Birth does not lead to greatness; but cultivation of numerous virtues by a man leads him to greatness.
This is peace, this is excellent, namely the calm of all impulses, the casting out of all “basis”, the extinction of craving, dispassion, stopping-nirvana.
Perceiving her son endowed with the characteristics of Vishnu, Devaki prayed: You are the Illuminator of all psycho-physical organisms, the indefinable Reality, which the Vedas declare as the unmanifest cause… When the universe is dissolved by force of Time, the gross elements are ultimately merged in ahankara (their cause)…
Supporting one’s parents, cherishing spouse and children and a peaceful occupation; this is the greatest blessing.
Success is the result of foresight and resolution; foresight depends upon deep thinking and planning to keep your secrets to yourself.
You have crossed the great ocean; why do you halt so near the shore? Make haste to get on the other side, Gautama; be careful all the while!
In primal time, in all time, was the Creator; Nothing is real but the Eternal. Nothing shall last but the Eternal.
No individual is lost and no nation is refused prosperity and success if foundations of their thoughts and actions rest upon piety and godliness, and upon truth and justice.

