Hinduism Quotes Flashcards
Brahman
“In truth, Brahman is all”-Upanishads
Trimurti-Brahma
“Brahma was the creator of all…from him comes all life.”-Upanishads
Trimurti-Shiva
“He watches over all beings…rules over their creation and their destruction”-Upanishads
Trimurti-Vishnu
“Whenever there appears on earth a decline of righteousness and uprising of unrighteousness, I send myself to birth”-Upanishads
Dharma
“The wise man chooses the path of joy: the fool choose the path of pleasure”-Upanishads
Atman(soul)
“Atman, the spirit of vision, is never born and never dies”-Upanishads
Moksha
“He who is not disturbed by happiness nor distress, but is steady with both, is eligible for liberation”-Upanishads
Other deities-Ravana
“He was Ravana, the peerless, the invincible”-Ramayana
Moksha
“When a man knows God he is free”-Upanishads
Reincarnation
“As a man shedding worn out garments, takes other ones…the embodied soul…enters into other that are new”-Bhagavad Gita
Cosmology-creation of the world
“Only he knows the answer, or perhaps, he does not know…”-Vedas
Prayer and worship
“There are two ways of contemplation of Brahman: in sound and in silence”-Upanishads
Moksha/samsara cycle
“Bear me in mind, with love to me…I promise you will come to me”-Bhagavad Gita
Gurus
“The pearl is found in the oyster…and the diver brings it up. No one else has the power to do this”-Guru Kabir
Karma yoga
“By working without attachment, one attains God”-Bhagavad Gita
Astanga yoga
“Purify the heart by controlling the mind.”-Bhagavad Gita
Bhakti Yoga
“Offer to me with love…a leaf, a flower”-Bhagavad Gita
Jnana Yoga
“Nothing is so sublime and pure as spiritual knowledge.”-Bhagavad Gita
Protecting nature and environment
“All this universe is Brahman.”-Upanishads
Environment protection
“Even as the radiance of the sun shines everywhere in space, so does the glory of God rule over all his creation.”
Festivals
“A leaf or flower…a devotee in love may bring; I cherish from the earnest soul the love that makes the offering.”-Bhagavad Gita
Human life, dharma
“We may not be God, but we are of God, even as a little drop of water is of the ocean.”
