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121 " Within infinite myths lies the Eternal Truth Who sees it all? Varuna has but a thousand eyes Indra, a hundred And I, only two "
― Devdutt Pattanaik , Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata
122 " Ramkrishna Paramhansa, the nineteenth-century Bengali mystic, said that the essence of The Gita can be deciphered simply by reversing the syllables that constitute Gita. So Gita, or gi-ta, becomes ta-gi, or tyagi, which means 'one who lets go of possessions. "
― Devdutt Pattanaik , My Gita
123 " Identity based on what we have is aham, not atma. "
124 " Arjuna, immerse your mind in me and I will uplift you from the ocean of recurring death. If you cannot do that, then practise yoga and work on your mind. If you cannot do that, then do your work as if it is my work. If you cannot do that, then make yourself my instrument and do as I say. If you cannot do that, then simply do your job and leave the results to me.—Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 12, verses 6 to 11 (paraphrased). My deha is different from yours. My hungers are different from yours. My assumptions are different from yours. My capabilities are different from yours. My experiences are diferent from yours. My expressions are different from yours. "
125 " Do you see me as hero, villain or victim? If yes, then you are not doing darshan. If you can empathize with the fears that make people heroes, villains and victims, then you are doing darshan. For then you look beyond the boundaries that separate you from the rest. "
126 " They have forgotten why dharma was instituted and kingdoms established in the first place: to create extra material resources so that man can look beyond survival and look for meaning. "
― Devdutt Pattanaik , Krishna's Secret
127 " The notions of creation, preservation and destruction in Hindu mythology thus deal with culture, not nature. "
― Devdutt Pattanaik , Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana
128 " This is the world of Krishna, a world where what matters more than the deed is the thought behind the deed. "
129 " Flowers make themselves fragrant and offer nectar. Why? To nourish the bees or to get themselves pollinated? Or both? In nature, to get you have to give. There is no charity. There is no exploitation, neither selfishness nor selflessness. One grows by helping others grow. Is that not the perfect society? "
130 " I do not need your permission. I am your wife and I am supposed to accompany you, to the throne, into war and to the forest. What you eat, I shall taste. Where you sleep, I shall rest. You are the shaft of the bow that is our marriage; you need the string to complete it. My place is beside you, nowhere else. Fear not, I will be no burden; I can take care of myself. As long as I am beside you and behind you, you will want for nothing. "
131 " It’s the Indian headshake. It means you are probably right, or probably wrong. Who knows? Varuna has but a thousand eyes, Indra a hundred, you and I only two. "
― Devdutt Pattanaik , Olympus
132 " This imagined notion of who we are and how others are supposed to see us, is called aham. Aham constantly seek validation from external world. When that is not forthcoming it becomes insecure. Aham makes humans accumulate things; through things we hope people will look upon us as we imagine ourselves. That is why people display their wealth & their knowledge & their power.Aham yearns to be seen. "
― Devdutt Pattanaik
133 " there can be no dharma without the spirit of generosity. Without genuine love, laws and rules are worthless. "
134 " Dharma is all about helping the helpless. "
135 " Within infinite myths lies the eternal truth Who sees it all? Varuna has but a thousand eyes Indra, a hundred You and I, only two "
― Devdutt Pattanaik , 99 Thoughts On Ganesha: Stories, Symbols And Rituals Of India's Beloved Elephant Headed Deity
136 " Yagna is the outer journey, while yoga is the inner journey that Arjuna has to undertake. "
137 " So it has been before. So it will be again. "
138 " Who decides what justice is? How does one end this unending spiral of revenge where everyone believes they are right and their opponents are wrong? "
139 " Only when humans realize that they have been blessed with the intellectual wherewithal to outgrow animal needs and fears, will they truly evolve and discover their potential. "
140 " We knot our imagination to fear to creat aham. Tapasya and yagna are two tools that can help us unknot the mind, outgrow fear and discover atma, our true self. "