Dharma Artha Kama Moksha Quotes

“However, we rarely speak about the collateral damage: the death of Draupadi’s children, Arjuna’s son Abhimanyu and Bhima’s son Ghatotkach; how Gandhari curses Krishna and his entire clan is eventually wiped out. Krishna does not complain. Even a dharmic war has collateral damage, which the gods accept without getting upset. Consequences are a part of life.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, Dharma Artha Kama Moksha: 40 Insights for Happiness

“the chant ‘Shanti, Shanti, Shanti-hi’ does not mean ‘Let there be peace, peace, peace’. It means: ‘Let me come to terms with the limitations of me, mine and not mine.’ This is the ultimate goal of Hinduism: to outgrow aham and realize atma.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, Dharma Artha Kama Moksha: 40 Insights for Happiness