Yoga is good in preparatory stages in pursuit of truth but yoga is not the means to acquire Self-Knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.
Reasoning is
interpretable in two ways. The defective interpretation is to apply it only to
waking state, which is egocentric. The correct interpretation is to apply it to
the three states, which is soulcentric. The latter leads to final settlement of
the problems because it takes all data into consideration.
Everything has to be
verified before accepting it as truth. To
be applied to every statement or assertion or speculations: It is “Is this
true?” “Where is the proof?”
Opinions belong to
scholasticism, not to Self-Knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. There is no
scope for opinions in the path of wisdom.
A Gnani prefers not to
cross examine others or indulge in argument and try to prove he is right others
are wrong. He will say what he has to say. He does not impose others to accept his
statements. . He tries to expose their fallacies of every path and practices to
help the serious seekers no to condemn their chosen paths. . By showing that
all other paths and doctrines are erroneous, he reveals that the path of wisdom or
truth is left as the only alternative.
If one has a belief,
it is because somebody else believes it; or the majority believes it--or it is his
own experience. Is it religious authority or religious sanction or is it based
upon a feeling of certainty? Does one believe it merely because it works well
or is it true? If one asks the question of Truth, it becomes a question of
philosophy. Does one’s belief rest upon Reason? Nearly all people want their
own imagination, not truth.
