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Name: dattaswami •
Title: Some people say ‘we do not need any knowledge’ •
Date posted: 05/20/07 7:18
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Q: Some people say ‘we do not need any knowledge’
The Lord preached Gita only when Arjuna fell on His feet and craved for the divine knowledge. The Lord said that trying to give the divine knowledge to the people who are not interested due to their ignorance, egoism, jealousy and greed is like throwing a stone on the pond of mud (Krutstnavit Na Vichalayet). But Sankara went to the house of Mandana Misra and begged for a debate. Then Manadana Misra abused Sankara and refused the debate. But Vyasa and Jaimini who were present there objected to such attitude.
Then only Mandana Misra entered into a debate and the debate continued for twenty-one days. At the end Mandana Misra realized the truth and became the disciple of Sankara. Here Mandana Misra was benefitted and not Sankara. Therefore you must try to uplift all the souls in this world. Even if the mud falls on you, you must have patience. Sankara did not return back even if Mandana Misra abused Him in a pungent way. The father tries to correct his son even if his son scolds him. Such kind attitude is the divine nature. Krishna tried for kauravas and Hanuman tried for Ravana even if they were insulted. Ofcourse you should leave a rigid person, which should be your last resort because such person is destined to his fate.
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Name: Panluna •
Date: 05/21/07 3:07 |
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A: Knowledge is power.Power isn't always handled wisely.Wisdom comes from experience and knowing when and how to use it.
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Name: dattaswami •
Date: 05/21/07 15:14 |
A: Panluna ;
What is divine knowledge?
The Knowledge given by the Lord in human form like the Bible, Gita etc is divine knowledge. If the concept of human incarnation is realized, the divine knowledge is recognized. If people can believe in Krishna, Jesus etc as the Lord in human form, the Gita, Bible etc are recognized as the divine knowledge. But the problem is that there are several interpretations of such divine scriptures. These interpretations are contradicting each other. These interpretations are given by different human beings and no human being can decide the correct interpretation. You yourself cannot decide the correct interpretation because you are also a human being. Therefore the original author of that sacred scripture alone can convince you with the correct interpretation. Such correct interpretation is called as the real divine knowledge. For this you have to recognize the human form of the Lord present in your generation. The identity of such recognition is revealed to your inner self, which gets convinced by such real interpretation. The identification must be aided by your careful and patient analytical faculty of the intelligence called as buddhi. Even an illiterate person has this inner self and the analytical faculty even in the absence of language.
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Name: Panluna •
Date: 05/21/07 17:25 |
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A: Divine Knowledge knows everything.And it is infinite.The Akasha reveals all information.Our human minds can process information if we train ourselves to accept the thoughts we recieve objectively.We have finite limitations but Spirit is infinite.The human side is emotional and reacts accordingly sometimes blocking or accepting what is percieved.
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Name: Anchorite •
Date: 05/22/07 2:50 |
A: THE SEVEN ECSTASIES
Man is meant for ecstasy
- and seven are his pleas
First is for security where
- basic needs are met
Second, ordered ritual
- mechanicals are set
Third is nature's awesome art
- shape and colour joined in wonder
Fourth is in his craft
- building blending from the heart
All these lead onto a fifth
- knowledge coded true
Sixth, we shan't forget (as if!)
- the heights of hoochicoo
Last I think and not the least
- to share it all and live in peace
~Anchorite
PS Respect is nice. Try it!
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Name: Panluna •
Date: 05/22/07 15:53 |
A: Anchorite,
I show respect all the time.Thank you for your poem.
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