People of almost every religion on the globe reside in India. Besides this India is also the birthplace of some major religions of the world.
Many found salvation and spiritual enlightenment here, making India one of the most enriched countries spiritually.
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So, presenting here some of the valuable teachings and thoughts of some great souls who further enriched the spiritual heritage of India.
Quotes from Buddha
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| Gautam Buddha |
Also known as Siddhartha, Gautam Buddha was honoured and idolized as the founder of Buddhism. He was a philosopher, and a spiritual teacher. Here are some of the famous quotes of Gautam Buddha.
1.) Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
2.) Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present.
3.) It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It can not be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.
4.) The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.
5.) You only lose what you cling to.
6.) The mind is everything. What you think you become.
7.) Learn this from water: loud splashes the brook but the ocean depths are calm.
8.) I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.
9.) Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.
10.) No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.
Quotes from Guru Nanak
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| Guru Nanak |
Guru Nanak, also known as Baba Nanak was the founder of Sikhism. He was a spiritual leader and also the first of ten Sikh Gurus. Here are some of the famous quotes of Guru Nanak.
1.) Burn worldly love, rub the ashes and make ink of it, make the heart the pen, the intellect the writer, write that which has no end or no limit.
2.) He who has no faith in himself can never have faith in God.
3.) Speak only that which will bring you honour.
4.) Those who have loved are those who have found God.
5.) The world is a drama, staged in a dream.
6.) Death would not be called bad, O people, if one knew how to die.
7.) He who regards all men as equals is religious.
8.) In this world when you ask of happiness pain steps forward.
9.) Your mercy is my social status.
10.) Realization of truth is higher than all else. Higher still is truthful living.
Quotes from Mahavira Swami
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| Mahavira Swami |
Mahavira was the 24th tirthankara of Jainism. He is also known as Vardhamana. Here are some of the famous quotes of Mahavira Swami.
1.) Anger begets more anger, and forgiveness and love lead to more forgiveness and love.
2.) By sincerity, a man gains physical, mental and linguistic straight forwardness, and harmonious tendency; that is, congruence of speech and action.
3.) Live and allow others to live; hurt no one; life is dear to all living beings.
4.) Start the practice of self control with some penance; begin with fasting.
5.) Do not deprive someone of his lively hood. This is a sinful tendency.
6.) The nature of things is dharma.
7.) If you want to cultivate a habit, do it without any reservation, till it is firmly established. Until it is so confirmed, until it become part of your character, let there be no exception, no relaxation of effort.
8.) Soul is the central point of spiritual discipline.
9.) All souls are equal and alike and have the similar nature and qualities.
10.) The most important principle of environment is that you are not the only element.
Quotes from Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti
Dargah(Shrine) of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti
Khwaja Moinuddin Hasan Chishti, popularly known as Khwaja Garib Nawaz, a Sufi saint, preacher, and an Islamic religious scholar. Here are some of the famous quotes of Khwaja Garib Nawaz.
1.) A sin committed does not harm an individual so much as looking down upon one's own fellow human being.
2.) He indeed is a true devotee blessed with the love of God, who is gifted with the following three attributes:
I) charity like river, i.e. his sense charity has no limit and is equally beneficial for all.
II) Affection like sun, i.e. his affection may be extended indiscriminately to all like sunlight.
III) Hospitality like earth, i.e. his loving embrace may be upon to all like that of earth.
3.) The more one learns about 'the essence of things' the more he wonders.
4.) Perfection of faith is evidenced by three things- Fear, Hope, and Love.
5.) Surest way to keep off the internal punishment in the hell is: To feed the hungry, to redress the aggrieved, to help the distressed.
6.) The heart of a lover (of God) constantly burns with the fire of love so much so that whatever intrudes upon its sanctity is reduced to ashes.
7.) Noblest of character is possessed by one who is: Bountiful in poverty, content in hunger, cheerful in grief, and friendly in hostility.
8.) Respect every being irrespective of cast, creed, religion, and financial position, as God has created every being, each being should be treated with love and compassion.
9.) Of all the worships that please the Almighty, the most pleasing is the granting of relief to the humble and oppressed.
10.) The path of love of God is such a path that whosoever steps into it, loses himself.
2.) He indeed is a true devotee blessed with the love of God, who is gifted with the following three attributes:
I) charity like river, i.e. his sense charity has no limit and is equally beneficial for all.
II) Affection like sun, i.e. his affection may be extended indiscriminately to all like sunlight.
III) Hospitality like earth, i.e. his loving embrace may be upon to all like that of earth.
3.) The more one learns about 'the essence of things' the more he wonders.
4.) Perfection of faith is evidenced by three things- Fear, Hope, and Love.
5.) Surest way to keep off the internal punishment in the hell is: To feed the hungry, to redress the aggrieved, to help the distressed.
6.) The heart of a lover (of God) constantly burns with the fire of love so much so that whatever intrudes upon its sanctity is reduced to ashes.
7.) Noblest of character is possessed by one who is: Bountiful in poverty, content in hunger, cheerful in grief, and friendly in hostility.
8.) Respect every being irrespective of cast, creed, religion, and financial position, as God has created every being, each being should be treated with love and compassion.
9.) Of all the worships that please the Almighty, the most pleasing is the granting of relief to the humble and oppressed.
10.) The path of love of God is such a path that whosoever steps into it, loses himself.
Quotes From Mother Teresa
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| Mother Teresa |
Mother Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu fondly known as Mother Teresa, was a Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She was known for her charitable works, won the Noble Peace Prize in 1979. Here are some of the famous quotes of Mother Teresa.
1.) If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.
2.) We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass, grows in silence; see the stars, the sun, the moon, moves in silence. We need silence to be able to touch souls.
3.) Be faithful in small things because in them your strength lies.
4.) Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.
5.) We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do.
6.) We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of the missing drop.
7.) If you cannot feed a hundred people, than just feed one.
8.) Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.
9.) If you are humble nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because you know what you are.
10.) Peace begins with a smile.
Quotes From Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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| Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamsa |
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa born Gadadhar Chattopadhyay, was a Hindu saint, religious leader, and Guru of Swami Vivekananda. Here are some of the famous quotes of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa.
1.) More are the names of God and infinite are the forms through which he may be approached. In whatever name and form you worship him, through them you will realise him.
2.) Travel in all the four quarters of the world, yet you will find nothing anywhere. Whatever there is, is only here.
3.) It is easy to talk on religion, but difficult to practice it.
4.) Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious.
5.) When the flower blooms, the bees come uninvited.
6.) The winds of grace are always blowing, but you have to raise the sail.
7.) The supreme purpose and goal of human life is to cultivate life.
8.) Work, apart from devotion or love of God, is helpless and cannot stand alone.
9.) God is in all men, but all men are not in God; that is why we suffer.
10.) Only two kinds of people can attain self knowledge
I.) Those who are not encumbered at all with learning, i.e. whose minds are not overcrowded with thoughts borrowed from others.
II.) Those who, after studying all the scriptures and sciences, have come to realise that they know nothing.