Atharva Veda
Atharva Veda
The Atharvavedais the "knowledge storehouse of atharvāṇas, the procedures for everyday life". The text is the fourth Veda, but has been a late addition to the Vedic scriptures of Hinduism...
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Good and bad cannot be kept together in the same vessel; then the good also will turn bad. Night and light cannot coexist.
creatures honey milk shall together yield
These creatures all together shall yield milk for us; do thou, O earth, give us the honey of speech!
bless enemy flee remain together
May 'enthusiasm' and 'superiority' remain together and bless us with wealth! May the enemy flee after being scared!
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TALKATIVE persons easily step into scandal mongering. Too much talk and a tongue addicted to scandal are twins; they work together and in unison.
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Live together in Love; live in Peace; and live in Service.
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IT is urgent that every one should inquire into the true, the pure and the permanent; for there is at present a delusion about values. Even the leaders of people are hugging the false hypothesis that happiness can be had by means of wealth or health, housing or clothing, or the cultivation of skills in handicraft and manufacture.
liver tear thy
From thy heart, thy lungs, viscera, and sides; from thy kidneys, spleen, and liver we do tear out the disease.
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COURAGE comes out of the grace of the Lord, it needs generations of learning and struggle. Meanwhile you must start with the first step, the cleansing of the mind and the cultivation of virtue. Even if you do not start with that step, at least do not laugh at those who do and discourage them. Do at least this much!Then, do not depend upon others for doing your work like attending to your personal wants. Do it yourself; that is real freedom.
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Be convinced of one Truth about Me; Swami will never lay his hand on a task without proper reason and without some profound effect that will flow there from.
delusion god search somewhere
Do not be under the delusion that God is somewhere and you have to search for Him; God is in you.
conquer hail shall thou win
Do thou win here, do thou conquer here, overcome, win, hail! These here shall conquer, those yonder be conquered! Hail to these here, perdition to those yonder!
destroyer dwell hours perfect sorrow true wisdom
The Destroyer of sorrow is Your Name, Lord; the Destroyer of sorrow is Your Name. Twenty-four hours a day, dwell upon the wisdom of the Perfect True Guru.
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O camel-like mind, you are so very fortunate; dwell upon the jewel of spiritual wisdom. You hold in your hands the sword of the Guru's spiritual wisdom; with this destroyer of death, kill the Messenger of Death.
cordial help improving relationship
Maintaining cordial relationship with friends help us in improving upon our own capabilities.