Dharma Vajrā ☸️⚡

lakṣmīnātha samārambhām nāthayāmuna madhyamām I asmad-ācārya paryantām vande guru-paramparām II "I worship that glorious Guru-parampara with Sriman Narayana in the beginning, Sri Nathamuni and Sri Yamunacharya in the middle, and with my own Acharya in the end." (written by Kuresa, the disciple of Ramanuja)

"Nārada Muni continued: Thereafter, Lord Kṛṣṇa, by His own personal attributes, consisting of Dharma, knowledge, renunciation, opulence, austerity, education and activities, equipped Lord Śiva with all the necessary paraphernalia, such as a chariot, a charioteer, a flag, horses, elephants, a bow, a shield and arrows. When Lord Śiva was fully equipped in this way, he sat down on the chariot with his arrows and bow to fight with the demons." (SB, 7.10.65-66)

“The value of a moment’s association with the devotee of the Lord cannot even be compared to the attainment of heavenly planets or liberation from matter, and what to speak of worldly benedictions in the form of material prosperity, which are for those who are meant for mortality.” (Srimad Bhagavatam, 1.18.13)

“To many the gift is not given to hear of the nature of the true self. Many, though they hear of the true self, do not understand it. Wonderful is he who speaks of it; intelligent is he who learns of it. Blessed is he who, taught by a good teacher, is actually able to understand it.” (Katha Upanishad, 1.2.7)

"What person, even if most sinful, has ever said aloud the blessed name Nārāyaṇa and failed to fulfill his desires? But we, alas, never used our power of speech in that way, and so we had to suffer such miseries as living in a womb." (Mukunda Mala Stotra, 47)

"By themselves the words 'Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa' are sufficient to drive away the sins of all living beings. Anyone who possesses devotion for Lord Mukunda that is densely imbued with ecstasy holds in the palms of his hands the gifts of liberation, complete sovereignty, and opulence." (Mukunda Mala Stotra, 51)

"The test of advanced spiritual consciousness is that one becomes fearless." - A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (Caitanya Caritamrita, Madhya Lila 17.31 purport)

“The desert of material existence has exhausted me. But today I will cast aside all troubles by diving into the lake of Lord Hari and drinking freely of the abundant waters of His splendor. The lotuses in that lake are His hands and feet, and the fish are His brilliant shining eyes. That lake's water relieves all fatigue and is agitated by the waves His arms create. Its current flows deep beyond fathoming.” (Mukunda-Mālā Stōtraṁ, 8)

"Those who desire to give up all that is not essentially real move systematically, by negative discrimination of the extraneous, to the supreme position of Lord Viṣṇu. Giving up petty materialism, they offer their love exclusively to the Absolute Truth within their hearts and embrace that highest truth in fixed meditation." (Srimad-Bhagavatam 12.6.32)

“Begin the morning by saying to thyself, I shall meet with the busybody, the ungrateful, arrogant, deceitful, envious, unsocial. All these things happen to them by reason of their ignorance of what is good and evil. But I who have seen the nature of the good that it is beautiful, and of the bad that it is ugly, and the nature of him who does wrong, that it is akin to me, not only of the same blood or seed, but that it participates in the same intelligence and the same portion of the divinity, I can neither be injured by any of them, for no one can fix on me what is ugly, nor can I be angry with my kinsman, nor hate him, For we are made for cooperation, like feet, like hands, like eyelids, like the rows of the upper and lower teeth. To act against one another then is contrary to nature; and it is acting against one another to be vexed and to turn away.” Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 2

"Perform all your duties according to the śāstra, have firm faith in the mantra–traya, and maintain a mood of servitorship in relation to the mahā–bhāgavatas." - Sri Ramanuja, Prapannāmṛta-tarpaṇa, Chapter 65, Text 61

Never give up. Never, ever lose hope. Know that we are protected. Good people are protected. God protects us always. With God, we win.

"A self-realized man has no purpose to fulfill in the discharge of his prescribed duties, nor has he any reason not to perform such work. Nor has he any need to depend on any other living being." (Bhagavad Gita 3.18)

“As being the cause of all that is good He is called Purushottama (the Supreme Person). Eternal well-being and worldly prosperity alike are declared to be sourced in Narayana Himself.” (Parama-Samhita Pancharatra, 2.96)

"For a few months the sons of Prajāpati Dakṣa drank only water and ate only air. Thus undergoing great austerities, they worshipped the Lord of all mantras, reciting this mantra: Aum Namo Nārāyaṇāya puruṣāya mahātmane viśuddha-sattva-dhiṣṇyāya mahā-haṁsāya dhīmahi- "Let us offer our respectful obeisances unto Nārāyaṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is always situated in His transcendental abode. Since He is the Supreme Person [paramahaṁsa], let us offer our respectful obeisances unto Him."" (SB- 6.5.27-28)

"One can never restrict the coming and going of happiness and distress, so one should be detached from the materialistic way of life and be automatically equiposed in both cases." -Srila Prabhupada, Bhagavad Gita purport Chapter 13, verses 8-12

"All demeritorious reactions are dissipated by the practice of Yoga. Therefore, resorting to Yoga and performing all Dharmic rites, one should daily perform meditation." (Harita Samhita, 7.3)

"What is impossible for the servants of the Lord? By the very hearing of His holy name one is purified." (Srimad Bhagavatam, 9.5.16)