In English
The three grades of intelligence
It has become a routine affair - this observance of the Festival of . This day, the is. adored, and Gods are worshiped, praised and propitiated by song and feasting. But, are these enough, let Me ask. The observance can 'yield fruit, only when the deeper significance of the Day is grasped and meditated upon. Gum is the person who destroys the darkness of Ignorance by his own illumination. Most Gums have only feeble, borrowed light; the removal of darkness has to be complete, with no trace of lurking shadow. Like the Full Moon that happens every year on this Day, the mind of man has to be charmly fair, cool and full. This gift of Light can come only from God, for, he is self-illumined; He Is the source of Light for all planets and stars, as well as for all beings. In Vedanthic vocabulary, and are two terms set against each other, comprehending between themselves, the Created Universe. means 'Intelligent' and means 'non-Intelligent.' There are no two opposites like this. There are grades, slowly passing from one to the other, from the less intelligent to the fully intelligent. In fact, there are three grades, not two!