there can be no rising above the Appearances. All the philosophy of Europe and America is based on the experience of the wakeful state and takes little or no notice of the experience of the dreaming or deep sleep state. The Hindu says: “You start with imperfect data. How can your solution of the problem of the universe be correct?” All the objects in the world are simply like the lakes created by a hypnotised man on dry floor, and being of such nature, the knowledge of those objects also on which the doctors and professors pride and take airs of superiority, is nothing more than hypnotism. It is more advisable to attend to the matters which come next to your heart, which concern your business and bosom first; and the next world, that world of dreams, will take care of itself. Spiritual development does not germinate in the seed sown in the soil of earthly pleasures. Believe always in the spiritual powers, in the infinite capacity of those with whom you come in contact. Give up judging, never form any particular opinion, never condemn. The King’s very presence on his royal throne establishes order throughout the Durbar, so doth man’s resting on his Godhead, native glory, establish order and lifc through the whole race. A pair of tongs can catch almost anything else, but how can it turn back and grasp the very fingers which hold it? So the mind or intellect can in no way be expected to know the great Unknowable, which is its very source. The ‘Gnana’ or Knowledge portion of the Vedas is the real Veda, that alone has been referred to as Shruti (Inspired Revelation) by the writers on the six orthodox systems of Hindu Philosophy as well as the Jain and Buddhist writers. We fall from Eden the moment our bodily weakness makes itself felt.
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