The Vault of Vishnu Quotes

“a river could only get over its fear by entering the ocean. The moment it entered the ocean, it would realise that the experience wasn’t about merging into the ocean but becoming the ocean.”
― Ashwin Sanghi, The Vault of Vishnu

“Appear weak when you are strong and strong when you are weak. The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting”
― Ashwin Sanghi, The Vault of Vishnu

“a river could only get over its fear by entering the ocean.”
― Ashwin Sanghi, The Vault of Vishnu

“Everyone is loyal but to whom, or what, varies from time to time.”
― Ashwin Sanghi, The Vault of Vishnu

“One cannot avoid death unless one is already dead. And even then, one cannot avoid the endless cycle that follows.”
― Ashwin Sanghi, The Vault of Vishnu

“Sometimes the most unlikely acquaintance can turn out to be your saviour.”
― Ashwin Sanghi, The Vault of Vishnu

“Kanchi is a vital link to an ancient global network,’ explained Rao. ‘The Pallavas ruled not only South India but also Cambodia. Many centuries ago, Khambujaraja, a Pallava king, travelled to the region that is now called Cambodia. He faced opposition from a beautiful lady but eventually defeated and then married her. The country they jointly ruled was called Khambujadesa and their descendants were called the Khmer people. Khambujadesa later came to be known as Kampuchea and then Cambodia.”
― Ashwin Sanghi, The Vault of Vishnu

“We women always have to work far harder to prove ourselves to be better than our male counterparts.”
― Ashwin Sanghi, The Vault of Vishnu

“Let me source one for you. Arthur Waley’s translation, Monkey, is popular in the Western world. I’ll email a PDF to you.”
― Ashwin Sanghi, The Vault of Vishnu

“Never forget that you are simply channelling his energy. You can never be the source.”
― Ashwin Sanghi, The Vault of Vishnu