“Arjuna, your mind is your friend and your enemy. If you control the mind, it is your friend. If your mind controls you, it is your enemy.—Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 6, verses 5 and 6” — Devdutt Pattanaik Copy Share Image
“What is the most amazing thing about the world? 'Every day creatures die, yet the rest live as if immortal.” — Devdutt Pattanaik Copy Share Image
In Greek mythology, the hero wants to be great, but the very concept does not exist in the Indian vocabulary. Yet it has become… — Devdutt Pattanaik Copy Share Image
“Dharma is about exchange, about giving and receiving, It is about outgrowing animal instincts, outgrowing fear, discovering the ability to feed others, comfort others,… — Devdutt Pattanaik Copy Share Image
“Life is difficult and people are imperfect. Unable to cope with the vagaries of this world, everyone makes mistakes. True love is the ability… — Devdutt Pattanaik Copy Share Image
“To let our potential be realized without deriving our identity from it, or without denying its existence, is the hallmark of wisdom.” — Devdutt Pattanaik Copy Share Image
“Each tool symbolizes one of the four things to keep in mind when supervising any project. •The conch-shell trumpet stands for clear communication. The… — Devdutt Pattanaik Copy Share Image
“his size, change his shape. He seeks independence from nature. Withdrawing from nature is the first step in this process. Detached from nature, a… — Devdutt Pattanaik Copy Share Image
“Hindu thought, however, looks at truth quantitatively: everyone has access to a slice (bhaga); the one who sees all slices of truth is bhaga-van.… — Devdutt Pattanaik Copy Share Image
“Treta yuga, when the bull of dharma stands on three legs. Krishna’s story takes place in a later, third quarter of the world, the… — Devdutt Pattanaik Copy Share Image
“B.R. Ambedkar believed the tale was not so much about Ram’s character as it was about the unsustainability of the caste system that needed… — Devdutt Pattanaik Copy Share Image
“How does one know the true path? 'Not through arguments-- they never reach a conclusion; not from teachers--- they can only give their opinions;… — Devdutt Pattanaik Copy Share Image
“Janaka told her to bring happiness into marriage, rather than seek happiness from it.” — Devdutt Pattanaik Copy Share Image
