Think Tolerance

"The single most important message of all religions is tolerance." - Vishnu Pendyala

Ambition

"Ambition must be driven by what we can do, rather than by what we can get." - Vishnu Pendyala

The Law of Desire

"Law of Desire: If you want everything, you may get nothing. If you want something, you may not get something or some other thing. If you want nothing (sunya), you will get everything (vi-shunya: vishnu, the God)." - Vishnu Pendyala

Austere Sacrifices

"Purposeful, benign, and austere sacrifices actually enrich the person and strengthen the soul." - Vishnu Pendyala

Economy is about Serving the Needy

"No food is as tasty as eaten when hungry; Nothing proves its true worth until its necessity is felt. The feeling of necessity is what drives the economy. Serving the needy is the antidote to economic downturns" - Vishnu Pendyala

Truth is the Foundation of Existence

"What's the use of building a mansion if its foundations are not laid in concrete; what's the use of grandiose ambitions if they are not deep-rooted in truth?" - Vishnu Pendyala

Evolution of a Philanthropist

"From extreme greed to selfless philanthropy, it is a long journey, possibly comprising of many rebirths." - Vishnu Pendyala

Law: Making, Enforcement, and Interpretation

"Governments should bring out the best persons out of their citizens and may sometimes have to ignore minor imperfections in doing so. Turning citizens into undertrials or ex-convicts for petty reasons, or mere allegations does not do well to anyone." - Vishnu Pendyala

Antidote to Suffering

"Deep knowledge in action is an anti-dote to the innumerable feelings, including suffering, that the illusory mind generates." - Vishnu Pendyala

Some are Different...

"Time and again, a few good men endure all the pain to produce common good for the entire community." - Vishnu Pendyala

True Freedom

"Freedom of the senses is bondage of the mind. Bondage of the senses to the mind is freedom of the self." - Vishnu Pendyala

Gambling

"No one who remembers the rudiments of probability theory will gamble money on the slot machines." - Vishnu Pendyala

Leader

"There is no 'I' in Leader." - Vishnu Pendyala