Monday, August 6, 2007

The first lesson in the philosophy of life from The opening Sloka of Srimad Ramayana.

తపస్స్వాధ్యాయ నిరతం తపస్వీ వాగ్విదాం వరం
నారదం పరిపప్రచ్ఛ వాల్మీకిర్మునిపుంగవం.

tapasswAdhyAya niratam tapswI vAgvidAm varaM
nAradam paripapracCha vAlmIkirmunipungavam

This sloka teaches the humility with which one should learn, however great / scholarly or even if he is a Brahmajnani. Though Valmiki was himself a Brahmajnani, he was requesting another Brahmajnani Narada with utmost humility to clarify his questions.

Learning is endless even to the so called well-read person. He should continue to learn from others view points even though he is an adapt in that subject. By doing so one expands his horizon of knowledge.

One can learn from any one. one should listen to other, who ever he be, but analyze it with a cool mind and decide for himself the truth /helpfulness or the untruth /cheating in what the other man said.

Keep your Prejudices away!

This is what is stated in a stanza in Sumati Satakam by Baddena :

vinadagu nevvaru cheppina
vininantane vEgapaDaka vivarimpadagun
gani kalla nijamu telisina
manujuDe pO nItiparuDu mahilO sumatI.

Telugu Version:

వినదగు నెవ్వరు చెప్పిన
వినినంతనె వేగపడక వివరింపదగున్,
గని కల్ల నిజము తెలిసిన
మనుజుడె పో నీతిపరుడు మహిలో సుమతీ.

It is to be listened to who so ever may say but it should be analysed without hurrying soon after hearing any thing.
One who analyses without haste,and finds the truth/untruth in what who so ever had said, is a disciplined man.

This is the right way to learn from others.

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