Scion of Ikshvaku (Ram Chandra, #1)
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The people of the masculine are very strange, no doubt; but also magnificent! He was on his way now to meet some of these quixotic creatures.
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They are the remnants of those who survived the wrath of Lord Rudra.
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Ram’s breathing slowed down as his body stiffened imperceptibly. His face acquired an expression of forbidding calm.
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immediately recognised it for what it was: a sign of deep anger welling up beneath the still waters of his brother’s essentially cool personality. He also knew that this anger was coupled with unrelenting stubbornness. ...
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if a tactic has led to failure, then persisting with it unquestioningly, in the wild hope of a different
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outcome, is nothing short of insanity?’
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If karma is giving you a negative signal repeatedly, then it is not testing you, it is trying to teach you. You need to tap into the disciple in you and find a new Shukracharya. You need a new masculine way. You need new laws.’
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Vishwamitra wore an expression that was rare for this great Brahmin: one of bemused respect. He also felt outfoxed. He smiled. ‘Do you always question your guru like this?’
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The masculine way of life should be built on laws, not faith.’
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There is something positive hidden in every negative, and something negative hidden in every positive. Life is complicated, and a balanced person can see both sides.
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‘Yes. And I will remain loyal to her for the rest of my life. I will not look at another woman.’
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‘You know what I mean. I will not look at other women the way I would look at my wife.’
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Ram did not utter a word. His body shook with fury. He had been cleverly trapped by Vishwamitra.
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of
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delicate beauty and ferocious will
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She has that something, like the thread in a crystal-bead necklace. She holds it all together.
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Sita smiled. ‘Well, Lord Rudra had said: “A leader is not just one who gives his people what they want. He must also be the one who teaches his people to be better than they imagined themselves to be”.’
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Maharishi Shakti, now known as Ved Vyas,
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‘Remember your destiny. You will be the next Vishnu, regardless of what anyone else says.
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Life had fallen into a predictable pattern. Ram and Sita liked to go to the Godavari River in the early morning hours, to bathe and spend some private time together. It was their favourite time of the day.
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Ram combed Sita’s hair and braided it. Sita then moved behind her husband and ran her fingers through his half-dry hair, untangling the strands.
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You don’t know how rare a person you are.’
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