A Treasure Trove

India has a rich tradition of wisdome which lits our day lifts our spirits. However, our digital space is devoid of this treasure trove. Is it not an irony that a country that has abundant digital resources can not bring its own intellectual and spiritual wealth on one digital platform?
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The image of that dying leprosy patient was burning me like a branding iron and would not give me a moment’s rest. From that moment on I was out to conquer fear…. Where there is fear there is no love. Where there is no love there is no God.
Baba Amte

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Mahatma Gandhi
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Thirukkural
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Mahavira
Water cleans the body. Likewise, truth enlightens the soul.
Thirukkural
There is noone in the world who is not blamed.
Gautam Buddha
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Karl Marx
Save the spiritual store in your body by observing continence.
Swami Vivekananda
Don't look over mind's cravings. Rather overlook them.
Amogh Lila Das
Joy is never tomorrow. It is always now.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Believe in yourself and the world will be at your feet.
Swami Vivekananda
We are a true, proud and independent nation if we remove corruption from our country.
Rahul Bajaj
We believe in freedom, freedom for the people of each country to follow their destiny without external interference.
Lal Bahadur Shastri
The flower of life blooms in love and radiates love all around it.
Mahesh Yogi
Snakes are venomous reptiles. But the man who has learned the art of snake charming can play even with seven snakes coiled around his snake. Similarly, a man of realization is immune to the dangers of worldly life.
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