Some famous quotes by Devdutt Pattanaik:
“Within infinite myths lies the eternal truth
Who sees it all?
Varuna has but a thousand eyes,
Indra has a hundred,
- “What the person, who knows the truth, will speak, will not be understood by the person who does not know the truth.”
- “Refusal to accept the flow of the world is the root of all misery.”
- “Be the best you can be, in the worst of circumstances, even when no one is watching.”
- “The dog is a loyal, lovable animal but Hindu scriptures do not treat it as an auspicious creature perhaps because loyalty feeds on fear and the purpose of Vedic scriptures is to outgrow fear by expanding the mind.”
- “What we possess is temporary, but what we become is permanent.”
- “Through Karna, Vyasa reiterates that our knowledge of the world is imperfect based on perceptions and false information. We are surrounded by Kuntis who hide the truth in fear. We are surrounded by Karnas, villains who are actually brothers.”
- “Action focussed on intent is better than action focussed on outcome.”
- “The Gita does not speak of changing the world. It speaks of appreciating the world that is always changing.”
- “We are not rational creatures who feel; we are emotional creatures who rationalize.”
- “The female form lends itself best to represent matter because both create life within themselves. The male form lends itself best to represent soul because both create life outside themselves.”