ANCIENT INDIA QUOTATIONS
SOME KEY
QUOTATIONS FRO
THE SACRED
BOOKS OF ANCIENT INDIA
THE
VISION OF REINCARNATION:
JUDGMENT DAY IN ANCIENT INDIAN RELIGIOUS THOUGHT
Samsara, the transmigration of life, is directly related to the intentions of the mind.
Thus, it is important to keep the mind pure because a man will become
what he thinks.
Maitra Upanishad
Those who believe that there is no life after death will fail again and again. They will be born over and over again.
They shall fall over and over again into my jaws. (Statement of the King of Death from the Katha Upanishad.)
A
DEFINITION OF THE CREATION
As a thousand sparks come forth from a fire, so too does an infinite number of souls come forth from the power of God. Mundaka Upanishad
THE
ARCHITECTURE OF FEAR IN LIFE
Through fear of Brahman, the sun shines and the wind blows. Through fear of him, Indra, the god of rain and Agni,
the god of rain and Yama, the god of death, perform
their tasks. Taittiriya
Upanishad
THE
IMPORTANCE OF CHARITY
The wealth of a generous and compassionate man never wastes away, but the miser has none to console him.
He who possessed of food, hardens his heart against the weak man, hungry and suffering,
who comes to him for help ... surely he finds none to console him. Rig Veda 10.117. 1-4
One should give even from a scanty store to him who asks. Buddhism Dhammapada 224