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Quotes About Wisdom

you can't read the Vedas; they're meant to be heard. Just the way you can't read the Beatles—you've got to hear them! There
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
Within Infinite Truths lies the Eternal Truth Who sees it all? Varuna has but a thousand eyes Indra, a hundred And I, only two
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
Ancient Hindus believed, wisdom must never be given. It has to be taken.
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For when a man praises himself, it is intellectual suicide.
~ 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
but where does this nobility come from? Generosity or fear? Wisdom or ignorance?
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Teachers are as clueless as students.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
If you, Arjuna, fight this war in anger or righteous indignation, peace will elude you and you will be trapped in samsara; if you fight this war with empathy and wisdom, there will be liberation from samsara.
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knowledge must outlive death, so that the next generation is more enlightened.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
What Yudhishtira learnt—the point of existence is not to accumulate merit, but to attain wisdom. We have to ask ourselves—why do we do what we do? When we truly accept the answer, we break free from the cycle of births and deaths,
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
establish a world where the head is balanced with the heart, wealth with wisdom, and discipline with compassion. Come,
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Dharma is not about winning. It is about empathy and growth. Yudhishtira knows the pain of losing a child. He can empathize with his enemy rather than gloat on their defeat. In empathy, there is wisdom.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
what cannot be understood by the human intellect need not be feared because it ultimately comes from God.
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unlike wealth, knowledge does not outlive death, hence has to be passed on to the living so that it is not lost forever.
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Strength alone is not enough in this world; divine grace is needed. Krishna
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Krishna is wisdom. You are action. One without another is useless. All your battles you will win only when you are together.
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Within every fortune (the pot of gold) lies wisdom, an idea to be trusted: a belief that makes success sustainable.
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with in a infinite myth their lies a eternal truth who sees it all. varuna has thousand eyes indra has hundred and you and i oly two.
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Knowledge is like a floating log of wood that helps us stay afloat in the ocean of misery. To find the shore, we have to kick our legs and swim. No one can do that for us,' said Hanuman.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
Life would continue, with joys and sorrows, triumphs and tragedies rising and falling like the waves of the sea. It was up to him to respond wisely, enjoy simple pleasures unshaken by the inevitable endless turmoil of the world.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
According to the Jatakas, the Buddha was born as a frog in one of his previous lives. He saw a snake being attacked by a school of fish. The snake asked, 'Is this appropriate?' to which the frog replied, 'You eat the fish when they enter your territory. The fish attack you when you enter theirs. Considering the context,
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
According to the Jatakas, the Buddha was born as a frog in one of his previous lives. He saw a snake being attacked by a school of fish. The snake asked, 'Is this appropriate?' to which the frog replied, 'You eat the fish when they enter your territory. The fish attack you when you enter theirs. Considering the context, what is happening now is surely appropriate.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
point of existence is not to accumulate merit, but to attain wisdom. We have to ask ourselves—why do we do what we do? When we truly accept the answer, we break free from the cycle of births and deaths, and discover the realm beyond Swarga, Vaikuntha, where there is peace forever.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik