Quotes for All
I am alone, I am all alone, I am completely alone. Grasping this reality, I let go of my bag, drop to my knees and press my forehead against the floor. There, I offer up to the universe a fervent prayer of thanks. First in English. Then in Italian. And then – just to get … Read more
I have trust that we humans can resolve the problems that we have created. There is a Sanskrit saying that I subscribe to and I like very much, that \”God sleeps in the minerals, awakens in plants, walks in the animals, and thinks in Man.\” Edgar Mitchell
The word Buddha comes from the Sanskrit word Budh, meaning, to be awake. So Buddha is not a name and ultimately not a person, but a state of consciousness. Eckhart Tolle
At the moment you’re suffering from what we call Maya. Maya is illusion. Maya is a Sanskrit word that suggests that we have forgotten. We’ve forgotten the purpose of life. Frederick Lenz
For the first few years, it’s most beneficial to meditate on the heart chakra. The heart chakra, called the anahata chakra in Sanskrit, is located in the center of the chest, dead center. If you focus there you will feel a warm and tingling sensation. Frederick Lenz
In sanskrit they say: \”Tat twam asi\” – thou art that. You are God. The bubble of your awareness bursts and you’re flooded with immortality. Frederick Lenz
The air they breathe, being a living element with both physical and psychical properties, carries a subtle vital energy. This in India is named by the Sanskrit word prana; in Tibet it is called sugs, in Aikido, Japan, ki, and in China, chi. By controlling its circulation throughout the body, man is able to attain … Read more
The Sanskrit word namaste means ‘The spirit in me honors the spirit in you.’ Whenever you first make eye contact with another person, say ‘Namaste’ silently to yourself. This is a way of acknowledging that the being there is the same as the being here. Deepak Chopra
The traditional Sanskrit learning has given to Brahaman community of Kashmir, small as it has been always, a distinguished place in the history of Sanskrit literature since early times. Aurel Stein
The labours I devoted between 1888 to 1900 to the critical edition, translation and commentary of Kalhana’s Rajatarangini, the only true historical text of Sanskrit literature, afforded me ample opportunities of gaining close contact with Sanskrit savants of Kashmir, the land where traditional learning of Hindu India had flourished in old times greatly and survived … Read more