Quotes About Devotion

The devotee looks at the deity (darshan) and the deity, with large unblinking eyes, looks back; the relationship is 'two-way' not 'one-way'.

In time, Radha became a goddess in her own right, the symbol of sacrifice, surrender and unconditional love.

Hanuman has no issues being Angad's follower. This is Hanuman's personality—always a team player, ever willing to serve, with absolutely no desire to dominate.

I do not need your permission. I am your wife and I am supposed to accompany you, to the throne, into war and to the forest. What you eat, I shall taste. Where you sleep, I shall rest. You are the shaft of the bow that is our marriage; you need the string to complete it. My place is beside you, nowhere else. Fear not, I will be no burden; I can take care of myself. As long as I am beside you and behind you, you will want for nothing.

Yagna is the outer journey, while yoga is the inner journey that Arjuna has to undertake.

takes the form of Draupadi, not his mother or his wife, but a distant relative, barely connected by blood or marriage. Draupadi cares for Krishna as Radha does, without expectations. And that is why Krishna always watches over her, even though he is not obliged to.

Every event in our life is determined by past actions. So every moment is as it is supposed to be. But it is possible to change one's fate and fortunes. The dance of Prakriti can change if Purusha intervenes. For that one has to invoke Purusha through acts of determination that demonstrate desire and devotion.

The people find great solace in the idea of a personal God whose grace, obtained through devotion, can overpower the shackles of karma and samsara. The

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

Ram is renowned as maryada purushottam, one who always follows the rules. That he breaks the bow he is meant to bend and string is not insignificant. It indicates a wavering of the mind, or perhaps a momentary loss of balance. That he breaks the bow of Shiva, who is associated with detachment, perhaps indicates a moment of attachment to Sita. This makes exile a necessity, for in the forest the prince shall learn about detachment before he is ready to be king.

Sudarshan means a positive outlook. The chakra's whirring round God's right index finger is indicative of rhythmic order.

Arjuna, he who does not hate anyone, is friendly and compassionate always, is not possessive and self-indulgent, stable in pleasure and pain, forgiving, contained, controlled and firm in his love for me, in heart and head, is much loved by me.—Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 12, verses 13 and 14 (paraphrased).

She followed her husband to ensure he never felt incomplete.

Arjuna, immerse your mind in me and I will uplift you from the ocean of recurring death. If you cannot do that, then practise yoga and work on your mind. If you cannot do that, then do your work as if it is my work. If you cannot do that, then make yourself my instrument and do as I say. If you cannot do that, then simply do your job and leave the results to me.—Bhagavad

I'd like to be a queen in people's hearts… someone's got to go out there and love people and show it.

If you find someone you love in your life, then hang on to that love.

Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are a hundred ways to kneel and kiss the ground

Love and prayer are intimately related.

Enacting love was a critical aspect of experiencing love. Devotion and ethics intertwined.

Christians struggled with Jesus's Great Command to love God (devotion) and love their neighbor (ethics).

Theologians pitted devotion and morality against belief, defining faith no longer as a way of life but rather as intellectual assent to certain creeds or confessions; their books were filled with "quarrelling, disputing, scolding, and reviling."38

Ye are Blood of my Blood, and Bone of my Bone, I give ye my Body, that we Two might be One. I give ye my Spirit, 'til our Life shall be Done.

Oh, aye, Sassenach. I am your master . . . and you're mine. Seems I canna possess your soul without losing my own.

Ye werena the first lass I kissed," he said softly. "But I swear you'll be the last.