Guest guest Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 In his bhAshya on br.up.1.4.10, Shri Shankara says:--- seyam brahmavidyayaa sarvabhaavaapattih----- tadvijnaanasya asti. Meaning:-- Some may think that the gods were able to realize this identity with all through the knowledge of Brahman because of their extraordinary powers, but persons of the present age, particularly men, can never attain it because of their limited capacity. In order to remove this wrong notion, it is said here—"And even this day, whoever, curbing his interest in external things, strives for Self-knowledge, can attain it". There is no difference as regards Brahman or the knowledge of It, between giants like Vamadeva and the human weaklings of today. It is interesting to note that Shri Shankara describes the people of his own time, so many centuries ago, as "weaklings" (from the point of view of spiritual development). Regards, S.N.Sastri -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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