Sanskrit Quotes
30 quotes by 22 authors
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The word mantra comes from two Sanskrit words man, ("to think") and tra ("tool'). So the literal translation is "a tool of thought." And that's…
— Russell Simmons
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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…
— Russell Simmons
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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,…
— Will Durant
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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…
— George Bernard Shaw
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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…
— Swami Vivekananda
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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…
— Kukai
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Sanskrit has ninety-six words for love; ancient Persian has eighty; Greek three; and English simply one.
— Robert Johnson
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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'…
— Deepak Chopra
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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…
— Satish Kumar
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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…
— Swami Vivekananda
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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…
— Swami Vivekananda
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Men must speak English who can write Sanskrit; they must speak a modern language who write, perchance, an ancient and universal one.
— Henry David Thoreau
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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…
— Frank Waters
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Kundalini energy passes through the shushumna, which is a Sanskrit name for an astral nerve channel that runs along the spinal column.
— Frederick Lenz
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In sanskrit they say: "Tat twam asi" - thou art that. You are God. The bubble of your awareness bursts and you're flooded with immortality.
— Frederick Lenz
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At the moment you're suffering from what we call Maya. Maya is illusion. Maya is a Sanskrit word that suggests that we have forgotten. We've…
— Frederick Lenz
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The word 'art' interests me very much. If it comes from Sanskrit, as I've heard, it signifies 'making.
— Marcel Duchamp
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In meditation you experience time slowing down because you can notice more things per discreet moment and you're more open... The word 'meditation' in Sanskrit…
— Richard Davidson
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Widow" is a harsh and hurtful word. It comes from the Sanskrit and it means "empty." I have been empty too long.
— Lynn Caine
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Dharma is a sanskrit word. It simply means that which is right, that which is correct, that which is the divine law.
— Frederick Lenz
Who Wrote These Sanskrit Quotes
22 authors contributed a total of 30 Sanskrit Quotes as follows: