Animal instinct Quote by Devdutt Pattanaik

“It must be said here that ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ is not an attribute of patriotism, but of deep patriarchy. Extreme mother-love is a…

— Romila Thapar

“When we stop loving, we embrace adharma. We judge, condemn and reject people. Invalidate them in hatred. We stop being generous. Like the Kauravas,…

— Devdutt Pattanaik

“Mahaba ya kudai na kung’ang’aniza hayafai! (Love should neither be demanded nor forced upon).”

— Gloria D. Gonsalves

“Sensuality, as long as it is straightforward did not repel him, but this derived sensuality - the sort that classes a mistress among motor-cars…

— E.M. Forster

“Absence of anger-pride-deceit-greed (kashays – the ones that gives pain to soul) is Ultimate Liberation (Moksha).”

— Dada Bhagwan

“attributed the decay of Hindu society in Trinidad to the rise of the timorous, weak, non-beating class of husband.”

— V.S. Naipaul

“सदृशं चेष्टते स्वस्याः प्रकृतेर्ज्ञानवानपि। प्रकृतिं यान्ति भूतानि निग्रहः किं करिष्यति॥ ॥३- ३३॥ इन्द्रियस्येन्द्रियस्यार्थे रागद्वेषौ व्यवस्थितौ। तयोर्न वशमागच्छेत्तौ ह्यस्य परिपन्थिनौ॥ ॥३- ३४॥ `Each is prone…

— Munindra Misra

“Civilized beings regard the act of intercourse as the highest expression of romantic love. One need only observe the behavior of animals, however, to…

— Fiona Paul

“I am a Hindu because of sculptured cones of red kumkum powder and baskets of yellow turmeric nuggets, because of garlands of flowers and…

— Yann Martel

“Love of the absolute engenders a predilection for self-destruction. Hence the passion for monasteries and brothels. Cells and women, in both cases. Weariness with…

— Emil Cioran

“Sex is of [karmic] 'discharge nature’, [but] the tendencies in it, create great responsibility (grave danger), they create interference. There is no need for…

— Dada Bhagwan

India has a long history with devotional, even obsessive love, be it for a personal god or for your lover.

— Elizabeth Flock