Whenever I have read any part of the Vedas, I have felt that some unearthly and unknown light illuminated me."
 - Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), philosopher and writer
 Maharshi Vishvamitra was one of the greatest Vedic sages, as he gave us one of Hindu Dharma's most important prayers, the Gayatri Mantra:
ॐ भूर्भुवःस्वः
 तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि ।
 धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात् ।।
"OM Earth (Bhuh), Atmosphere (Bhuvah) and Light (Svah) ---
We meditate on the choicest luminosity of the Divine Nourisher.
 May he inspire our thoughts."
 Gayatri is the Mother of the Vedas, the Mother of all Wisdom and Insight. She has brought the wisdom of the Vedas to the entire world.
 Sanatana Dharma in Switzerland: On 1st of January 2016, a Maha-Gayatri-Homa was performed at Omkarananda Ashram Switzerland to inaugurate the Board of Hindu Dharma to represent the interests of all people following Sanatana Dharma in that small country. Members will include the head of Omkarananda Ashram Sri Swami Vivekananda, the head of ISKCON Switzerland Sri Krishnapremarupa Das, the head of Sri Ramakrishna Mission Switzerland Sri Swami Amarananda, Dr. Satish Joshi, Madhav Acharya, Pandit Madhu Shastri, Vidyabhaskar and many more people devoted to Sanatana Dharma.
नमः परमऋषिभ्यो नमः परमऋषिभ्यः
Obeisance (Namah) to the great Rishis,
 Obeisance (Namah) to the great Rishis