“In the yogic tradition, this principle of using intense effort to burn through life's distractions is called Tapas. It's another Sanskrit word, roughly defined as "heat" or "essential energy." The concept is that through a disciplined approach to work and self-sacrifice, Tapas will burn away the negativity that separates us from God. By working our hardest and happily enduring the hardships of life we are able to create a sense of peace and clarity in ourselves.” SelfAbleActionEnergyEffortPrinciplesSacrificeEssentialsApproachConceptsTraditionEndureIntenseHardestClarityDefinedHeatHardshipDistractionNegativitySelf SacrificeSanskritTapasHardships Of Life Author:Russell Simmons
“India was the motherland of our race, and Sanskrit the mother of Europe's languages: she was the mother of our philosophy; mother, through the Arabs, of much of our mathematics; mother, through the Buddha, of the ideals embodied in Christianity; mother, through the village community, of self-government and democracy. Mother India is in many ways the mother of us all.” WaySelfPhilosophyGovernmentMotherLanguageCommunityRaceChristianityDemocracyEuropeIdealsIndiaMathematicsIndianVillageHinduismSelf-governmentRepublic DaySanskritHappy Independence Day IndiaMotherlandIndia Independence DayIndian Independence Day Author:Will Durant
“I am very sorry, but I cannot learn languages. I have tried hard, only to find that men of ordinary capacity can learn Sanskrit in less time that it takes me to buy a German Dictionary” MenHardLanguageOrdinaryCapacitySorryTake MeDictionarySanskrit Author:George Bernard Shaw
“There is, however, only one idea of duty which has been universally accepted by all mankind, of all ages and sects and countries, and that has been summed up in a Sanskrit aphorism thus: "Do not injure any being; not injuring any being is virtue, injuring any being is sin."” Has BeensIdeasCountryAgeSinVirtueMankindDutyAcceptedAphorismSectsAhimsaSanskrit Book:Karma Yoga: The Yoga of Action Source: Karma Yoga: The Yoga of Action
“The mantras, however, are mysterious and each word is profound in meaning. When they are transliterated into Chinese, the original meanings are modified and the long and short vowels are confused. In the end we can get roughly similar sounds but not precisely the same ones. Unless we use Sanskrit, it is hardly possible to differentiate the long and short sounds. The purpose of retaining the source materials, indeed, lies here.” LongEndsUseLyingPurposeSoundMaterialsSourceOriginalsProfoundMysteriousChineseConfusedMantrasDifferentiateRetainingVowelsSanskrit Author:Kukai
“Sanskrit has ninety-six words for love; ancient Persian has eighty; Greek three; and English simply one.” ThreeSixAncientGreekNinetyEightyPersianSanskrit Author:Robert Johnson
“The Sanskrit word namaste means 'The spirit in me honors the spirit in you.' Whenever you first make eye contact with another person, say 'Namaste' silently to yourself. This is a way of acknowledging that the being there is the same as the being here.” WayFirstsMeanPersonsEyeSpiritHonorContactBeing ThereEye ContactSanskrit Author:Deepak Chopra
“That was my childhood. I grew up with the monks, studying Sanskrit and meditating for hours in the morning and hours in the evening, and going once a day to beg for food.” HoursMorningStudyChildhoodGrewGrew UpEveningFatherhoodMonkMeditatingSanskrit Author:Satish Kumar
“Today the West is awakening to its wants; and the "true self of man and spirit" is the watchword of the advanced school of Western theologians. The student of Sanskrit philosophy knows where the wind is blowing from, but it matters not whence the power comes so longs as it brings new life.” KnowsMenWantSelfMatterPhilosophyTodaySchoolSpiritStudentsWindWestWesternAwakeningTrue SelfNew LifeTheologianSanskrit Book:The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda Source: The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda
“Do you know this Sanskrit Shloka: "Let those who are versed in the ethical codes praise or blame, let Lakshmi, the goddess of Fortune, come or go wherever she wisheth, let death overtake him today or after a century, the wise man never swerves from the path of rectitude." Let people praise you or blame you, let fortune smile or frown upon you, let your body fall today or after a Yuga, see that you do not deviate from the path of Truth.” PeopleKnowsMenBodyTodayFallPathWiseCenturyPraiseBlameFortuneYour BodyCodeDo You KnowEthicalGoddessDeviateSanskritRectitudeSwerveLakshmi Author:Swami Vivekananda
“The air they breathe, being a living element with both physical and psychical properties, carries a subtle vital energy. This in India is named by the Sanskrit word prana; in Tibet it is called sugs, in Aikido, Japan, ki, and in China, chi. By controlling its circulation throughout the body, man is able to attain spiritual enlightenment or illumination.” MenBodyAbleSpiritualEnergyAirElementsEnlightenmentIndiaPropertyChinaBreatheBreathingSubtleJapanCarrieIlluminationCirculationTibetAikidoSanskritPranaSpiritual Enlightenment Author:Frank Waters