Posted by R.Rangan on October 10, 19103 at 22:26:03:
In Reply to: Re: Mr. Rangan's post posted by In Vino on October 10, 19103 at 15:42:33:
I never intended to say anything to hurt anyone.
What I said did not mean that one should not read or hear great thinkers. It simply means that instead of quoting what can one say something for himself, from his firsthand experience.
For example the child which has never tasted sugar may hear multiple descriptions from elders about it. Unless and until the child tastes it firsthand, the child cannot know what sweetness of sugar means.So it is with subjective inquiry.
If one recollects most of the prophets who appeared at different places at different times did not seem to have a high level of exposure to the scriptures to start with. All they had in common was purity, humility and childlike innocence with immense loveability. In comparison, the respectability factor attached to acquired knowledge of great philosophy and scriptures may not be such a pre-requisite.
Acquiring the so called knowledge is not all.
One has to contemplate like a cow re-chewing the food after eating, and seriously review what might emerge in one's own mind.
If one is not watchful, the awareness that "one knows" would pose a great stumbling block as one's simplicity and humility may suffer.That is all that I meant in what I posted.
Even if one happens to read and know so much about some aspect of life be it philosophy, ethics, physics,maths,logic,etc.. one must not cease to contemplate and realize that he/she does NOT know anything at all about so many other things and other aspects of life and science, rather than inflating his/her ego triggered by the awareness of the depth of what he/she knows.
However, Knowingly or unknowingly if what I posted now or ealier happened to hurt anyone due whatever reason, my sincere apologies to them.
Regards.
R.Rangan