Keepers of the Kalachakra

by Ashwin Sanghi

‘Mythology is a set of lies that people rarely believe,’ Brahmananda said and paused. ‘And history?’ ‘A set of lies that people have agreed to believe.’

dark humor !

There’s a touch of belief within every doubter and a touch of doubt within every believer. You have to decide which camp you want to be in.

Everything that has happened will happen again. Everything that will happen has already happened.

The novelist, George Santayana, had famously said that history is a pack of lies about events that never happened, told by people who weren’t there. So where lies the ultimate truth?

The objects that we see around us . . . do they exist? No. It’s our act of observation that makes them exist.’

Without Ravana, there would not be an epic called Ramayana. And you know what? There would be no Rama either!’ ‘You make Ravana sound like a hero,’ said Sujatha. ‘Ravana was one of the wisest Brahmins ever,’ replied Sharma. ‘During his lifetime, he made Lanka into one of the most prosperous and advanced kingdoms ever. Moreover, he had the blessings of both Brahma and Shiva. History is written by the victors, and the events narrated in the Ramayana merely reflect the opinions and prejudices of the winning side. Hence the negative descriptions of Ravana.’

Every coin has its other side; so does the stories. Isn't it ? :)