Bibliography

“He who is beyond all exists as the relative universe. That part of Him appears as sentient and insentient beings. From a part of Him was born the body of the universe, and out of this body were born the Gods, the earth and men.” 

Himalayan Academy. Ebook God and the Gods in Hinduism. USA, Himalayan Academy 

“According as one acts, so does he become. One becomes virtuous by virtuous action, bad by bad action.” 

Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami. Guru’s Wisdom. USA/Malaysia, Himalayan Academy, 2018

“Like the prancing steed that leaps forward, the jiva also traverses near and far. Like those who doff and don one garment and another, the jiva, too, moves from one body to another.” 

Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Merging with Siva. India/USA, Himalayan Academy, 2004

“Let there be no neglect of Truth. Let there be no neglect of dharma. Let there be no neglect of welfare. Let there be no neglect of prosperity. Let there be no neglect of study and teaching. Let there be no neglect of the duties to the Gods and the ancestors.”

Bibliography - Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Living with Siva. India/USA, Himalayan Academy, 2004

“Offer oblations in love, light golden lamps. Spread incense of fragrant wood and lighted camphor in all directions. Forget your worldly worries and meditate. You shall attain true and rapturous moksha. Worshiping thus, there is nothing that you cannot attain. Worshiping thus, you shall inherit the wealth of Indra, heaven’s king. Worshiping thus, you shall gain miraculous powers. Worshiping thus, you shall attain moksha.” 

Bibliography - Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Merging with Siva. India/USA, Himalayan Academy, 2004

“Without a satguru, all philosophy, knowledge and mantras are fruitless. Him alone the Gods praise who is the satguru, keeping active what is handed down to him by tradition. Therefore one should seek with all effort to obtain a preceptor of the unbroken tradition, born of Supreme Siva.” 

Bibliography - Swamis of Kauai’s Hindu Monastery. The Guru Chronicles. India/USA, Himalayan Academy, 2011

The man who rejects the words of the scriptures and follows the impulse of desire attains neither his perfection, nor joy, nor the Path Supreme. Let the scriptures be, therefore, thy authority as to what is right and what is not right. 

Bibliography - Editors of Hinduism Today. What is Hinduism? India/USA, Himalayan Academy, 2007