Bathe in the Ganga with this true knowledge; bathe in the Setu with this true
knowledge; observe austerities with this jnaana, make gifts with this jnaana; this is what
Sri Sankara says. If the duties that you fulfil and the vows that you observe should bear
fruit, then the mind too should operate along with the body. You must function with a pure
mind and a pure heart. Whatever is done merely as a bodily act, apart from the mind, be it
a vow or a pilgrimage, will be in vain.
There are examinations at school, which a
pupil can pass by cramming his text one can score in them by the power of memory. But for
the knowledge that Sri Sankara and the, Gita speak about, mere memory of holy verses will
be of no use. To expound the truth in faultless language is to no purpose. How do you go
through your Iife? How do you bear your griefs? These are the tests of jnaana. |
