In
olden days men were primitive in their thought, so that a man having
little knowledge was considered a genius. Now-a-days our knowledge is so
advanced that the genius of those days would be an ordinary man of
today. Therefore if one finds truth, free his -self from the tyranny of
environment and tradition, not by condemning them but by examining and
testing them by deeper inquiry, analysis and reasoning to find out
whether they be true or not. Accept nothing on the authority of a god
men or genius of the past or present but only if it prove true after
examination.
The people with the same mindsets is always
willing to examine facts and judge them calmly whereas the religious
scholars and intellectuals will be immune to all facts and hold hard to
their delusions. Such people do not
want truth but only what pleases them. This is because the ego in them
is so strong. Their attitude is “What pleases them is truth, what they
dislike is false.
The worship or glorifying gurus does not
free one from ignorance. The rewards are none to them, the reward
achieved in their lives are of consequence and not the result of
worshiping and glorifying the gurus.
People always need some
sort of hope when their minds are not yet enlightened. "Self is closer
to man than his own veins." "With the Self- Knowledge, one will begin to
know the ultimate truth, so as to finally realize the fact that, self
is not physical and becomes conscious that the true self is the Spirit."
Most people lack the patience and perseverance in investigating and
collecting all the data before judging: hence they assume guru are god
men are great because other people say so, or that he is wise because
he himself says so, or that what he teaches is true because it attracts
them. Such an attitude and easy assumptions becomes obstacle to fold
the truth and it requires some trouble to put into effect.
