Hindu Quotes Flashcards
Mundaka Upanishad 2.2
In truth Brahman is all
Mundaka Upanishad 1 and 2
Brahma was […] the creator of all, the Guardian of the Universe […] From him comes all life and mind
Bhagavad Gita 4.7-8
Whenever there appears on earth a decline of Righteousness, uprising of Unrighteousness, I [Vishnu] send myself to Birth
Svetasvatara Upanishad 3
He [Shiva] is Rudra, he alone is the ONE who governs the worlds with his powers. He watches over all beings and rules over their creation and destruction
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 391
There are equally 30 Gods and 1 God, as all Gods are Brahman
Rig Veda 10.129.6-7
Hindu cosmology can never be truly comprehended by a human
Katha Upanishad 2.18
Atman, the Spirit of vision, is never born and never dies. Before him there was nothing, and he is ONE for evermore. Never-born and eternal, beyond times gone or to come, he does not die when the body dies
Katha Upanishad 2.1
There is the path of joy, and there is the path of pleasure. Both attract the soul. Who follows the first comes to good; who follows pleasure reaches not the End
Bhagavad Gita 12.13
Be friendly and compassionate, released from ego selfishness, patient, hate not any being, the same in pain and happiness
Bhagavad Gita 12.14
The disciplined who stays content with thoughts and mind on the intent, is self-controlled inflexibly, loves Me and he is dear to Me
Maitri Upanishad 6.22
There are two ways of contemplation of Brahma: in sound and in silence
Bhagavad Gita 9.26
A leaf or flower, water, fruit, a devotee in love may bring; I cherish from that ernest soul the love that makes the offering
Bhagavad Gita 18.65
Bear Me in mind, with love to Me, revere Me, sacrifice, I promise you will come to Me for you are dear to Me
Guru Chaitanya
The guru is the skilful helmsman, divine grace the favourable wind; if with such means man does not strive to cross the ocean of life and death, he is indeed lost
Svetasvatara Upanishad 5
He [God] is the creator of all, ever-living in the mystery of his creation. He is beyond beginning and end, and in his glory all things are
Chandogya Upanishad 3.4
All this universe is in truth Brahman. He is the beginning and end and life of all
Atharva Veda 3.24-5
One may amass wealth with hundreds of hands but one should also distribute it with thousands of hands
Bhagavad Gita 18.41
In priests and soldiers, artisans and servants, in all these their actions are distributed by inborn Qualities
Mahatma Gandhi
1) When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in worship of the creator
2) The moral progress of a nation can be judged by its treatment of animals
3) I am a Hindu, I am also a Christian, a Muslim, a Buddhist and a Jew
4) Non-violence is the law of the human race and is infinitely greater than and superior to brute force. Non-violence is the law of our species as violence is the law of the brutes
5) An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind
Svetasvatara Upanishad 6.11
He is God, hidden in all beings, their inmost soul who is in all. He watches the works of creation, lives in all things
Bhagavad Gita 2.22
A man his worn-out garments laying by some different and newer clothes will try; and thus the bodied soul takes other forms when it discards the worn-out ones that die
Mahabharata 3
Forgiveness is Brahma; forgiveness is truth; […] forgiveness is asceticism; forgiveness is holiness; and by forgiveness is it that the whole universe is held together
Atharva Veda 3.25
If someone keeps all that he accumulates for himself and does not give it to others, the hoarded wealth will eventually prove to be the cause of ruin
Swami Vivekananda
I have seen nothing but God all my life, nor have you. Where shall we go to find Him if we cannot see God in our own hearts, and in the hearts of every being
