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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… — Russell Simmons
- In the yogic tradition, this principle of using intense effort to burn through life's distractions is called Tapas. It's another Sanskrit word,… — 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,… — Will Durant
- I am very sorry, but I cannot learn languages. I have tried hard, only to find that men of ordinary capacity can… — 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… — Swami Vivekananda
- The mantras, however, are mysterious and each word is profound in meaning. When they are transliterated into Chinese, the original meanings are… — Kukai
- Sanskrit has ninety-six words for love; ancient Persian has eighty; Greek three; and English simply one. — Robert Johnson
- The Sanskrit word namaste means 'The spirit in me honors the spirit in you.' Whenever you first make eye contact with another… — Deepak Chopra
- That was my childhood. I grew up with the monks, studying Sanskrit and meditating for hours in the morning and hours in… — Satish Kumar
- Today the West is awakening to its wants; and the "true self of man and spirit" is the watchword of the advanced… — Swami Vivekananda
- Do you know this Sanskrit Shloka: "Let those who are versed in the ethical codes praise or blame, let Lakshmi, the goddess… — Swami Vivekananda
- 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