Guest guest Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 Swami! I am interested in philosophy. Do you advise me to study philosophy? Many read books on philosophy. What is the use? Their reading of philosophy brings them down to " full loss " . It should be the other way round. Philosophy should " fill-loss " in our life. Then only is its study useful. Go through the book of your heart. It is not enough if you merely repeat mantras. You will never be able to experience their efficacy by doing so. You have to know what you are repeating. In other words, you need to have practical knowledge. Take for example, the Bhagavadgita, where in the first verse, dharmaks etre kuruksetre ; the king wanted to know from Sanjaya what was happening there in the battlefield. Does it not look silly and meaningless? In a battlefield what else can one expect other than fights and killing. Did King Dhritarashtra expect a dinner or, a football match in the battlefield? Then, why did he put that question to Sanjaya at all? Well, it is not as simple as it sounds. Dhritarashtra wanted to know from Sanjaya if his sons, the Kauravas had undergone any transformation in the last minute before the war started, which possibly could lead to a compromise between the Pandavas and the Kauravas. So, mere reading is not enough. One must know the inner significance and subtle meanings of the text for a clear understanding. This is " Fill-loss " which is true philosophy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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