Normally when I post a write up on any subject I wait for the responses
from my friends. In many occasions a few of my friends have views which could
be different from what had been mentioned in the write up. When I read and
understand the response I get a new dimension to the thought I had
earlier. This is one way of learning.
In Mahabharata, Vidhura while explaining to Yudhisthira about the means
of acquiring knowledge says so:
Aacharyat paadamadatte, paadam shiahyah swamedhaya |
Sabrahmacharibhyah paadam, paadam kalakramena cha ||
Sabrahmacharibhyah paadam, paadam kalakramena cha ||
A seeker acquires a quarter (of the knowledge) from a teacher, a quarter
from his own intelligence, a quarter from his fellow seekers; the remaining
quarter is taught to him by time in due course.
So as Vidhura says there are different sources by which we can
assimilate knowledge. True, if we depend on the teacher alone we have only a
portion of the knowledge, and if we try to study by ourselves even then it is
just a part of the knowledge. Time in the way of experience pours out its
share. Now the one we learn from co-seekers is what is called having a satsang.
With the variations in perception about a subject there is a possibility to
have a different outlook. Hence many a times while discussing among friends who
have the same bandwidth the insight to the topic has diverse angles.
The value and advantage of sharing the known among friends
has been highlighted in the third part of the verse by Vidhura. Though we all
give more prominence to self-study, exchange of perceptions and appreciation of
various aspects of learning jointly with other seekers does have its own
contribution to the process of learning. In this type of learning there is
a sense of belonging to the one who started the discussion and at the same time
all those participating in the discussion will reap the benefits of
it. The insight which beams from all direction is gained either from the
teacher or from their own self-study.
When a thought is posted a few want to know if that thought
is my own or is it from scriptures? Some also advise me to post something
new apart from quoting some stories of Puranas or anecdote from history or a
parable from a scripture. I always wondered what a new thought is??? I have
questioned is there anything which is unheard??? Even now in this post I have inevitably
referred to a verse from the Udhyoga Parva of Mahabharata written by Bhagvan
Vyasadeva.
There
is a saying “Vyasoochishtam Jagadsarvam,” In Sanskrit Ucchistam is leftover. Whatever
a writer or a poet feels and writes in this literary world, it is just the
leftover from the mouth of Vyasadeva. There is nothing in this entire literary
world relating to spiritual thought that can be termed a new thought.
Bhagavan Vyasa already would have made a mention about them in his various works.
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