Verses, prayers and quotes of choice. If you come across something you find inspiring, please post it here. You can also start threads on a particular theme and regularly post in something related.
Knowledge -
anAdi - Fri, 19 Aug 2005 12:44:54 +0530
QUOTE
"knowledge can not be given (imposed); it has to be taken with reverence".
Very aptly said, about 600 years back, by Saint Kabeer Das Ji :
"Moorakh ko Samjhavatey , Gyaan Gaanth ko Jaay,
Koyla hovey Na Oojalaa , Sou Munn Saabun Khaay".
That means : While teaching an Idiot one might loose his own knowledge; like, the Coal which can not be whitened by any amount of cleaning - in the same way, a certified Idiot can not be taught.
Madhava - Thu, 25 Aug 2005 07:21:39 +0530
Metrically sketchy wisdom, uncovered by Elpis in a Sanskrit manuscript in the hArvAr collection:
aSTAdaza purANANy apy aSTau vyAkaraNAni ca |
tAvat sarvam ahaM vedmi yAvat ko pi na pRchati ||
"Eighteen purANas as well as eight grammatical works; I know all that as long as nobody asks."
Jagat - Thu, 25 Aug 2005 07:28:02 +0530
Silly me, I never realized that Sruti means "memorized" and Smriti means "written down." In other words, Srutis were texts that existed by purely oral succession, Smritis are those that came into existence after writing became widespread.
Talasiga - Thu, 25 Aug 2005 15:20:34 +0530
QUOTE(Jagat @ Aug 25 2005, 01:58 AM)
Silly me, I never realized that Sruti means "memorized" and Smriti means "written down." In other words, Srutis were texts that existed by purely oral succession, Smritis are those that came into existence after writing became widespread.
Jagat are you being sarcastic? Of course you know more Sanskrit than me but I do know that shrooti means that which is heard and smirti that which is remembered/ memorised.
Also I disagree with the translation of Kabir in the first post. The more appropriate semantic is not "knowledge" but understanding or insight. Can you look into this please? Thanks.
Jagat - Thu, 25 Aug 2005 16:22:24 +0530
Not sarcastic. I was reading a book where this was stated, and I saw how obvious it was. For some reason I hadn't thought of it.