Hindu Quotes

Question 1

Mundaka Upanishad 2.2

Answer 1

In truth Brahman is all

Question 2

Mundaka Upanishad 1 and 2

Answer 2

Brahma was […] the creator of all, the Guardian of the Universe […] From him comes all life and mind

Question 3

Bhagavad Gita 4.7-8

Answer 3

Whenever there appears on earth a decline of Righteousness, uprising of Unrighteousness, I [Vishnu] send myself to Birth

Question 4

Svetasvatara Upanishad 3

Answer 4

He [Shiva] is Rudra, he alone is the ONE who governs the worlds with his powers. He watches over all beings and rules over their creation and destruction

Question 5

Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 391

Answer 5

There are equally 30 Gods and 1 God, as all Gods are Brahman

Question 6

Rig Veda 10.129.6-7

Answer 6

Hindu cosmology can never be truly comprehended by a human

Question 7

Katha Upanishad 2.18

Answer 7

Atman, the Spirit of vision, is never born and never dies. Before him there was nothing, and he is ONE for evermore. Never-born and eternal, beyond times gone or to come, he does not die when the body dies

Question 8

Katha Upanishad 2.1

Answer 8

There is the path of joy, and there is the path of pleasure. Both attract the soul. Who follows the first comes to good; who follows pleasure reaches not the End

Question 9

Bhagavad Gita 12.13

Answer 9

Be friendly and compassionate, released from ego selfishness, patient, hate not any being, the same in pain and happiness

Question 10

Bhagavad Gita 12.14

Answer 10

The disciplined who stays content with thoughts and mind on the intent, is self-controlled inflexibly, loves Me and he is dear to Me

Question 11

Maitri Upanishad 6.22

Answer 11

There are two ways of contemplation of Brahma: in sound and in silence

Question 12

Bhagavad Gita 9.26

Answer 12

A leaf or flower, water, fruit, a devotee in love may bring; I cherish from that ernest soul the love that makes the offering

Question 13

Bhagavad Gita 18.65

Answer 13

Bear Me in mind, with love to Me, revere Me, sacrifice, I promise you will come to Me for you are dear to Me

Question 14

Guru Chaitanya

Answer 14

The guru is the skilful helmsman, divine grace the favourable wind; if with such means man does not strive to cross the ocean of life and death, he is indeed lost

Question 15

Svetasvatara Upanishad 5

Answer 15

He [God] is the creator of all, ever-living in the mystery of his creation. He is beyond beginning and end, and in his glory all things are

Question 16

Chandogya Upanishad 3.4

Answer 16

All this universe is in truth Brahman. He is the beginning and end and life of all

Question 17

Atharva Veda 3.24-5

Answer 17

One may amass wealth with hundreds of hands but one should also distribute it with thousands of hands

Question 18

Bhagavad Gita 18.41

Answer 18

In priests and soldiers, artisans and servants, in all these their actions are distributed by inborn Qualities

Question 19

Mahatma Gandhi

Answer 19

1) When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in worship of the creator
2) The moral progress of a nation can be judged by its treatment of animals
3) I am a Hindu, I am also a Christian, a Muslim, a Buddhist and a Jew
4) Non-violence is the law of the human race and is infinitely greater than and superior to brute force. Non-violence is the law of our species as violence is the law of the brutes
5) An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind

Question 20

Svetasvatara Upanishad 6.11

Answer 20

He is God, hidden in all beings, their inmost soul who is in all. He watches the works of creation, lives in all things

Question 21

Bhagavad Gita 2.22

Answer 21

A man his worn-out garments laying by some different and newer clothes will try; and thus the bodied soul takes other forms when it discards the worn-out ones that die

Question 22

Mahabharata 3

Answer 22

Forgiveness is Brahma; forgiveness is truth; […] forgiveness is asceticism; forgiveness is holiness; and by forgiveness is it that the whole universe is held together

Question 23

Atharva Veda 3.25

Answer 23

If someone keeps all that he accumulates for himself and does not give it to others, the hoarded wealth will eventually prove to be the cause of ruin

Question 24

Swami Vivekananda

Answer 24

I have seen nothing but God all my life, nor have you. Where shall we go to find Him if we cannot see God in our own hearts, and in the hearts of every being

Question 25

The Laws of Manu

Answer 25

There is no sin in eating meat […] but abstention brings great rewards