Raavan: Enemy of Aryavarta (Ram Chandra #3)

by Amish Tripathi

‘Refusing to believe the truth doesn’t make it any less true.

‘Let’s travel eastwards, towards the rising sun. Some light of wisdom may dawn on us as well.’

The diameter of the sun was a hundred and eight times the diameter of the earth. The average distance from the sun to the earth was a hundred and eight times the diameter of the sun. The average distance of the moon from the earth was a hundred and eight times the diameter of the moon.

any wise person would know that to blame an entire community for the faults of a few was to take an extremely myopic view of things. Every society needs entrepreneurs and merchants as much as it needs intellectuals, warriors and artisans. And an imbalance in the structure, favouring a particular class, ends up creating problems.

In the field of dharma, intentions matter as much, if not more, than the act itself.

A fire that will not let him rest. A fire that drives him to work hard. To be smart. To be relentless. Focused. Disciplined. For those are the ingredients of success. That fire is like a monster that will not allow you to lead an ordinary life.

there is no one right way, no ideal solution. The world usually suffers most at the hands of those who believe in perfection, those who don’t realise that there is no one ideal. The truly wise, however, realise that you can only look for an optimal solution, not an ideal solution. A solution that could help most people is worth pursuing. Because there can’t be a solution that will help all people.