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Cards (15)

  • "Brahman is the one present everywhere and is the one who is above all" Katha Upanishad 5.2
  • This whole universe is Brahman. (Chandogya Upanishad 3.13.1)
  • As a person sheds worn out garments and wears new ones, likewise at the time of death the soul will cast off its worn out body and enter a new one. Bhagavad Gita
  • The attraction between males and females is the basic principle of material existence Bhahvata Purana
  • Though (a man) may have accepted a damsel in due form, he may abandon (she is she be) blemished, diseased or deflowered. Manusmriti
  • By a girl, a young one or even an aged one, nothing must be done independently. Manusmriti
  • a husband must be constantly worshiped as a god by his faithful wife. Manusmriti
  • "but you cannot see me (Brahman) with your present eyes, therefore i will give you my divine eyes" Bhagavad Gita
  • within the hearts of all living entities resides the supreme God Bhagavad Gita
  • the human body is the temple of God Rig Veda
  • worship of the unmanifest is exceedingly difficult for embodied beings Bhagvad Gita (saying that Brahman without forms-niguna, is hard for humans to worship)
  • the supreme Lord say 'both you and i have many births' Bhagvad Gita (Krishna being an avatar remembers he is part of a different form whereas humans cant because they are focused on their current state)
  • one day of Brahma lasts a thousand cycles of the four ages Bhagvad Gita (saying that human existance in nothing compared to the vast stretches of time- links to the yugas)
  • if one offers to me a leaf a fruit a flower or even water, i delightfully partake Bhagvad Gita (worship and offerings)
  • the senses are so strong they can forcibly carry away the mind Bhagvad Gita (saying how easy it is to be distracted and for the mind to follow the wrong path, links to maya)