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Quotes About Harmony

Peace comes when one comes to terms with the three worlds: the personal world, the cultural world and the natural world.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
Most desired form of happiness? 'Contentment
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
the quest for peace is the ultimate goal of all existence. This peace is not external but internal. It is not about making the world a peaceful place; it is about us being at peace with the world.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
When we stop loving, we embrace adharma.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
If Lakshmi brings wealth, then Saraswati brings peace. The two are rarely seen together. Only Ganesha is able to bring them together. He removes the obstacle to wisdom.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
Once, while wandering in the woods, they came upon the carcass of a wild buffalo teeming with maggots. 'How disgusting,' cringed Shilavati. 'I don't think the maggots will agree with you,' said Prasenajit. Shilavati realized the wisdom in her husband's simple words. The human way is not the only way in this world.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
Humans have the ability to control fire, water, plants as well as animals, something that no other living organism can do. But we struggle to control the human mind: our mind as well as the mind of those around us.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
For when a bride enters the husband's house she brings with her not just the promise of a new generation but also new food, a new culture and with that new thoughts that enrich her husband's household.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
Our relationship with the other, be it a thing or an organism, and the other's relationship with us, is what determines our humanity. And this is a timeless (sanatana) truth (satya), a discovery of our ancestors,
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
establish a world where the head is balanced with the heart, wealth with wisdom, and discipline with compassion. Come,
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
always stay balanced—neither too tight nor too loose—like the bow.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
Vishnu is therefore Shrivatsa, the one whose abode is Lakshmi. Where he is, so is she.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
Krishna is wisdom. You are action. One without another is useless. All your battles you will win only when you are together.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
Spiritual journey is the process of synthesis, of integration, when he can say, "I am this and I am that too." That
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
No one person can ever take credit for a moment in this cosmos.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
To be a good spouse, wife or husband, the wilfulness of Ganga needs to be balanced with the serenity of Shiva. Only then will the river of marriage create fertile riverbanks
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
Unless there is empathy and inclusion, dharma cannot be established. Bhima
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
Wisdom is all about outgrowing hunger, be it physical, emotional, intellectual or social.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
Dharma must not only domesticate nature, it also needs to ensure there is harmony between nature and culture.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
conflict does not necessarily happen when one is right and the other is wrong; it can happen simply because two people follow different value systems.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
To live in dharma is to act in love. To
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
Outer peace doesn't guarantee inner peace.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
In nature, nothing is contaminated. In culture, the polluted are cast out.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
Civilization comes into being when the small fish is rescued from the big fish; civilization comes to an end when the fish keeps growing bigger than its pond.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik