the right path

When we see that we have gone wrong, it is our duty to retrace our footsteps and proceed again by the right path.

- Mohandas Gandhi

limits

The thoughtless glutton who gorges himself beyond His digestive fire's limits will be consumed by limitless ills.

- Tirukkural 947

Karma

Knowledge acquired by a man in his prior birth, wealth given away in charity in his prior existence, and works done by him in a previous incarnation, go ahead of his soul in its sojourn.

- Garuda Purana

The meaning of a Guru

A long and joyous life rewards those who remain firmly On the faultless path of Him who controls the five senses. They alone dispel the mind's distress Who take refuge at the Feet of the Incomparable One. They alone can cross life's other oceans who take refuge At the Feet of the Gracious One, Himself an ocean of virtue.

- Tirukkural 1:6-8

Nature

The nature of a soil is known by the seedlings that sprout. Even so, the nature of a man's family is known by the words he speaks. Those desiring greatness must desire modesty. And those seeking their family's honor must seek to be respectful to all.

- Tirukkural 96: 959-960

Awareness

You are always the same Unfathomable awareness, Limitless and free, Serene and unperturbed. Desire only your own awareness.

- Ashtavakra Gita 1:17

Self

Smaller than a grain of rice, smaller than a grain of barley, smaller than a mustard seed, smaller than a grain of millet, smaller even than the kernel of a grain of millet is the Self. This is the Self dwelling in my heart, greater than the earth, greater than the sky, greater than all the worlds.

- Chandogya Upanishad