Thus Speaks Ramdas by Swami Ramdas

Author:Swami Ramdas [Ramdas, Swami]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-02-16T06:00:00+00:00

56. The intellect does not work by itself. It is acted on by the Self or Atman. The intellect can grasp external things. But it cannot turn back and grasp its own Divine Source. With a pair of tongs you can hold material objects. But the tongs cannot catch the hands which hold it. Similarly, the intellect cannot grasp God or Self – the higher Power behind it. The best use of the intellect is to help us know its own limitations.

57. Merely reading books on Vedanta and getting intellectually equipped with the ideas relating to the highest attainment cannot make one a true Vedantin. Learning is both a help and a hindrance. It is a hindrance if it feeds one’s ego-sense and makes one pose as a person who has realised the Truth. God-realisation means experience of God. For this, humility is essential. Too much learning makes one proud. One must bend one’s head to Him, realising the limitations of reason. It can take

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