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"Animated by intense desire for Truth and guided by their unswerving love for Truth, the Hindu thinkers discovered many laws of nature and described them in scientific terms without fearing any persecution from any source. They understood the process of Cosmic evolution and its purpose so clearly." Swami Abhedananda 


"What is true preaching like? Instead of preaching to others, if one worships God all that time, that is enough preaching. He who strives to make himself free is the real preacher. Hundreds come from all sides, no one knows whence, to him who is free, and are taught by him. When a rosebud blooms, the bees come from all sides uninvited and unasked." Sri Ramakrishna

Judge not by appearances; the sea cannot be scooped up in a cup.

Even a stranger if kind is a friend; whilst a kinsman if unkind is a stranger. A distemper though bred in the body is malignant; whilst a drug though produced in the woods is healing. Hitopadesa 

He who knows how to prize superior qualities is delighted with him that possesses them, while he who has none finds no pleasure in their possessor. Hitopadesa 

Bodies are cleansed by water; the mind is purified by Truth. Manu 

God is Light more resplendent than all the Suns put together. Upanishad

That which is One, the wise call it in divers manners. Rig Veda 

As life is dear to one's self, so also are those of all beings. The good exercise compassion towards all living beings. Hitopadesa

Mercy shall not be for men alone, but shall go beyond, and embrace the whole world. Swami Vivekananda

As the cloud covers the sun, so Maya conceals the Deity. When the cloud moves away, the sun is seen; so when Maya is removed, God becomes visible. Sri Ramakrishna

What a man thinks, that he is; this is the old secret. Upanishads

"You see the elephants, huge animals, but calm and gentle; and if you go toward the cages of the lions and tigers you will find them restless, showing how much difference has been produced by food." Swami Vivekananda

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