What Ganesha has to say about ambition

Ambition is just another word for hunger, which makes us violent, combative, and competitive.

Synopsis

Unlike animal and plant hunger, human hunger is fueled by imagination. That’s why the rich continue to be ambitious.

Ganesha, the elephant-headed god of Hindus, is renowned for his huge belly, which is a symbol of affluence and abundance. His elephant head evokes power. His vehicle, or vahana, is a tiny mouse, which is known to overcome barriers, and find its way into storehouses, find food, and hoard it. Rats are notorious to catch. But few notice that around his belly is a snake. Snakes eat rats. But Ganesha does not seem particularly afraid. In Ganesha’s

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Devdutt Pattanaik

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