The first novel that I wrote was because I was having very interesting sorts of experiences, for Indians of my generation. — Karan Bajaj Copy Share Image
What has happened in most of my books is the call to the extraordinary world, the hero's push, or that push has… — Karan Bajaj Copy Share Image
I am just diving into life again. I just have nothing new to offer right now as an idea for a book.… — Karan Bajaj Copy Share Image
Almost every yogi that appeared in the book [The Yoga of Max's Discontent] is either somebody I have seen and met and… — Karan Bajaj Copy Share Image
I did not have any philosophy at all when I wrote the first novel. I was just wanting to capture experiences that… — Karan Bajaj Copy Share Image
The reality that we were growing up in was very young and vibrant, and nobody was capturing that part of India. I… — Karan Bajaj Copy Share Image
I wanted to write something that was very entertaining to read. The hardest part of this novel [The Yoga of Max's Discontent]… — Karan Bajaj Copy Share Image
A lot of the book [The Yoga of Max's Discontent] is about karma and rebirth. Things like that are very attuned to… — Karan Bajaj Copy Share Image
What helped me a lot was that I chose an American lead protagonist, because that liberated a lot from my own knowledge.… — Karan Bajaj Copy Share Image
What has happened in most of my books is the call to the extraordinary world, the hero's push, or that push has come to… — Karan Bajaj Copy Share Image
I don't know if there is really an objective truth about either. I liken this to what Buddhism says about the individual, that change… — Karan Bajaj Copy Share Image
In the West, it is the opposite, like you are using these practices [meditation and yoga ] to further your ego by being more… — Karan Bajaj Copy Share Image
“When you are close, you only see unravelled threads, but with time and distance, it will reveal itself as a mosaic. Just wait and… — Karan Bajaj Copy Share Image
When I started, these [yoga] were very functional practices, as I said, productive to lose weight, or whatever, and now it has become a… — Karan Bajaj Copy Share Image
In the year that I take off, I don't have any goals. I just surrender to experiences like traveling or learning yoga and meditation… — Karan Bajaj Copy Share Image
Here are two dichotomies here. In the West it is a very physical practice, and even meditation is a practice to become productive and… — Karan Bajaj Copy Share Image
When I came to the U.S., Kraft sponsored my green card, so I was at Kraft foods and I owed them, I felt. But… — Karan Bajaj Copy Share Image
Regarding some of the super powers that I reference, like walking on water, I haven't seen people do that, but once you get into… — Karan Bajaj Copy Share Image
The moment you enter Bhutan, you notice that there are no traffic lights. It is almost like you've stepped into a Shangri-La or a… — Karan Bajaj Copy Share Image
I wanted to write something that was very entertaining to read. The hardest part of this novel [The Yoga of Max's Discontent] was how… — Karan Bajaj Copy Share Image
India went through a dramatic revolution after the '90s when our economy started opening up for the first time and Indians were now experiencing… — Karan Bajaj Copy Share Image
![“Almost every yogi that appeared in the book [The Yoga of Max's Discontent] is either somebody I have seen and met and spoken to, or someone who is in my three degrees of separation - I know the source who talks to me about it so well that I believe his story.” quote by Karan Bajaj](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/01b/karan-bajaj-14774_believe_almost-every-yogi-that-appeared-in-the-b_2746785.jpg)
![“I wanted to write something that was very entertaining to read. The hardest part of this novel [The Yoga of Max's Discontent] was how to make a deeply spiritual transformation journey page-turning and adventurous. That was the hardest part to crack for me.” quote by Karan Bajaj](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ef7/karan-bajaj-14774_adventure_i-wanted-to-write-something-that-was-ver_1446099.jpg)
![“A lot of the book [The Yoga of Max's Discontent] is about karma and rebirth. Things like that are very attuned to my life as an Indian, but when I approach it from a perspective of a Westerner, then I have a skeptical, yet kind of novice view on it. I think that choice really liberated the story…” quote by Karan Bajaj](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0e9/karan-bajaj-14774_approach_a-lot-of-the-book-the-yoga-of-max-s-disc_2825213.jpg)
![“In the West, it is the opposite, like you are using these practices [meditation and yoga ] to further your ego by being more productive, being more this, and getting more out of your work and earning more money. In the East, the whole idea is that you are dissolving your essence through these…” quote by Karan Bajaj](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bd2/karan-bajaj-14774_dissolving_in-the-west-it-is-the-opposite-like-you_867831.jpg)
![“When I started, these [yoga] were very functional practices, as I said, productive to lose weight, or whatever, and now it has become a very spiritual kind of practice.” quote by Karan Bajaj](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9e1/karan-bajaj-14774_kind_when-i-started-these-yoga-were-very-func_984568.jpg)
