Passage 14

In English

There may be a number of eatables in the kitchen but this in itself is not enough and does not relieve one’s hunger. Only if one eats them will one get some benefit. This stage can be compared to listening and giving some thought to what one has heard. After this what you have listened to must be absorbed into yourself. Then only will you get full benefit out of what you have listened to. These three steps are called , , and . Poets are of the view that just by listening to things, one gets full benefit. The , having experienced the or bliss after going through various stages and absorbing such , will transmit the same to ordinary people and they will follow up with and .