Being a seeker means no matter what the Vedas said, what Krishna or Shiva said, you have to know the truth in… — Jaggi Vasudev Copy Share Image
The Gita is a bouquet composed of the beautiful flowers of spiritual truths collected from the Vedas and the Upanishads. — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
“Vishnu displayed his valour. He kept his feet in three places. It is in those three places that the universe rests. Vishnu's… — Bibek Debroy Copy Share Image
Learning from books and teachers is like traveling by carriage, so we are told in the Veda. But, the carriage will serve… — Johannes Itten Copy Share Image
The origins of Indian classical music, not unlike their western counterparts, lie in the Vedas, the ancient Hindu scriptures of 2,000 years ago. — Tariq Ali Copy Share Image
The intelligent student, after studying vedic texts, is solely intent on acquiring wisdom and realization. He should discard the texts altogether, as… — Chidananda Saraswati Copy Share Image
The Sufi saint Mazhar Jaan Jana of 18th century Delhi believed that the Quran condemns bowing before deities because in pre-Islamic idol… — Asghar Ali Engineer Copy Share Image
In India the mother is the center of the family and our highest ideal. She is to us the representative of God,… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
“In the Hindu religion, one can[not] have freedom of speech. A Hindu must surrender his freedom of speech. He must act according… — B.R. Ambedkar Copy Share Image
The translation of the Veda will hereafter tell to a great extent on the fate of India and on the growth of… — Max Muller Copy Share Image
When I approached God at that time, I hardly had a living faith in Him. The agnostic was in me, the atheist… — Sri Aurobindo Copy Share Image
Karma is not fate, for man acts with free will, creating his own destiny. The Vedas tell us, if we sow goodness,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
How entirely does the Upanishad breathe throughout the holy spirit of the Vedas! How is every one who by a diligent study… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
All fanaticism is false, because it is a contradiction of the very nature of God and of Truth. Truth cannot be shut… — Sri Aurobindo Copy Share Image
I shall no longer be instructed by the Yoga Veda or the Aharva Veda, or the ascetics, or any other doctrine whatsoever.… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
God has revealed to me that only the Paramatman, whom the Vedas describe as the Pure Soul, is as immutable as Mount… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Hindu fundamentalism is a contradiction in terms, since Hinduism is a religion without fundamentals; there is no such thing as a Hindu… — Shashi Tharoor Copy Share Image
The language of the Veda itself is sruti, a rhythm not composed by the intellect but heard, a divine Word that same… — Sri Aurobindo Copy Share Image
What Brahman is cannot be described. All things in the world — the Vedas, the Puranas, the Tantras, the six systems of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Tremendous purity, tremendous renunciation, is the one secret of spirituality. “Neither through wealth, nor through progeny, but through renunciation alone is immortality… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
If yoga is about life, this means ALL life, not just part of it. Together, the spiritual and the material constitute the… — Rod Stryker Copy Share Image
The Vedas give information on various subjects. They have come together and form one book. And in later times, when other subjects… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
We are in love with the word. We are proud of it. The word precedes the formation of the state. The word… — Norman Mailer Copy Share Image
“The Vedas are considered to be the direct words of the Lord. The Lord gives us the opportunity to enjoy material life… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Whenever I have read any part of the Vedas, I have felt that some unearthly and unknown light illuminated me. In the… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
India - The land of Vedas, the remarkable works contain not only religious ideas for a perfect life, but also facts which… — Ella Wheeler Wilcox Copy Share Image
I don't believe there's anything in life you can't go back and fix. The ancient Vedas - the oldest Hindu philosophy -… — Alan Arkin Copy Share Image