Great Throughts Treasury

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Related Quotes

Rig Veda, or The Rigveda

By enthusiasm one acquire unimaginable strength. – Rig Veda

Knowledge | Mind |

Rig Veda, or The Rigveda

Charity gives a deep sense of self-satisfaction.

Mind | Right |

Atharva Veda, or Atharvaveda

A person might appear poor, distressed, and depressed to ordinary mortals; he might not have the exterior demonstration of devotion, but God could be ever installed in his heart, guiding and guarding him. He might be doing all acts as acts of worship to the God residing in his heart.

Means | Mind | Nothing | Time | Wealth |

Atharva Veda, or Atharvaveda

But I tell you; Come to Me with empty hands. I shall fill your hands with gifts and Grace. If your hands are full, what am I to fill them with?

Lord | Mind | Right |

Atharva Veda, or Atharvaveda

For their own purposes, they enshrine the Lord in the heart; all pain, suffering and disease are taken away.

Mind |

Atharva Veda, or Atharvaveda

It has shone upon thee, light has arisen, darkness has departed from thee. We remove from thee death, destruction, and disease.

Mind | Time |

Atharva Veda, or Atharvaveda

A devotee, who spends his time in austerities has nothing to worry about as God fulfills all his needs.

Enlightenment | Knowledge | Intellect |

Atharva Veda, or Atharvaveda

I enjoy intuitive peace, and I play in bliss; the cycle of reincarnation is ended for me, and I am merged with the Lord.

Mind |

Rig Veda, or The Rigveda

Only by doing good can one benefit. Those who detach themselves from 'bad' and yearn for 'good', dedicate their lives to god and to the service of scholars shall be blessed.

Ignorance | Knowledge | Man | Mind |

Rig Veda, or The Rigveda

People on the righteous path always progress, while people who are ignorant always falter and regress.

Good | Knowledge | Leader |

Atharva Veda, or Atharvaveda

I threw off the veil of illusion, when I met my Lord and Master; then, I forgot my jealousy of others.

Mind | Surrender | Wealth |

Atharva Veda, or Atharvaveda

By the Grace of the Saints, I sing the Praises of the Ocean of virtue; after countless incarnations, I have been released.

Knowledge | Man |

Atharva Veda, or Atharvaveda

In the True Court, they lie; the blind fools strike their own heads with their own hands.

Love | Mind |

Atharva Veda, or Atharvaveda

One should strive to maintain good health by taking balanced diet and exercising regularly.

Mind | Peace | Happiness |

Atharva Veda, or Atharvaveda

Peace and tranquility have come; the Guru, the Lord of the Universe, has brought it. The burning sins have departed, O my Siblings of Destiny.

Good | Little | Lord | Men | Mind | Will |

Atharva Veda, or Atharvaveda

Pierced in a vital spot, shrieking in concert with the birds of prey, wretched, crushed, prostrate, (the birds of prey) shall devour the enemy who attempts to hinder this oblation of ours directed against (him).

Mind |

Atharva Veda, or Atharvaveda

The fever has departed; God has showered us with peace and tranquility. A cooling peace prevails; God has granted this gift.

Mind |

Atharva Veda, or Atharvaveda

Abstinence from sinful deeds not only ensures freedom from 'pains' but it also bless us with good health and long life.

Mind |

Atharva Veda, or Atharvaveda

God has not made any man wholly bad or wholly good; your likes and dislikes are inducing you to label them as such.

Land | Mind |

Atharva Veda, or Atharvaveda

My soul is embellished with knowledge and is the one which, contemplates in the minds of men... it dwells in the heart.

Day | Hope | Lord | Mind | Think |