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  • sarvē yēnānubhūyantē yaḥ svayaṃ nānubhūyatē ।
    tamātmānaṃ vēditāraṃ viddi buddhyā susūkṣmayā ॥ 214 ॥
    [vivēkachūḍāmaṇi, ādi śaṅkarāchārya kṛtam]
    - vivēka chūḍāmaṇi
    - ādi śaṅkarāchārya
    		That which is experiencing everything, but that which cannot be experienced directly, know that all-knowing as ātma or the True Self through your intellect.
    - excerpt from Viveka Chudamani
    - by Adi Shankaracharya
  • bhōgē rōgabhayaṃ kulē chyutibhayaṃ vittē nṛpālādbhayaṃ
    mānē dainyabhayaṃ balē ripubhayaṃ rūpē jarāyā bhayam ।
    śāstrē vādibhayaṃ guṇē khalabhayaṃ kāyē kṛtāntādbhayaṃ
    sarvaṃ vastu bhayānvitaṃ bhuvi nṛṇāṃ vairāgyamēvābhayam ॥
    [bhartṛhari vairāgya śatakam - 3.31]
    - bhartṛharēḥ śataka triśati - nīti śatakam
    - bhartṛhari
    		Those engaging in sensual pleasures worry about contracting diseases. Those belonging to a prominent dynasty worry about losing their status. The rich worry about being taxed by the king or the government. Honorable persons worry about being poor. Powerful people worry about their enemies. Young people worry about losing their beauty. Learned people worry about arguments about their disciplines of learning. Virtuous people worry about wicked persons. And, universally, every human fears the inevitable - Death. In fact, everything in this world is linked in one way or other with fear, but only those persons who practice vairāgya (detachment from worldly desires) live without any fear.
    - excerpt from Bhartruhari Sataka Trisati - Neeti Satakam
    - by Bhartruhari
  • yōgaratō vā bhōgaratō vā
    saṅgaratō vā saṅgavihīnaḥ ।
    yasya brahmaṇi ramatē chittaṃ
    nandati nandati nandatyēva
    [bhaja gōvindam (mōha mudgaram), ādi śaṅkarāchārya kṛtam]
    - bhaja gōvindam (mōha mudgaram)
    - ādi śaṅkarāchārya
    		Whether one may take delight in yōga (union with god) or bhōga (worldly enjoyment), or whether one may be delighted by saṅga (company or attachment with things) or saṅgavihīnaḥ (solitude or practicing detachment); but He, whose mind delights in brahman (the spiritual truth), only He enjoys real bliss and is satisfied, no one else.
    - excerpt from Bhaja Govindam (Moha Mudagaram)
    - by Adi Shankaracharya
  • yatrādharmō dharmarūpāṇi dhattē
    dharmaḥ kṛtsnō dṛśyatē dharmarūpaḥ ।
    bibhradarmō dharmarūpaṃ tathā cha
    vidvāṃsa staṃ samprapaśyani buddvā ॥
    [mahābhārataṃ udyōga parva, pañchamō'dhyāyaḥ, sarga 28]
    - mahābhārataṃ udyōga parva, pañchamō'dhyāyaḥ, sarga 28
    - vēda vyāsa
    		There are three forms in which dharma can sometimes be materialized. Sometimes, adharma might seem like dharma, because someone is faking it. Sometimes, dharma might seem like adharma because we don't understand the roots of their actions. In other times, which is most common, dharma would look like dharma and adharma would look like adharma. The wise men, after thinking with their intellect, see its true form and understand it.
    - excerpt from Mahabharatam Udyoga Parva, 5th Chapter, Sarga 28
    - by Veda Vyasa
  • trayī sāṅkhyaṃ yōgaḥ paśupatimataṃ vaiṣṇavamiti
    prabhinnē prasthānē paramidamadaḥ pathyamiti cha ।
    ruchīnāṃ vaichitryādṛjukuṭila nānāpathajuṣāṃ
    nṛṇāmēkō gamyastvamasi payasāmarṇava iva ॥
    [śiva mahimnā stōtram, puṣpadanta kṛtam]
    - śiva mahimnā stōtram
    - puṣpadanta
    		The Three (Vedas), sāṅkhya, yōga, śaiva and vaiṣṇava scriptures commence along different paths. Of these, some people take up one and some another as the best to follow. The faithful follow these diverse ways, straight or meandering, each according to his tendencies. But as the sea is the final resting place for all types of streams, You are the only reaching place for all people whichever path, straight or zigzag, they may accept.
    - excerpt from Shiva Mahimna Stotram
    - by Pushpadanta
   
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