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Mythology is a subjective truth. Every culture imagines life a certain way.


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Within infinite myths lies the Eternal Truth Who sees it all? Varuna has but a thousand eyes Indra, a hundred And I, only two

Within infinite myths lies the Eternal Truth Who sees it all? Varuna has but a thousand eyes Indra, a hundred And I, only two



If you don't have imagination, you stop being human; animals don't have imagination; Alzheimer's is the death of imagination.

If you don't have imagination, you stop being human; animals don't have imagination; Alzheimer's is the death of imagination.



Refusal to accept the flow of the world is the root of all misery.

Refusal to accept the flow of the world is the root of all misery.



There is no such thing as an objective interpretation.

There is no such thing as an objective interpretation.



Neither death nor wisdom has a full stop. There are only commas-no destinations, only waiting rooms.

Neither death nor wisdom has a full stop. There are only commas-no destinations, only waiting rooms.



Mythology is a vast body of knowledge that has not been tapped.

Mythology is a vast body of knowledge that has not been tapped.



In Greek mythology, the hero wants to be great, but the very concept does not exist in the Indian vocabulary. Yet it has become the global template. And it's a template that won't fit in India.

In Greek mythology, the hero wants to be great, but the very concept does not exist in the Indian vocabulary. Yet it has become the global template. And it's a template that won't fit in India.



I write on sacred stories, symbols and rituals of all cultures - European, American and Chinese - but my audiences, typically, like me to focus on India.

I write on sacred stories, symbols and rituals of all cultures - European, American and Chinese - but my audiences, typically, like me to focus on India.



The crown could go to a person with the most talent. But how could ‘most talent’ be determined? So Indian society settled on age.

The crown could go to a person with the most talent. But how could ‘most talent’ be determined? So Indian society settled on age.



Then be human. Let go and move on. They who hurt you cannot expand their mind. But surely you can.

Then be human. Let go and move on. They who hurt you cannot expand their mind. But surely you can.





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