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- Read on →: dūrasthe’pi na dūrastho yo yasya manasi sthitaḥ
dūrasthe’pi na dūrastho yo yasya manasi sthitaḥ |
yo yasya hṛdaye nāsti samīpasthō’pi dūrataḥ ||
(Cāṇakya-nīti-sāra)“Even if situated far away, one who is present in one’s heart is not situated far away. One who is not present in one’s heart is far away [however] even if situated nearby.”
- Read on →: yato niryāti viṣayo yasmiñ caiva pralīyate
yato niryāti viṣayo yasmiñ caiva pralīyate |
hṛdayaṁ tad vijānīyāt manasaḥ sthiti-kāraṇam ||
(Śabda-sāra)“Know that from which a viṣaya (object) emerges [upon being identified and conveyed to the manas by the buddhi on the basis of one’s saṁskāras and vāsanās] and into which it disappears to be the hṛdaya (heart) [syn., citta], the cause of the manas’ (mind’s) condition.”
- Read on →: na manuṣye guṇaḥ kaścid anyo dhanavatām api
na manuṣye guṇaḥ kaścid anyo dhanavatām api |
anāturatvād bhadraṁ te mṛta-kalpā hi rogiṇaḥ ||
(Mahābhārata: 5.36.65; Vidura-nīti)“There is no other quality in a human being, including even affluence, that is more blessed than being healthy [lit., non-diseased]. The sickly are as though already dead.”
- Read on →: api kriyārthaṁ sulabhaṁ samit-kuśaṁ
api kriyārthaṁ sulabhaṁ samit-kuśaṁ
jalāny api snāna-vidhi kṣamāṇi te |
api sva-śaktyā tapasi vartase
śarīram ādyaṁ khalu dharma-sādhanam ||
(Kumāra-sambhavam: 5.33; cited in Mahāsubhāṣita-saṅgraha: 2016)[Śiva in the form of a young boy asks Pārvatī the following questions as she is performing ongoing penance to attain Śiva as her husband:] “Are samit and kuśa for your rites easy for you to obtain? Do you have suitable water for your regular baths? Are you engaging in austerities according to your ability? The body, indeed, is the primary means of [following] dharma.”
- Read on →: nara-tanu bhajanera mūla
nara-tanu bhajanera mūla |
(Prema-bhakti-candrikā: 106)“The human body is the basis of bhajana.”
- Read on →: sama-doṣaḥ samāgniś ca sama-dhātu-mala-kriyāḥ
sama-doṣaḥ samāgniś ca sama-dhātu-mala-kriyāḥ |
prasannātmendriya-manāḥ svastha ity abhidhīyate ||
(Suśruta-saṁhitā: Sūtra-sthāna, 15.10)“One whose doṣas [bodily humors, i.e., vāta, pitta, and kapha] are balanced, fires [of digestion and so forth] are balanced, dhātus [seven bodily elements] are balanced, functions of excretion are balanced, and whose self, senses, and mind are tranquil, is said to be healthy.”