Because ultimately only the witness -- and not the actors -- knows the truth (Vyasa to Draupadi)
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni...this time I didn't launch into my usual tirade. Was it a memory of Krishna, the cool silence with which he countered disagreement, that stopped me? I saw something I hadn't realized before: words wasted energy.
Chitra Banerjee DivakaruniI tried to hold on to this compassion, sensing its preciousness, but even as I reached to grasp it, it dissipated into wisps. No revelation can endure unless it is bolstered by a calm pure mind- and I'm afraid I didn't possess that.
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni