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Unknown Binding
First published January 1, 1954
"The saffron-clad philosopher intervened with his sobering words: "Why are you wasting your time in these futile arguments? Even if you argue for hours on end you can't decide whether Shiva is greater or Vishnu. Vedanta has answers to all your questions. So long as you are in the lowly path of devotion, these silly arguments will continue.
Superior to the path of devotion is that of knowledge. And beyond that is brahmam. Once you attained the brahmic state there is neither Shiva nor Vishnu. Sarvam brahmamayam jagath Whatever there is- is only brahmam. Shri Shankaracharya explains in his commentaries on Brahma Sutra."
"Advaita Philosophy in a nutshell: We are all jeevathmas, simple souls. And God is Paramathma, the Great Soul. Advaita says that there is no difference between the two. Ham saha So ham. I am Him and He is me, is at the root of this philosophy. Later Ramanuja appeared and established Visishtadvaitha philosophy. And then came Madhvacharya who propagated the Dvaita philosophy."
“His feet were almost dancing on the stone floor. And so was his heart. No one can make you happy like a friend from a young age. Of course your beloved can make you happy. But when it comes to love there is as much scope for grief as for happiness; as much for heart-break as for ecstasy. But in the case of a true friend there would not be even a shadow of grief."
“What makes a man beautiful? Valor. "The whole world says that there is no one equal to you in valor in these parts of the country. Next to valor what makes men appear beautiful is their compassion, especially shown towards the helpless people."
“You are all valiant men. You will fight with men on the battlefield. But you will always ignore the women on the other side saying, 'They are after all women.'"
“Who but a fool would talk philosophy to a thick-headed idiot with a tuft on his head and a stick on his hand?”
“Don’t you know the adage? When you talk about something important, if it's morning, you should look in all the four directions; and if it's night you should not talk at all."