Passage 10

In English

To learn the meaning of such words, we must have a and the himself is a . From times immemorial, the has been transmitted to different people, not in the form of printed text books but by memory from a to a disciple. Whatever has been learnt by sitting at the feet of the has been referred to as or wisdom. On the other hand, if what you listen to is later absorbed by repeating and recapitulating it and contemplating thereon it has been referred to as a kind of superior wisdom, namely . Here we should differentiate between and . What you have listened to by will only get into your head and thereafter only certain limited experiences follow from what you have listened to. That is the reason why it is called . Later it may slip out from the head under some circumstances. But once you recapitulate, contemplate and absorb what you have listened to, then it will be like taking a print of these things on our heart. The knowledge that is acquired by mere listening will be like a responsibility; on the other hand what you have learnt after constant contemplation and finally absorbing, will be rightfully yours. Therefore, and consists of listening and then absorbing what you have listened to.