Right Mood To Study Scriptures


  • Difference between reading a book and shastra. Book just stops at reading, but shastra goes beyond that
    • Shravanam - Read
    • Manananam - Meditation
    • Nidhidhyasanam – Meditate for prolonged period and realize
  • Shabda Vapu of the Lord – Word form Deity
  • Brahma Sutra - 1.1.3
    • śāstrayonitvāt—The scripture being the means of right knowledge.
    • yoni means womb –Lord appears(we perceive) through scriptures
  • Vidya vivadyaya dhanam madaya
    • vidyA vivAdAya dhanaM madAya shaktiH pareshhAM para-pIDanAya | khalasya sAdhor-viparItam-etat jnAnAya dAnAya ca rakShaNAya ||
    • For the wicked, knowledge is for arguments, wealth is for arrogance, and power is for tormenting others; for the virtuous, they are just for the opposite: wisdom, charity and protection.
    • Main purpose of shastra is to cut our doubts to pieces
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