The key question isn't 'What is Evil?' The key question is 'When does the Good become Evil?
Amish TripathiWhat is forgotten, however, is that many times the Good we create leads to Evil that will destroy us.
Amish TripathiCivilization is very fragile, all it takes is a few decades of chaos for us to forget humanity and turn into animals. Our base natures can take over very fast. We can forget that we are sentient beings, with laws and codes and ethics.
Amish TripathiTruth doesn't have to be liked. It only has to be spoken. Speak it out. The truth may hurt you, but it will set you free.
Amish TripathiRather 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 TripathiThe oppposite of love is not hate. Hate is just love gone bad. The actual oppposite of love is apathy. When you don't care a damn as to what happens to the other person.
Amish TripathiI believe if you want to convey a complex philosophy, its advisable to keep it simple: day-to-day lingo.
Amish TripathiA person's ethics and character are not tested in good times. It is only in bad times that a person shows how steadfast he is to his dharma.
Amish TripathiI loved history in my school days, and I have always been a voracious reader. But in India, you end up doing MBA, engineering or medicine.
Amish TripathiIf you have to write a fictional adventure to convey a philosophy of evil, the best person is the destroyer of evil himself, Lord Shiva.
Amish TripathiThere is your truth and there is my truth. As for the universal truth, it does not exist.
Amish TripathiI turned atheist in the 90s when India went through troubled times - communal riots, bomb blasts... Mumbai, where I live, was badly affected. I blamed religion; also, extremists on both sides - right and left.
Amish TripathiCreation 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 TripathiNo. The purpose is not the destination but the journey itself. Only those who understand this simple truth can experience true happiness.
Amish TripathiWeak people never admit that they are responsible for their own state. They always blame either circumstances or others.
Amish TripathiThe most powerful force in a woman's life is the need to be appreciated, loved and cherished for what she is.
Amish TripathiI don't believe in symbolic gods.I believe that god exists all around us.In the flow of the river,in the rustle of the trees,in the whisper of the winds. He speaks to us all the time.all we need to do is listen.
Amish TripathiThere are many realities. There are many versions of what may appear obvious. Whatever appears as the unshakeable truth, its exact opposite may also be true in another context. After all, one's reality is but perception, viewed through various prisms of context.
Amish TripathiStrong people stick to their morals, no matter what the trials and tribulations, Weak people, many a times, do not even realize how low they have sunk.
Amish TripathiLord Manu had said it's not people who are evil. True evil exists beyond them. It attracts people. It causes confusion amongst its enemies. But Evil in itself is too big to be confined to to just a few.
Amish TripathiA man becomes a Mahadev, only when he fights for good. A Mahadev is not born from his mother's womb. He is forged in the heat of battle, when he wages a war to destroy evil. Har Har Mahadev - All of us are Mahadev.
Amish TripathiTruth is one, though the sages know it as many . God is one, though different religions approach Him differently Call Him Shiva, Vishnu, Allah, Jesus or any other form of God that you believe in . Our paths may be different. Our destination is the same.
Amish TripathiI don't believe anything till I have seen the proof. For anything without proof, I think we should believe the theory that gives us peace. It doesn't matter whether the theory is true or not.
Amish TripathiStanding by and doing nothing while a sin is committed is as bad as committing the sin itself
Amish TripathiAti sarvatra varjayet: 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.
Amish TripathiThe distance between Evil and Good is a vast expanse in which many can exist without being either.
Amish TripathiNothing is more important than life. Nothing. You realise the simplicity of that point only when you confront death everyday.
Amish TripathiThe opposite of love is not hate, its apathy, when u simply don't bother about that person!
Amish TripathiPeople do what their society rewards them to do. If the society rewards trust, people will be trusting
Amish TripathiIt is your karma to fight evil. It doesn't matter if the people that evil is being committed against don't fight back. It doesn't matter if the entire world chooses to look the other way. Always remember this. You don't live with the consequences of other people's karma. You live with the consequences of your own
Amish TripathiAs a writer, its important to stay true to your story without giving a hoot about publishers, critics and readers. You should do your karma as an author the way you want to, and rest is up to God.
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