Even without committing any sin, those who are pure get destroyed when keeping company with the sinners, just like fish in a lake with serpents. [Ramayan Book 3 (Book of Forest), Chapter 38, Verse 26]
Tag: wisdom
Ramayan Quotes: {3.9.31}
Righteousness begets wealth. Righteousness begets happiness. Righteousness begets everything. The essence of this universe is righteousness. [Ramayan Book 3 (Book of Forest), Chapter 9, Verse 31]
Ramayan Quotes: {2.111.2,3,9,7}
Each of us since birth have three guides. They are our father, our mother and our teacher. The teacher imparts wisdom. The father and mother bring forth the child in this world and provide them with whatever resources they can. They take care of the child, clothe them, nourish them, help them to sleep, affectionately … Continue reading Ramayan Quotes: {2.111.2,3,9,7}
Ramayan Quotes: {2.105.26,27}
As logs of wood floating on the ocean come together for a while and then separate. Similarly, our wives, children, relatives and wealth stay with us for a while. But their separation is certain. [Ramayan Book 2 (Book of Ayodhya), Chapter 105, Verse 26-27]
Ramayan : Diminishing Lifespan
A night that passes off does not return, like the river water which does not turn around once it has flowed into the ocean. The passing days and nights in this world quickly reduce the life span of all living beings, similar to rays of the sun drying up water in the summer. Whether you … Continue reading Ramayan : Diminishing Lifespan
Ramayan Quotes: {2.77.23}
The three dualities of hunger and thirst, pain and pleasure, and birth and death, are applicable to all living beings without exception, and cannot be avoided. Therefore, rise above them. [Ramayan Book 2 (Book of Ayodhya), Chapter 77, Verse 23]
Ramayan Quotes: {2.105.16}
All wealth that is accumulated eventually gets dissipated. Every rise in a position ends in a fall. Every union ends in separation. Every life ends in death. [Ramayan Book 2 (Book of Ayodhya), Chapter 105, Verse 16]
Ramayan Quotes: {2.63.7,8,9}
Everyone has to reap the fruit of their actions, good or bad. Those who initiate or continue an action or undertaking, without first considering its consequences, are fools and likely to come to regret and grief. [Ramayan Book 2 (Book of Ayodhya), Chapter 63, Verse 7, 8, 9]
From Mahabharat: A Wise Dialogue
This dialogue is from Mahabharat, a 100,000 verse Hindu epic written in Sanskrit and composed thousands of years ago. This conversation is also referred to as Yaksha Prashna (questions by Yaksha) or the legend of virtuous crane, since it involves Yaksha (spirit) disguised as a bird crane, questioning a righteous prince Yudhisthira. Of the approximately125 … Continue reading From Mahabharat: A Wise Dialogue
What is OM?
Even though it is commonplace to use and chant the symbol OM in yoga and meditation studios scattered all over the world, the word OM itself refers to something much more sublime. It refers to the almighty, the infinite, the imperishable, the indefinable, the indestructible, the all pervading, the supreme soul, the universal consciousness, the … Continue reading What is OM?
A Mothers Chronicle 