Respect

The yogi who, having attained unity, worships me dwelling in all beings, remains in me, regardless of his way of life.

It is far better to live in this world on alms than to slay these great and noble teachers. For if I kill them, though they hunger for worldly gain, all pleasures I would taste in life would be stained with their blood.

Arjuna said: O Madhusudana, O destroyer of enemies, how can I shoot arrows in battle against Bhishma and Drona, who are worthy of my deepest reverence?

Do not be negligent in your duties to the gods and the ancestors. Regard your mother as a deity. Regard your father as a deity. Regard your teacher as a deity. Regard the guest as a deity. Perform only those actions that are blameless, not others. Follow those of our deeds that are praiseworthy and worthy of emulation.

One who regards all creatures as himself, is restrained, pure, and free from egoism, is considered to be emancipated from everything.

There is nothing more worthy of respect by kings than punishment, which shows the path of righteousness.

Regardless of their inherent nature, these things cannot help him love God as much as the smallest act of living faith and hope, which is done with selflessness and detachment from all things.

Oh, revered sir, I haven't yet achieved devotion to Krishna. This life is wasted without it. Please tell me, where is Krishna? How can I find him? Bless me with the dust of your feet so that I can realize the divine one with the garland of wildflowers around his neck.

Those who are solely devoted to serving the Guru, even without mastery of the Vedic scriptures, are declared to be true renunciates; all others merely wear the outward garb.

The dispute is not that of languages, neither states nor nations; the problem lies in not treating others as our own, in treating them as lower than ourselves, inferior to ourselves.

"If a man answers harshly his father, mother, brother, sister, teacher, or a brahmin, people say to him, 'Shame on you! You are indeed a slayer of your father, a slayer of your mother, a slayer of your brother, a slayer of your sister, a slayer of your teacher, a slayer of a brahmin.'"

Then the sacrificer said to him: 'Revered sir, I should like to know who you are.' 'I am Ushasti Chakrayana,' he said.

'So be it,' they said, and sat down together. Pravahana Jaivali said: 'You two, revered sirs, speak first; I shall listen to the words of two brahmins as they speak.'

He said: 'Revered sir, it is you I sought for all these priestly offices; not finding you, revered sir, I chose others.'

The person who, seating the Formless Lord in his heart, loves everyone, honours everyone, and lives a life free of pride - that person, in the truest sense, performs the devotion of the Lord, the Bestower.

So long as there is mist of pride and nothing is visible, we do not attach importance to others. We can see only ourselves and we think that we have become superior to all. But as we travel down to the level of humility, we come out of the pride, we start realising the importance of others.

A devotee feels happy to feed others. He respects others and feels as if the honour is being done to him. In this he sees his own welfare. This kind of feeling brings glory to the devotee. This is the sign of a true devotee.

She said: Salutations to you, Yajnavalkya, who have answered me this question. Now prepare yourself for the other. "Ask, Gargi," said he.

You stayed three nights in my home unfed, O venerable Brahmin guest. Salutation to you. Choose therefore three boons — may all be well with me.

He sings the wonderful deeds of Lord Rama with loving reverence; the swans with pure minds, who live in that lake, all listen to the story.