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“विपद: सन्तु ता: शश्वत्तत्र तत्र जगद्गुरो। भवतो दर्शनं यत्स्यादपुनर्भवदर्शनम्॥८॥ Master of Universe I pray for calamities, So I do remember You ever constantly, Remembering You means freedom be, From cycle of births and death finally. - 201 -”

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Book:Chants of Hindu Gods and Godesses in English Rhyme
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“॥दोहा॥ श्रीगुरु चरन सरोज रज, निज मनु मुकुरु सुधारि। बरनउँ रघुबर बिमल जसु, जो दायकु फल चारि॥ Doha With the dust of guru’s lotus feet having, I cleanse the mirror of my soul sparkling, Raghuvar’s spotless glory I be singing, The four fruits of life it ever is giving. - 303 -”

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Book:Chants of Hindu Gods and Godesses in English Rhyme
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“Shani Chalisa ॥दोहा॥ Doha जय-जय श्री शनिदेव प्रभु, सुनहु विनय महराज। करहुं कृपा हे रवि तनय, राखहु जन की लाज॥ Shani Maharaj, glory to you with sincerity, Listen to my prayers I request humbly, Bestow your grace and protect me fully, Keep respect and honour of your devotees. - 341 -”

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Book:Chants of Hindu Gods and Godesses in English Rhyme
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“जटाटवीगलज्जलप्रवाहपावितस्थले गलेऽवलम्ब्य लम्बितां भुजङ्गतुङ्गमालिकाम्। डमड्डमड्डमड्डमन्निनादवड्डमर्वयं चकार चण्ड्ताण्डवं तनोतु नः शिवः शिवम्॥१॥ His neck, with thick forest-like locks of hair, holy by water flowing, On his neck, as garland whom none pair, lofty snake is hanging, His `Damaru’ drum with its Damat Damat Damat in air echoing, Shiv - auspicious Tandava dances - may He prosperity be giving. - 94 -”

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Book:Chants of Hindu Gods and Godesses in English Rhyme
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“This prayer in praise of Lord Vishnu be, His incarnations graced earth constantly. शान्ताकारं भुजगशयनं पद्मनाभं सुरेशं विश्वाधारं गगनसदृश्यं मेघवर्णं शुभाङ्गम्। लक्ष्मीकान्तं कमलनयनं योगिभिर्ध्यानगम्यं वन्दे विष्णु भवभयहरं सर्वलोकैकनाथम्। I bow to Vishnu, Master of Universe unquestionably, Who rests on great serpent bed, peaceful perpetually, From His navel sprouts Lotus of Creative Power surely, He the Supreme Lord of cosmos undeniably does be. - 146 - He supports the entire universe and all-pervading be, He dark as clouds with beautiful Lakshmi form glowingly, He the lotus-eyed, whom yogis see by meditation only, He destroyer of `Samsar’ fear – the Lord of all `loks’ be. - 147 -”

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Book:Chants of Hindu Gods and Godesses in English Rhyme
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“All the variety of species of life created be, By combination of three basic material energy; - 45 - These Guna modus operandi of material energy, They are called tamo, rajo and sattva clearly; - 46 - Tamo-guna associated with inertia, ignorance be, The rajo-guna associated with passion, activity; - 47 - Sattva-guna associated with goodness, harmony, And all three of them associated with thinking truly. - 48 -”

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Book:Goals of Life
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“In medieval India, the Hindu Vaishnava system of bhakti-yoga (devotional yoga) developed highly sophisticated categories of relation (rasa) to God, including santa (awe and reverence), vatsalya (parental attitude toward God), dasya (servant of God), sakhya (being friends and playmates with God), and madburya (passionate, romantic love).”

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Book:Invoking Mary Magdalene: Accessing the Wisdom of the Divine Feminine
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“To the Hindu mind there was no real gap between animals and men; animals as well as men had souls, and souls were perpetually passing from men into animals, and back again; all these species were woven into one infinite web of Karma and reincarnation. The elephant, for example, became the god Ganesha, and was recognized as Shiva’s son; he personified man’s animal nature, and at the same time his image served as a charm against evil fortune. Monkeys and snakes were terrible, and therefore divine. The cobra or naga, whose bite causes almost immediate death, received especial veneration; annually the people of many parts of India celebrated a religious feast in honor of snakes, and made offerings of milk and plantains to the cobras at the entrance to their holes. Temples have been erected in honor of snakes, as in eastern Mysore; great numbers of reptiles take up their residence in these buildings, and are fed and cared for by the priests.”

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Book:Our Oriental Heritage
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“I can smell fennel, lemongrass and cinnamon. But there's something more... something that ties those three spices together. What is this powerful aroma underneath it all? "'Holy basil'! And he used fresh leaves!" Holy... ... basil? "It's a spice native to Southeast Asia and sacred to the Hindu religion. Just one whiff of it... ... sends a refreshing sensation throughout the entire body. In Ayurvedic medicine, it's even considered an elixir of life!" *Ayurveda is the name of Hindu traditional medicine in which proper diet plays a large role.* "Really? What an amazing spice!" "However... ... holy basil rarely makes it to Japan while still fresh! It should be nearly impossible to procure! How on earth did you get it?!" "Oh, that? We raise it year-round for our seminar. And how do we cultivate it? Well... that's a trade secret." "What?! He raises his own uber-rare spices?!" "That's the Shiomi seminar for you." ""Shiomi"? They must mean Professor Jun Shiomi, the academic expert on spices!" "Man, this scent is not just powerful, it's addictive! But that's not the only thing going on in this dish. There's something else, something that spurs you on to the next bite... tartness? Yogurt!" "Good guess, Yukihira. Holy basil is so strong it can easily overpower all other spices if you aren't careful. But adding in yogurt mellows it out." Not only that, the spices he used have the curcumin compound, which is known to aid the liver in detoxifying the blood. That together with the lactic acids in yogurt increases how well the body absorbs it!”

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Book:食戟のソーマ 8 [Shokugeki no Souma 8]
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“The pavement artist thought for a bit, then agreed. 'I can start tomorrow morning.' 'Good, good. But one question. Will you be able to draw enough to cover 300 feet? I mean, do you know enough different gods to fill the whole wall?' The artist smiled. 'There is no difficulty. I can cover 300 miles if necessary. Using assorted religions and their gods, saints, and prophets. Hindu, Sikh, Judaic, Christian, Muslim, Zoroastrian, Buddhist, Jainist. Actually, Hinduism alone can produce enough. But I always like to mix them up, include a variety in my drawings. Makes me feel I am doing something to promote tolerance and understanding in the world.”

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Book:Such a Long Journey
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“Parvati has wrathful incarnations surely, As Durga, Kali, Shitala Devi, Tara, Chandi, She has benevolent forms like Katyayani, Kamalatmika, Bhuvaneshwari, Lalita, Gauri. Parvati as the Goddess of Power does be, Who source of all forms and of all beings be, In Her all the power but exists undoubtedly, And She who the destroys all fear clearly be. The apparent contradiction that Parvati be, The fair one, Gauri, and the dark one, Kali, Suggests the placid wife, can change fully, To her primal chaotic nature as powerful Kali.”

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Book:Lord Shiv & Family: In English Rhyme
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“देवर्षिगणसंघातस्तूयमानात्मवैभवा भण्डासुरवधोद्युक्तशक्तिसेनासमन्विता ॥२४ Devarshi-gana-sanghaatha-sthooya-maana-aathma-vaibhavaa Bhanda-asura-vadha-udyukta-shakti-saena-sam-anwithaa 24. She revered by knowledgeable with divinity, She source of all, through Her everything be, She has strength to destroy evil heart fully, And enlighten devotee with knowledge truly. - 34 -”

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Book:Lalita Sahasranama
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“चक्रराजरथारूढ़सर्व्वायुधपरिष्कृता गेयचक्ररथारूढ़मन्त्रिणीपरिसेविता ॥२६ Chakra-raaja-rat'tha-aaroodha-sarva-aayudha-parishkr'thaa Gaeya-chakra-rat'tha-aaroodha-manthrinee-pari-saevithaa 26. She seated in chariot with weapons amply, She who served by those who are worthy, By virtue of self-knowledge and heart purity, She source of all, wise worship unreservedly. -36-”

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Book:Lalita Sahasranama
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“Viewing ecology through the lens of individual life histories or the life cycles of species makes it easy to grasp the Hindu conception of life as drama. Every creature and plant has a separate path of sustenance and survival on the way to their final dance with Shiva.”

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Book:Ecology and Experience: Reflections from a Human Ecological Perspective
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“Throughout the year, in all regions, in all seasons; we HINDUS find reasons, to worship almost anything and everything, anyone and everyone; from people to Gods; from animals to plants; from planets to stars. So our spirits are always high with small surprises of life, we cherish meeting and greeting people, for in SANATAN DHARMA we celebrate every aspect of being human. We believe Bhagwan (God) is in every single particle and OM is in every single ATOM of the universe.”

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Book:You By You
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“Yagya is a Sanskrit dialect that is not easily pronounceable by the people who speak English. They don’t have certain syllables in their vocabulary like Ksha, Tra, Gya, etc. So they pronounce Gya as Jna because syllable Gya is a combination of syllables Ja and Na; hence Yagya became Yajna. Hindi Translation - यज्ञ संस्कृत का शब्द है जिसका अंग्रेजी बोलने वाले लोग आसानी से उच्चारण नहीं कर सकते। उनकी शब्दावली में कुछ शब्दांश नहीं हैं जैसे कि क्ष, त्र, ज्ञ, इत्यादि। इसलिए वे ज्न का उच्चारण करते हैं क्योंकि शब्द ज्ञ शब्दांश ज और न का एक संयोजन है; इसलिए यज्ञ बना यज्न।”

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Book:You By You
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“पूरे वर्ष, सभी क्षेत्रों में, सभी मौसमों में; हम हिंदुओं को लगभग किसी भी चीज और हर चीज की, किसी को भी और सभी की पूजा करने के लिए कारण मिलते हैं; लोगों से देवताओं तक; जानवरों से पौधों तक; ग्रहों से सितारों तक। इसलिए जीवन के छोटे-छोटे आश्चर्यों के साथ हमारा उत्साह हमेशा ऊंचा रहता है, हम लोगों से मिलना और उनका अभिवादन करना पसंद करते हैं, क्योंकि सनातन धर्म में हम मानव होने के हर पहलू का जश्न मनाते हैं। हम मानते हैं कि (भगवान) हर कण में हैं और ऊँ (ओ3म्) ब्रह्मांड के हर एक परमाणु (atOM) में है। Poore varsh, sabhee kshetron mein, sabhee mausamon mein; ham hinduon ko lagabhag kisee bhee cheej aur har cheej kee, kisee ko bhee aur sabhee kee pooja karane ke lie kaaran milate hain; logon se devataon tak; jaanavaron se paudhon tak; grahon se sitaaron tak. isalie jeevan ke chhote-chhote aashcharyon ke saath hamaara utsaah hamesha ooncha rahata hai, ham logon se milana aur unaka abhivaadan karana pasand karate hain, kyonki sanaatan dharm mein ham maanav hone ke har pahaloo ka jashn manaate hain. ham maanate hain ki bhagavaan (bhagavaan) har kan mein hain aur om brahmaand ke har ek paramaanu mein hai.”

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Book:You By You
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“The idea of reward and punishment also springs from this law. Whatever we sow, we must reap. It cannot be otherwise. [...] If a person spends all his life in evil-thinking and wrongdoing, then it is useless for him to look for happiness hereafter; because our hereafter is not a matter of chance, but follows as the reaction of our present action. [...] We should, however, never lose sight of the fact that all these ideas of reward and punishment exist in the realm of relativity or finiteness. No soul can ever be doomed eternally through his finite evil deeds; for the cause and effect must always be equal. Thus we can see through our common sense that the theory of eternal perdition and eternal heaven is impossible and illogical, since no finite action can create an infinite result. Hence according to Vedanta, the goal of mankind is neither temporal pleasure nor pain, but Mukti or absolute freedom ; and each soul is consciously or unconsciously marching towards this goal through the various experiences of life and death.”

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Author:Paramananda
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“शान्ताकारं भुजगशयनं पद्मनाभं सुरेशं विश्वाधारं गगनसदृश्यं मेघवर्णं शुभाङ्गम्। लक्ष्मीकान्तं कमलनयनं योगिभिर्ध्यानगम्यं वन्दे विष्णु भवभयहरं सर्वलोकैकनाथम्। I bow to Vishnu, Master of Universe unquestionably, Who rests on great serpent bed, peaceful perpetually, From His navel sprouts Lotus of Creative Power surely, He the Supreme Lord of cosmos undeniably does be. - 146 - He supports the entire universe and all-pervading be, He dark as clouds with beautiful Lakshmi form glowingly, He the lotus-eyed, whom yogis see by meditation only, He destroyer of `Samsar’ fear – the Lord of all `loks’ be. - 147 -”

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Author:Munindra Misra
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“The Hindu concept of time is very different from Western ideas. In Hindu thought, the world has no beginning and no end, but only experiences endless repetitive cycles of time in four yugas (aeons or ages): Satya Yuga, the age of truth, Treta Yuga, Dvapara Yuga and Kali Yuga (the age of destruction and untruth, the one in which we are all living now). Each Kali Yuga ends with a great flood (pralaya) that destroys the world, only to start afresh with a new Satya Yuga. Some Hindus argue that Vaishnavites and Shaivites differ in their perception of time; after all, Vishnu is reincarnated in various avatars, while Shiva simply ‘is’. Vaishnavites, in this reading, are constantly changing through time, while Shaivites are focused on the annihilation of the self. Though the distinction is interesting, both sets of Hindus relate to time very differently from followers of other faiths.”

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Author:Sashi Tharoor
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“I thank Alan Watts for my awakening which occurred on 29 October 2024 at around 8 pm. But I had to no-fap, no booze, no drugs for 114 days to understand his crucial lecture. One of his remarkable recordings of the 1970s reached me in 2024. I had heard that lecture many times before but had dismissed it, or never got it. But I think I should continue his discussion by pointing out that this knowledge can be used for good, and bad. Daoism, Buddhism, Hinduism, the hermetic teachings, the kabbalah are all explained in one moment when you awaken totally, but that knowledge will naturally also be used by darkness. Without the darkness there is no light. And without the light there is no darkness. But the darkness is way ahead of the light. And the lightness needs to wake up, and soon. Because the darkness wants to change everything by changing the rules, of the game we all play and are a part of.”

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Author:Jack Freestone
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