Devdutt Pattanaik

“What is the most amazing thing about the world? 'Every day creatures die, yet the rest live as if immortal.”

— Devdutt Pattanaik

In Greek mythology, the hero wants to be great, but the very concept does not exist in the Indian vocabulary. Yet it…

— Devdutt Pattanaik

“Dharma is about exchange, about giving and receiving, It is about outgrowing animal instincts, outgrowing fear, discovering the ability to feed others,…

— Devdutt Pattanaik

“Life is difficult and people are imperfect. Unable to cope with the vagaries of this world, everyone makes mistakes. True love is…

— Devdutt Pattanaik

“To let our potential be realized without deriving our identity from it, or without denying its existence, is the hallmark of wisdom.”

— Devdutt Pattanaik

“Each tool symbolizes one of the four things to keep in mind when supervising any project. •The conch-shell trumpet stands for clear…

— Devdutt Pattanaik

“his size, change his shape. He seeks independence from nature. Withdrawing from nature is the first step in this process. Detached from…

— Devdutt Pattanaik

“Hindu thought, however, looks at truth quantitatively: everyone has access to a slice (bhaga); the one who sees all slices of truth…

— Devdutt Pattanaik

“Treta yuga, when the bull of dharma stands on three legs. Krishna’s story takes place in a later, third quarter of the…

— Devdutt Pattanaik

“B.R. Ambedkar believed the tale was not so much about Ram’s character as it was about the unsustainability of the caste system…

— Devdutt Pattanaik

“How does one know the true path? 'Not through arguments-- they never reach a conclusion; not from teachers--- they can only give…

— Devdutt Pattanaik

“Janaka told her to bring happiness into marriage, rather than seek happiness from it.”

— Devdutt Pattanaik

“Arjuna, immerse your mind in me and I will uplift you from the ocean of recurring death. If you cannot do that,…

— Devdutt Pattanaik

If you don't have imagination, you stop being human; animals don't have imagination; Alzheimer's is the death of imagination.

— Devdutt Pattanaik

“Control creates domesticated animals. The purpose of society is to inspire humanity, not tame them,’ said Ram.”

— Devdutt Pattanaik

“Kali with the most primal form of nature, before culture and outside culture, unaffected by rules and opinions of humanity. She is…

— Devdutt Pattanaik

“Arjuna, those who cleanse themselves with contemplation and meditation discover me, embrace me, find shelter in me and are liberated from yearning,…

— Devdutt Pattanaik

“Yagna is the outer journey, while yoga is the inner journey that Arjuna has to undertake.”

— Devdutt Pattanaik

“There are eaters and the eaten. The tiger does not resent the deer that gets away. The doe does not resent the…

— Devdutt Pattanaik

“We are all a combination of what we are born with as well as what we are raised to be. Our natural…

— Devdutt Pattanaik

“Most desired form of happiness? 'Contentment”

— Devdutt Pattanaik

Neither death nor wisdom has a full stop. There are only commas-no destinations, only waiting rooms.

— Devdutt Pattanaik

“Those who believe in karma do not blame. They do not judge. They accept that humans live in a sea of consequences,…

— Devdutt Pattanaik

“events in our lives are reactions to past actions.”

— Devdutt Pattanaik

“All the fear that Markandeya experienced now disappears, thanks to the intervention of the child, who is undoubtedly Vishnu. Then”

— Devdutt Pattanaik