Maulik

“God is not an external trophy to be possessed; God is internal human potential to be realized.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana

“Restraint is the key to regeneration and hence, also, sustainability.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, The Success Sutra: An Indian Approach to Wealth

“By introducing the idea of immortality and rebirth in Chapter 2 of The Gita, Krishna changes the scope of the discussion, for without death serving as a boundary, there is no fear, no yearning for food or meaning, nowhere to come from, or go to, for the end is no longer the end and the beginning is no longer the beginning. Rather than change the world that defies control, rather than seek validation from things temporary, we engage, observe, discover and enjoy.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, My Gita

“In the Puranas, stories of past lives are continuously used to counter assumptions of another story. It reminds us that our story is part of a grand jigsaw puzzle. We are part of a larger narrative. Stories of the past impact stories of the present that impact stories of the future. We may not know these stories, but we have played roles in them. We must not assume that the story we encounter, experience or remember is the only story in the world. Our lives are the outcomes of roles performed in other stories. Even if we don’t remember those stories or those roles, we cannot escape their consequences.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, My Gita