Yōga Sūtras
Yōga Sūtra 2.07
सुखानुशयी रागः।
Passion stems from the experience of pleasure.
The urge to experience pleasure is passion. The passion that is so much glorified as necessary attribute for success in material world is an obstacle in the path of Yōga.

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ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय। तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय। मृत्योर्माऽमृतं गमय। ॐ शान्ति: शान्ति: शान्ति: ॥ - बृहदारण्यकोपनिषद् 1.3.28
"Ōm! Lead me from the unreal to the real, from darkness to light, and from death to immortality. Let there be peace, peace, and peace. Ōm!" - Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.3.28

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