SV: Reported Shankara quotation

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It can be quite useful to know where one does come from, hanging on to it,

at best it will be a repetition.

I had some pieces of this puzzle , well,

it did take a while, but one day I looked again it said: This was for the

correction of direction, turn around and move ahead : )

 

Alan

 

 

 

DHAMMAPADA.

 

CHAPTER I.

 

THE TWIN-VERSES.

 

1. All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded

on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts with

an evil thought, pain follows him, as the wheel follows the foot of the ox

that draws the carriage.

 

 

 

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Emne: Re: Reported Shankara

quotation

 

I truly feel, that for ALL of us, we are remembering something ancient,

something experienced but not quite remembered. Else how could anything Be

KNOWN?

 

So the question seems to be: how is it remembered, and what is "it"

a remembrance of, and if so why do some and others do not?

 

There are stories and there are stories of stories...of remembering and

forgetting...the wheel of life and birth...

 

 

YIL,

Ana

 

 

 

 

, Harsha wrote:

>

> I have written a comment on this on the HS blog titled, "Are

Scriptures

> Useful?"

>

> http://www..net/blog/index.html

>

>

> Peter wrote:

> >

> > Hi Dennis,

> >

> > You might look at Vivekacudamani.

> >

> > v59

> > The study of scriptures is useless so long as the highest Truth

is

> > unknown,

> > and it is equally useless when the highest Truth has already

been known.

> >

> > v60

> > The scriptures consisting of many words are a dense forest which

merely

> > causes the mind to ramble.

> > Hence men of wisdom should earnestly set about knowing the true

nature of

> > the Self.

> >

> > v162

> > As long as the book-learned man does not give up his

identification

> > with the

> > body, organs, etc which are unreal,

> > there is no talk of emancipation for him, even if he be erudite

in the

> > Vedanta philosophy.

> >

> > (Translated by Swami Madhavananda)

> >

> > Ramana Maharshi said many similar things which you can find for

> > yourself in

> > 'Talks', but not necessarily both statements in the same

sentence.

> >

> > Best wishes,

> >

> > Peter

> > ________________________________

> >

> > advaitin <advaitin%

40>

> > [advaitin <advaitin%

40>]

> > On Behalf

> > Of Dennis Waite

> > 30 June 2006 21:38

> > advaitin <advaitin%40>

> > Reported Shankara quotation

> >

> > Hi All,

> >

> > I have a question regarding a purported quotation of Shankara.

Since I

> > became famous (joke!), people are increasingly sending me books

on Advaita

> > to review, and hopefully recommend on the website. I have just

read a book

> > by a neo-Advaitin teacher (who shall remain nameless for the

moment) which

> > has inspired me to write a detailed criticism of their position.

I

> > would be

> > very grateful if anyone could clarify the position regarding the

> > following.

> >

> > A questioner claims to be quoting from Shankara when he says:

> >

> > "Study of the scriptures is fruitless as long as Brahman has not

been

> > experienced. And when Brahman has been experienced, it is

useless to read

> > the scriptures."

> >

> > Obviously, I cannot believe for an instant that Shankara said

this but my

> > question is this. Did Shankara make a statement about studying

scriptures

> > which has been grossly misrepresented? If so, what was it and

where was it

> > made? Or does anyone know who did say it?

> >

> > Best wishes,

> >

> > Dennis

> >

> >