Guest guest Posted November 28, 2004 Report Share Posted November 28, 2004 achintya, "Karmarkar, Vidyadhar" <Vidyadhar.Karmarkar@o...> wrote: > About the paradox from Chandogya Upanisad, I am finding hard time understanding it too. If Srila Narada had read what is going to happen, then he knows the answers to the questions that he posed to Sanat Kumara. Then what is the point in asking the questions. Please explain. > What the above illustrates is that one cannot simply learn transcendental knowledge by studying the books on one's own. So yes, while the answers were technically in the Upanishad which Naarada already studied (and thus he had foreknowledge of what Sanat-Kumaara was going to tell him), still the actual meaning of that knowledge was only unlocked when he went to the guru and asked the questions. In other words, the answers are in the shruti, but only the guru can reveal the meaning. This is an important lesson for all of us. We are often satisfied simply being able to read the books, but we cannot enter into the mysteries of their meaning without a qualified guru to show the way, even when the answers are on the very page we are staring at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2004 Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 Hare Krishna, Thanks for both the replies. YS vmk ________________________________ krishna_susarla [krishna_susarla] Sun 11/28/2004 6:45 AM achintya The Paradox of Chaandogya Upanishad achintya, "Karmarkar, Vidyadhar" <Vidyadhar.Karmarkar@o...> wrote: > About the paradox from Chandogya Upanisad, I am finding hard time understanding it too. If Srila Narada had read what is going to happen, then he knows the answers to the questions that he posed to Sanat Kumara. Then what is the point in asking the questions. Please explain. > What the above illustrates is that one cannot simply learn transcendental knowledge by studying the books on one's own. So yes, while the answers were technically in the Upanishad which Naarada already studied (and thus he had foreknowledge of what Sanat-Kumaara was going to tell him), still the actual meaning of that knowledge was only unlocked when he went to the guru and asked the questions. In other words, the answers are in the shruti, but only the guru can reveal the meaning. This is an important lesson for all of us. We are often satisfied simply being able to read the books, but we cannot enter into the mysteries of their meaning without a qualified guru to show the way, even when the answers are on the very page we are staring at. Achintya Homepage: achintya DISCLAIMER: All postings appearing on Achintya are the property of their authors, and they may not be cross-posted to other forums without prior approval by said authors. Views expressed in Achintya postings are those of their authors only, and are not necessarily endorsed by the moderator or spiritual leaders of the Gaudiiya school. click here <http://us.ard./SIG=129ki89f5/M=298184.5639630.6699735.3001176/D=groups\ /S=1705075991:HM/EXP=1101739526/A=2434971/R=0/SIG=11eeoolb0/*http://www.netflix.\ com/Default?mqso=60185400> ________________________________ * achintya/ * achintya <achintya?subject=Un> * Terms of Service <> . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.