"In front of me stand the high mountains of craving and anger : Far, far beyond them is the Infinite. "

Beyond the high mountains of craving and anger dwells the Lord Narayana. In the same way, behind these book sheaps, the King of Knowledge sits hidden. Though surrounded by libraries and reading rooms, man everywhere still remains a monkey without culture or knowledge. 

Once in a big library in Baroda, a gentleman was taking out a fat volume with pictures in it. He thought it was in English. I asked him what book it was, and he thrust it forward. I said, "But this is French," and he replied "So it has turned out to be a French book, has it? So you know French, do you?" Clear Roman letters, fine pictures and a beautiful binding - isn't this knowledge enough?

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