya Shantaya by Sri Sri Anandamurti

The Book: The Jew Is Not My Enemy by Tarek Fatah

Below are my Note/Quotes while I read the book.

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The first quote I wrote is this:

Pg. xii. “There are passages in the Torah, the Bible, and the Quran that speak of death to infidels and the necessary slaughter of others for the survival of people chosen by God.” – Bob Rae

This says God is partial, and He chooses one race over another (even when He created all the races.)

He even tells each of the three races to slaughter the other two for their survival.

In contrast, no Vedic scripture says God is partial to any race, nor God says to any race to slaughter any other race, nor Vedic God says to any race that this or that land is only theirs.

See below what Isopanishad Mantra 1 says:

“Everything animate or inanimate that is within the universe is controlled and owned by the Lord. One should therefore accept only those things necessary for himself, which are set aside as his quota, and one should not accept other things, knowing well to whom they belong.” – Translation by Bhaktivedant Swami Prabhupad

See below what Bhagavan Krishna says in Bhagavad Gita vese 3.10 and 3.11. (Source: asitis.com)

“In the beginning of creation, the Lord of all creatures sent forth generations of men and demigods, along with sacrifices for Visnu, and blessed them by saying, “Be thou happy by this yajna [sacrifice] because its performance will bestow upon you all desirable things.”

“The demigods, being pleased by sacrifices, will also please you; thus nourishing one another, there will reign general prosperity for all.”

The people of the three religions of the middle-east can not create peace within themselves and with others til they understand and live by the Vedic Dharma, the universal religion for mankind.

– Suresh Vyas