Quotes About Divine

realms of devas, asuras, yakshas, rakshasas, nagas, and manavas, some

what cannot be understood by the human intellect need not be feared because it ultimately comes from God.

All the fear that Markandeya experienced now disappears, thanks to the intervention of the child, who is undoubtedly Vishnu. Then

Strength alone is not enough in this world; divine grace is needed. Krishna

Vishnu is therefore Shrivatsa, the one whose abode is Lakshmi. Where he is, so is she.

The throw of dice in a gambling match indicates fate while the movement of coins on the board indicates free will. Thus the Vedic game of dice was not just a game but a representation of life controlled by fate and free will. It was a part of fertility rituals. It was said that in the game of life, Yama, god of death and destiny, threw the die while humans guided by Kama, god of life and desire, had the power to move the coins.

Arjuna, in age after age, whenever humanity forgets its potential and functions as it should not, I manifest to inspire those with faith and shake up those without faith, so that humanity never ever forgets what it is capable of.'—Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 4, verses 7 and 8 (paraphrased).

Shiva-linga then is thus at once, the self-stirred phallus of the Tapasvin, the reverse flow of his semen, the burning of Tapa, the endless pillar of fire and the form of the formless divine. This is the Stanu, the still pillar of consciousness, the fountainhead of imagination, around which nature dances.

There are many stories of Ganesha's birth besides the one in which Shiva beheads Vinayaka. In one story, Ganesha is born when Shiva and Shakti make love taking the form of elephants. In another, Shiva creates a child of his own image for the pleasure of Shakti but since he looks too much like the father, Shakti replaces his head with that of an elephant.

Dhruva embodies the Pole Star, a child who wants to sit on Vishnu's lap, the only seat from which no one can pull him down, so that he can enjoy forever the affection of his divine father. Niti

The journey from human to divine is to achieve conceptual clarity and appreciate the world as it is, while empathizing with how others perceive it.

The Pandavas won not because they were better warriors; they won because God wanted them to.

A Siddha must be differentiated from a Rishi. A Rishi obtains his power from the Devas by chanting the appropriate hymns and making the appropriate offerings during yagna. Siddhas bypass the Devas and go directly to God to get their powers.

Lakshmi is Vishnu's bhoga-patni, connecting him with the earthly needs of man. Saraswati is Vishnu's moksha-patni, connecting him with the spiritual needs of man.

Strength alone is not enough in this world; divine grace is needed.

With my great power and outstretched arm I made the earth and its people and the animals that are on it, and I give it to anyone I please. —Jeremiah 27:5

We have access through prayer to the peace of mind and soul that comes with knowing that the One who loves us most knows our every circumstance.

It is not entirely impossible that I might, like my mother, come to the end of my days murmuring, about some random memory: "It was absolutely divine.

St. Teresa of Ávila once said, "God has no hands but yours. . . . Yours are the hands with which he blesses all the world.

Prayer is when you talk to God; meditation is when you listen to God.

I sing because I'm happy, I sing because I'm free. His eye is on the sparrow And I know He watches me

God was God, and the why was His. Senseless to protest and rant when God didn't ask humans to help Him make decisions.

Want to make God laugh? Tell Him your plans.

True love is a glimpse into Heaven