Guest guest Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 Namaste Shri Murthy, Thank you for your message #37615 (Oct 8), pointing out that Sanskrit learning is needed for reading the Upanishads and Shri Shankara's commentaries, but not " to know one's true nature " . I've been thinking along similar lines, about the difference between reading written documents and listening to a living teacher. Recently, I even wrote a short piece of verse about this difference. It is appended below, in case it is of relevance. Ananda Reading and listening --------------------- Where written documents are read, a reader must interpret words and symbols that describe a world made up of objects and events. A cultural community of readers thus gets trained to use constructed forms of information organized externally in instituted schools of thought. Where spoken words are heard alive, a listener may there reflect to knowing that is found expressed. An individual student thus is led to a discovery of knowledge that a teacher shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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