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“A lot of people are capable, Neelkanth. What makes a capable person truly dangerous is his conviction.” (The Oath of the Vayuputras Quotes)
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“A man becomes God when his vision moves beyond the bounds of victors and losers.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“Any Brute can kill, but to kill with so many conditions attached requires Professionals.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“Ati sarvatra varjayet:
Amish Tripathi
Excess of anything is bad. Some of us are attracted to Good. But the universe tries to maintain balance. So what is good for some may end up being bad for others.
Agriculture is good for us humans as it gives us an assured supply of food, but it is bad for the animals that lose their forest and grazing land.”
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“Circumstance is just an excuse for the weak to rationalise their failures.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“Creation and destruction are the two ends of the same moment. And everything between the creation and the next destruction is the journey of life.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“Delusions create the most compelling of beliefs.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“Dharma matih udgritah; dharma is that which is well judged by your mind; think deeply about dharma and your mind will tell you what is right.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“Evil is never in a rush. It creeps up slowly. It doesn’t hide, but confronts you in broad daylight. It gives decades of warnings, even centuries at times. Time is never the problem when you battle Evil. The problem is the will to fight it.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“For history is written by victors. They can write it however they want. The losers are always remembered the way the victors portray them.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“Goddess Shakti had infused with life; therefore, she felt the Goddess had converted a Shava to Shiva, or the auspicious one.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“However, weak people never admit that they are responsible for their own state. They always blame either circumstances or others.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“If the universe is trying to maintain balance, we must aid this by ensuring that Good is not enjoyed excessively. Or else the universe will re-balance itself by creating Evil to counteract Good. That is the purpose of Evil: it balances the Good.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“If you decide to challenge your destiny, your opponent would not be some judgmental Lord Almighty who is seeking to punish you; your opponent would only be the limitations of your own mind. This will empower you to fight your fate.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“It is attachment that makes people forget not only their moral duties but even who they really are.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“It was better to commit mistakes on the path that one’s soul is meant to walk on, than to live a perfect life on a path that is not meant for one’s soul.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“It’s not easy being a witness when one has the power to rule.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“It’s our greed to extract more and more from good that turns it into evil.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“Knowledge seems like magic to the ignorant.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“Often, our immediate reaction to a sudden crisis help us save ourselves. Our response to gradual crises that creep up upon us, on the other hand, may be so adaptive as to ultimately lead to self-destruction.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“One cannot undo what has happened. But the inexorable march of time offers the wise opportunities for redemption. I entreat you, do not escape. Stay in this world and do your karma.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“One makes one’s own luck, but you have to give the universe the opportunity to help you.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“Our response to gradual crises that creep up upon us, on the other hand, may be so adaptive as to ultimately lead to self-destruction.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“Parmatma does not interfere in our lives. He sets the rules by which the universe exists. Then, He does something very difficult. He leaves us alone. He lets things play out naturally. He lets His creations make decisions about their own lives. It’s not easy being a witness when one has the power to rule. It takes a Supreme God to be able to do that. He knows this is our world, our karmabhoomi.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“People have a tendency to do what they want to do rather than what they should be doing.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“Rather than the destination it is the journey that lends meaning to our lives, great Neelkanth. Being faithful to our path will lead to consequences, both good as well as bad. For that is the way of the universe.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“Tell me this is not true. Just say it and I will believe you, regardless of what anyone else says.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“The distance between Evil and Good is a vast expanse in which many can exist without being either.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“The key question isn’t ‘What is Evil?’ The key question is ‘When does the Good become Evil?”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“The Pashupatiastra was a pure nuclear fusion weapon, unlike the Brahmastra and the Vaishnavastra which were nuclear fission weapons. In a pure nuclear fusion weapon, two paramanoos, the smallest stable division of matter, are fused together to release tremendous destructive energy. In a nuclear fission weapon, anoos, atomic particles, are broken down to release paramanoos, and this is also accompanied by a demonic release of devastating energy. Nuclear fission weapons leave behind a trail of uncontrollable destruction, with radioactive waste spreading far and wide. A nuclear fusion weapon, on the other hand, is much more controlled, destroying only the targeted area with minimal radioactive spread.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“The purpose is not the destination but the journey itself. Only those who understand this simple truth can experience true happiness.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“The rivers fight with each other with the only currency that they know: water. We humans fight with the only currency that we know in this age: violence.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“There are times when reason does not work, and peaceful efforts prove inadequate. Violence is ultimately the last resort. This is the way it has been. The world will, perhaps, never be any different.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“There are usually enough tragedies in life that we are genuinely responsible for. Feel guilty about them, for sure. But there is no point in burdening your heart with guilt over events that are not your fault.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“There is always unity at the end, and it brings a new tranquility. But the meeting of two worlds causes a lot of temporary chaos.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“There is only this life; this moment. That is the only thing we can be sure of. Everything else is only theory.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“There is your truth and there is my truth. As for the universal truth? It does not exist.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“These descendants divined myths in what was really history, for true memories were forgotten in chaos as vast arrays of daivi astras used in the Great War ravaged the land. That war destroyed almost everything. It took centuries for India to regain its old cultural vigour and intellectual depth.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“We become gods when we realise that a part of the universal divinity lives within us.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“We don’t become gods because we think we are gods. That is only a sign of ego. We become gods when we realise that a part of the universal divinity lives within us; when we understand our role in this great world and when we strive to fulfill that role. That makes you a God. And remember, gods don’t fail. You cannot fail.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“Weak people never admit that they are responsible for their own state. They always blame either circumstances or others.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“What is forgotten, however, is that many times the Good we create leads to Evil that will destroy us.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“When the gardeners are good, the flower will bloom.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“You had decided upon your course of action already. But that did not stop you from having a discussion, allowing us to be a part of the decision. Somehow, you guided us all into saying what you wanted to hear. And yet, you made each one of us feel as if it was our own decision. That is leadership.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
“You have behaved in an exemplary manner until now. Even when you could have gained by doing something wrong, you refrained from doing so. You didn’t fall prey to the logic of doing a small wrong for the sake of the greater good; of the ends justifying the means. That takes moral courage.”
Amish Tripathi
The Oath of the Vayuputras
