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Wisdom from The Ramayana: On Life and Relationships QUOTES

1 " Destiny is not arbitrary or inimical; it is orderly and reactional. It gives us reactions to our own past actions. "

― Chaitanya Charan Das , Wisdom from The Ramayana: On Life and Relationships

2 " The Ramayana's message is not that we passively give in to Destiny, but that we gallantly stick to Duty. "

― Chaitanya Charan Das , Wisdom from The Ramayana: On Life and Relationships

3 " A philosophically informed vision helps us respond to reversals intelligently, not Impulsively, so that we can act to mitigate the situation, not aggravate it. "

― Chaitanya Charan Das , Wisdom from The Ramayana: On Life and Relationships

4 " To remove thorns from the path of those who have filled our path with thorns - That is the summit of selfless love. "

― Chaitanya Charan Das , Wisdom from The Ramayana: On Life and Relationships

5 " Emotions are the ornaments of life. But we need to choose the emotions that bring out our higher side, not our lower side. "

― Chaitanya Charan Das , Wisdom from The Ramayana: On Life and Relationships

6 " A common blunder we make is that we often talk about people instead of talking with people. "

― Chaitanya Charan Das , Wisdom from The Ramayana: On Life and Relationships

7 " This classic speaks to us not by asking for replication of everything it depicts, but by inspiring us towards emulation of the timeless principles it demonstrates. By coming to know its characters from this principle-centered perspective, we can come to know ourselves better. "

― Chaitanya Charan Das , Wisdom from The Ramayana: On Life and Relationships

8 " Level-headed pragmatism in the face of destiny is the most empowering option in a dis- empowering situation. "

― Chaitanya Charan Das , Wisdom from The Ramayana: On Life and Relationships

9 " Valuing relations over possessions is foundational for the sustenance of family, society, and humanity at large. "

― Chaitanya Charan Das , Wisdom from The Ramayana: On Life and Relationships

10 " Love is sometimes conveyed by expressing our emotions and sometimes by concealing them "

― Chaitanya Charan Das , Wisdom from The Ramayana: On Life and Relationships

11 " To remove thorns from the path of those who have filled our path with thorns—that is the summit of selfless love "

― Chaitanya Charan Das , Wisdom from The Ramayana: On Life and Relationships

12 " A common blunder that we make is that we often talk about people instead of talking with people. "

― Chaitanya Charan Das , Wisdom from The Ramayana: On Life and Relationships

13 " DURING OUR LIFE JOURNEY, we are not here to see through each other; we are here to see each other through. "

― Chaitanya Charan Das , Wisdom from The Ramayana: On Life and Relationships