MUNDAKOPANISHAD : CHAPTER-3. SECTION-2. Mantram-10. { Instructions on transfer of this Supreme Wisdom}.
MUNDAKOPANISHAD
CHAPTER-3.
SECTION-2.
Mantram-10. { Instructions on transfer of this Supreme Wisdom}.
Discussion-8. Qualification-2. "Well versed in the Upanishadik literature" ( 'Srotriya' next term second line of this Mantram ) :-
When a seeker has practiced for long the ritualistic worship, he develops, by his life of self-control, concentration and purity, more and more in his capacities of the mind and intellect.
These are to be brought into full play in the study of the Jnana-kandam, meaning the Upanishad-s.
Mere spiritual practices, without a thorough study of the scriptures, would be as criminal a wastage as an engine kept running all day through, without harnessing its horse-power to turn out work.
Next : Discussion-9. Qualification-3. "Who pursue the meditation on Brahmam" ( 'brahma-nishtah' next term ( last ) in the second line of this Mantram )
To be continued ....
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