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NARADA BHAKTI SUTRAS
such vain discussion. How can there be perception
of Truth so long as there is the ego?
Convincing reasons may be given to support two
Hence it does not fol-
diametrically opposite views.
low that a view is true because it has the support fron
reason. What one man considers well-established by
reason can easily be shaken by another more intelli-
gent man. A lawyer uses his reason to prove even a
false case to be true. Therefore reason is often an
unreliable guide.
Science provides with many examples of exploded
theories what were all once considered as well estab-
lished through reason. No one view based on mere
reasoning can be considered true once for all, because
it can be proved to be untrue by better reason.
Vain discussion will go on indefinitely for days
together. Yet people will not arrive at definite posi-
tive conclusions. They will be fighting over words
roots, conjunctions and other grammatical points.
God is certainly not in Vyakarana or logic or prosody.
He is in the chambers of the heart. He is to be
realised by purity and meditation and not by vain
discussions. That is the reason why Lord Yama says
to Nachiketas: "This Atman cannot be obtained by
too much learning, or discussions or intelligence. He
who gets the grace of God, who is chosen by the Lord
as His favourite, gets the darshan of Atma. He re-
veals to him His Nature. To him alone He manifests
Himself." Therefore give up hot discussions. Be
humble. Do practical Sadhana.
Waste not time and energy in vain discussion.
NARADA BHAKTI SUTRAS
such vain discussion. How can there be perception
of Truth so long as there is the ego?
Convincing reasons may be given to support two
Hence it does not fol-
diametrically opposite views.
low that a view is true because it has the support fron
reason. What one man considers well-established by
reason can easily be shaken by another more intelli-
gent man. A lawyer uses his reason to prove even a
false case to be true. Therefore reason is often an
unreliable guide.
Science provides with many examples of exploded
theories what were all once considered as well estab-
lished through reason. No one view based on mere
reasoning can be considered true once for all, because
it can be proved to be untrue by better reason.
Vain discussion will go on indefinitely for days
together. Yet people will not arrive at definite posi-
tive conclusions. They will be fighting over words
roots, conjunctions and other grammatical points.
God is certainly not in Vyakarana or logic or prosody.
He is in the chambers of the heart. He is to be
realised by purity and meditation and not by vain
discussions. That is the reason why Lord Yama says
to Nachiketas: "This Atman cannot be obtained by
too much learning, or discussions or intelligence. He
who gets the grace of God, who is chosen by the Lord
as His favourite, gets the darshan of Atma. He re-
veals to him His Nature. To him alone He manifests
Himself." Therefore give up hot discussions. Be
humble. Do practical Sadhana.
Waste not time and energy in vain discussion.