Guest guest Posted March 27, 2003 Report Share Posted March 27, 2003 Nanda wrote: .. But conceptual knowledge can never give rise to non- conceptual knowledge - brahman. However deep conceptual knowledge might be still it is only an alternate way of the mind working - so it is still pain. We should be careful not to give more importance to it than it is worth. We should try to move beyond it after a stage. Meditation should necessarily complement philosophical analysis. Hello Sri Nanda, It's not really an either or situation. Anything short of realisation including the Vedas can be represented as merely mayvic or something of the sort. That goes for bhakti, Bhagavad Gita discussions, satsang of all kinds, nagasankirtan. Are we to have self-help groups in which the following scene may be played out: Hello I'm Ranji All: Hello Ranji Ranji: I burn incense. I burn incense everyday. I need to stop. (All applaud) Best Wishes, Michael _______________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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