Quotable Quotes Part II

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She saw the myriad gods, and beyond God his own ineffable eternity; she saw that there were ranges of life beyond our present life, ranges of mind beyond our present mind and above these she saw the splendors of the spirit.

Aurobindo (1872-1950)

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

Spirituality is indeed the master key of the Indian mind; the sense of the infinitive is native to it

Aurobindo (1872-1950)

Spirituality IS??? :decision: Spirituality WAS???

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

The Gita is the greatest gospel of spiritual works ever yet given to the race

Aurobindo (1872-1950)

Since it came from the mouth of a person greater-than-a-mere-human! :hail: :angel:

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

India is the meeting place of the religions and among these Hinduism alone is by itself a vast and complex thing, not so much a religion as a great diversified and yet subtly unified mass of spiritual thought, realization and aspiration

Aurobindo (1872-1950)

Hinduism is NOT a religion.
It is a way of living...
the correct way of living!!!

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

Indian religion has always felt that since the minds, the temperaments and the intellectual affinities of men are unlimited in their variety, a perfect liberty of thought and of worship must be allowed to the individual in his approach to the Infinite.

Aurobindo (1872-1950)

Aptitudes differ.
Attitudes differ.
Abilities differ.
Aspirations differ.
So each one has to work at his own speed
and try to know/discover the truth.
This is what gives Hinduism
the strength to stand the test of time
and the onslaught by the other religions.

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

Metaphysical thinking will always no doubt be a strong element in her mentality, and it is to be hoped that she will never lose her great, her sovereign powers in that direction.

Aurobindo (1872-1950

Who is the she here???

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

She saw the myriad gods, and beyond God his own ineffable eternity; she saw that there were ranges of life beyond our present life, ranges of mind beyond our present mind and above these she saw the splendors of the spirit.

Aurobindo (1872-1950)

Is the SHE = The mother by any chance???

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

Virtue

Be in general virtuous,
and you will be happy.
Benjamin Franklin

I have not seen a person who loved virtue,
or one who hated what was not virtuous.
He who loved virtue would
esteem nothing above it.
Confucius

 

[vgane]

Who is the she here???

Sri Aurobindo is referring to our country in this...ie Bharat Desh

 

[vgane]

She refer to our country in this too...Country is represented by the people here

 

[vgane]

Spirituality IS??? :decision: Spirituality WAS???

Is our country spiritual yet...Yes, after seeing the countless images and reports of 10 crores people participating in the Kumbh Mela in Prayag

But the frequent spike in criminal incidents makes be ponder like yourself, whether we are genuinely spiritual.

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

Is our country spiritual yet...Yes, after seeing the countless images and reports of 10 crores people participating in the Kumbh Mela in Prayag

But the frequent spike in criminal incidents makes be ponder like yourself, whether we are genuinely spiritual.

To me the whole thing looks like a :drama:

Spirituality CAN NOT be a mass mania.

It is to be undertaken at individual level

and in perfect silence and solitude.

Spirituality must add a new dimension to the personality,

a new glow in the face of the person,

a new almost visible halo round the face.

If people remain the same before and after their so called

spiritual conquest, then it a perfect waste of everything!!!

I remember a very young pujariji I saw in one of the temples of Kerala.

When he looked at me, I felt as if fresh, fragrant jasmine flowers were

strewn on me from above.

I have never like that either before or after that solo incident.

NOW that is what shall I call as spirituality... to raise above the rest of the

humanity and shower God's grace by a mere glance! :hail:

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

Vision
Where there is no vision, people perish.
Proverbs 29:18

That which destroyeth a vision is the veil over it.
Ptah-Hotep

Your older men shall dream dreams,
your young men shall see visions.
Joel 2:28

 

[vgane]

"I would like to tell the young men and women before me not to lose hope and courage. Success can only come to you by courageous devotion to the task lying in front of you and there is nothing worth in this world that can come without the sweat of our brow. I can assert without fear of contradiction that the quality of the Indian mind is equal to the quality of any Teutonic, Nordic or Anglo-Saxon mind. What we lack is perhaps courage, what we lack is perhaps driving force which takes one anywhere. We have, I think, developed an inferiority complex. I think what is needed in India today is the destruction of that defeatist spirit. We need a spirit of victory, a spirit that will carry us to our rightful place under the sun, a spirit which will recognize that we, as inheritors of a proud civilization, are entitled to a rightful place on this planet. If that indomitable spirit were to arise, nothing can hold us from achieving our rightful destiny."

C.V.Raman, Nobel Laureate (1888-1970)

 

[vgane]

In 1953, on the Silver Jubilee of the discovery of the Raman Effect, "The more I look back on my career, the more I feel that it has been a long history of frustration, disappointment, struggle and every kind of tribulation. But there have been a few gleams of success. It was poverty and the poor laboratories that gave me the determination to do the very best I could."

C.V.Raman, Nobel Laureate (1888-1970)

 

[vgane]

"I have a feeling that if the women of India take to science and interest themselves in the progress and advance of science as well, they will achieve what even men have failed to do. Women have one quality--the quality of devotion. It is one of the most important passports to success in science. Let us therefore not imagine that intellect is a sole prerogative of males only in science."
C.V.Raman, Nobel Laureate (1888-1970)

 

[vgane]

When the Nobel award was announced in 1930, Raman shared

“ I saw it as a personal triumph, an achievement for me and my collaborators -- a recognition for a very remarkable discovery, for reaching the goal I had pursued for 7 years. But when I sat in that crowded hall and I saw the sea of western faces surrounding me, and I, the only Indian, in my turban and closed coat, it dawned on me that I was really representing my people and my country. I felt truly humble when I received the Prize from King Gustav; it was a moment of great emotion but I could restrain myself. Then I turned round and saw the British Union Jack under which I had been sitting and it was then that I realised that my poor country, India, did not even have a flag of her own - and it was this that triggered off my complete breakdown”

C.V.Raman, Nobel Laureate (1888-1970)

 

[vgane]

"If you ask me what is the greatest industry of a Nation--the key industry--I have no hesitation in saying that it is the production and diffusion of knowledge...There is no nobler work for a man or an institution than to bring up a young generation in health and strength and in the vigour of intellectual and physical activity."

C.V.Raman, Nobel Laureate (1888-1970)

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

"I would like to tell the young men and women before me not to lose hope and courage. Success can only come to you by courageous devotion to the task lying in front of you and there is nothing worth in this world that can come without the sweat of our brow. I can assert without fear of contradiction that the quality of the Indian mind is equal to the quality of any Teutonic, Nordic or Anglo-Saxon mind. What we lack is perhaps courage, what we lack is perhaps driving force which takes one anywhere. We have, I think, developed an inferiority complex. I think what is needed in India today is the destruction of that defeatist spirit. We need a spirit of victory, a spirit that will carry us to our rightful place under the sun, a spirit which will recognize that we, as inheritors of a proud civilization, are entitled to a rightful place on this planet. If that indomitable spirit were to arise, nothing can hold us from achieving our rightful destiny."

C.V.Raman, Nobel Laureate (1888-1970)

Indian crabs and crows :spider:

strive to make sure that :heh:

Indians do not succeed! :frusty:

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

In 1953, on the Silver Jubilee of the discovery of the Raman Effect, "The more I look back on my career, the more I feel that it has been a long history of frustration, disappointment, struggle and every kind of tribulation. But there have been a few gleams of success. It was poverty and the poor laboratories that gave me the determination to do the very best I could."

C.V.Raman, Nobel Laureate (1888-1970)

Truly the tough get going :ballchain:

when the going gets tough.:bowl:

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

"I have a feeling that if the women of India take to science and interest themselves in the progress and advance of science as well, they will achieve what even men have failed to do. Women have one quality--the quality of devotion. It is one of the most important passports to success in science. Let us therefore not imagine that intellect is a sole prerogative of males only in science."
C.V.Raman, Nobel Laureate (1888-1970)

We KNEW it and
He said it!!! :clap2:

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

When the Nobel award was announced in 1930, Raman shared

“ I saw it as a personal triumph, an achievement for me and my collaborators -- a recognition for a very remarkable discovery, for reaching the goal I had pursued for 7 years. But when I sat in that crowded hall and I saw the sea of western faces surrounding me, and I, the only Indian, in my turban and closed coat, it dawned on me that I was really representing my people and my country. I felt truly humble when I received the Prize from King Gustav; it was a moment of great emotion but I could restrain myself. Then I turned round and saw the British Union Jack under which I had been sitting and it was then that I realised that my poor country, India, did not even have a flag of her own - and it was this that triggered off my complete breakdown”

C.V.Raman, Nobel Laureate (1888-1970)

But we were under British Raj in 1930!!!
Surely we can't have a flag of our own then!

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

"If you ask me what is the greatest industry of a Nation--the key industry--I have no hesitation in saying that it is the production and diffusion of knowledge...There is no nobler work for a man or an institution than to bring up a young generation in health and strength and in the vigour of intellectual and physical activity."

C.V.Raman, Nobel Laureate (1888-1970)

Teaching INVOLVES learning first.
We learn BEST when we try to teach.
So the production and difffusion of knowledge
was the business of the teachers and gurus.
Small wonder that they commanded
so much respect from the rich and poor alike! :hail:

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

[h=1]தனித்திரு! பசித்திரு![/h]
உலக வாழ்வில் முன்னேற விரும்புவோர்களின்,
உன்னதத்துக்கு உள்ளன மூன்று மந்திரங்கள்;

ஆட்டு மந்தையில் ஒருவனாகாதே – “தனித்திரு!”
அறிவுப் பசியை என்றும் ஒழியாதே – “பசித்திரு!”

எது வந்த போதிலும் எதிர்கொள்ள வேண்டி,
எப்போதும் விழிப்புடனேயே இரு – “விழித்திரு!”

தனித் தன்மையுடனும், அறிவுப் பசியுடனும்,
விழிப்புடனும் இருந்தாலும், மிகவும் தேவை

கொஞ்சம் தனிமை, பசி, உறங்கா விழிப்பு!
விஞ்சும் நம் வாழ்வு, இவற்றால் சிறப்புற்று!

தனித்து இருக்கும்போது மட்டுமே ஒரு
மனிதனின் பல மன அலைகள் அடங்கும்;

உலகத்தில் ஓசைகளில் இருந்து விலகி,
உள்முகமாக அவன் பயணிக்க முடியும்.

உள்முகமாகச் செல்லும் போது தான் அவன்
உள்ளம் தெளியும், உண்மைகள் துலங்கும்.

உய்யும் வழிகள் புரியும்; தானும் உய்ந்து
உலகையும் முயன்று உய்விக்க முடியும்.

அளவுக்கு மிஞ்சினால் அமுதமும் விஷமே!
அளவுடன் உண்டு ஆரோக்கியம் பேணினால்,

அழகுற அமையும் செய்யும் செயல்களும்,
அழகிய தவமும், உய்யும் முயற்சிகளும்.

இல்லம் துறந்து வனம் சென்று, தவம்
இல்லதினரால் புரிய முடியாது அன்றோ?

ஓசைகள் ஒடுங்கிய நேரத்தில் அவர்கள்,
ஓசை இல்லாமல் தவம் செய்ய வேண்டும்.

இந்த மூன்று தாரக மந்திரங்களையும்,
சொந்தம் செய்து கொண்டால் போதும்!

மனிதப் பிறவியின் மாயங்கள் விலகிப்
புனிதமான வாழ்வு நாம் வாழ்ந்திடலாம்!

வாழ்க வளமுடன்,
விசாலாக்ஷி ரமணி.

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

All spiritual saadhanaa requires perfect peace and quiet
and if possible solitude.
Mela is a Thiru vizhaa - just the opposite of the above requirements.