Guest guest Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 Thought for the Day As written at PRASANTHI NILAYAM Today 10th September 2005 We generally consider Pratyaksha Pramaana (proof of direct perception) as the most important type of evidence. We are able to see our body and all its parts; however, our mind is not visible. We are unable to comprehend the Atma (spirit). Anumaana or inference is another form of proof. We see smoke on the top of a distant hill. We infer from the smoke that there must be a fire on that hill. Although we see only the smoke, we infer that there is fire. To infer the existence of the 'unseen' from the presence of what is 'seen' is Anumaana Pramaana (inferential proof). But, these methods of determining facts are applicable only to the external universe. For determining the Divine Principle, we must depend only on the Shabdha Pramaana of the Vedas. We believe in the existence of the Atma on the strength of the statements made by the great sages who have had the experience of it and who have conveyed it through their teachings. When the Divine is described as One without attributes, eternal, pure, free and self-effulgent, this description will not make the Brahman (God) visible to us. It is only when the state of Brahman is realised by us that its existence becomes valid. - BABA Archive 2005 January 2005 February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 2004 December 2004 November 2004 October 2004 September 2004 August 2004 July 2004 June 2004 May 2004 April 2004 March 2004 February 2004 January 2004 2003 December 2003 November 2003 October 2003 September 2003 August 2003 July 2003 June 2003 May 2003 April 2003 March 2003 February 2003 January 2003 Online source: Radio Sai Global Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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