In English
The second entrance is guarded by or enquiry. This has been explained in the as the capacity to differentiate good from bad, and the aspect of the from . Even in a small matter like eating a banana, unless we are able to discriminate between what can be eaten and what should be discarded, we cannot enjoy the fruit. The ability to separate the good from the bad is essential to man. Even if we want to cook food from rice, we must first separate out the stones from the rice. If we want to use vegetables for preparing food, we have to see that the bad portion of the vegetable is identified and discarded. In a similar manner we should first distinguish between the permanent and the transient things. When you say that “this is my body” it is clear that you are different from your body. Therefore, it becomes quite clear that you are indeed and not merely the body. You must distinguish truth from untruth. At any moment, the body is likely to drop down and die. To regard such a transient body as a permanent truth is not correct. There is an example about which I told you many times. This is a silver tumbler. If I do not like it, I can go to a silversmith and have it converted into a silver plate. After using it for some days, if I do not like it, I can again get it changed into a cup. Thus the tumbler has been changed into a plate; and the plate has been changed into a cup; but in all these, the silver is the common factor. The form may have changed but the base is always the same silver. The basic unchanging aspect of is the same in all the different forms. has been describing this as the real knowledge. is the body, or the residence, and refers to the divine aspect which lives in the body. Here we should understand the difference between the residence and the person who resides in the residence. We will first understand the usage of these words. The word consists of the two letters ‘’ and ‘.’ While in there are three letters ‘,’ ‘’ and ‘.’ In the word the extra letter is ‘.’ Because of this extra letter ‘,’ it refers to one who has or who is wise. When such resides in the it is referred to as . So the body by itself has no wisdom, but the God who lives in the body has all the wisdom and makes the body perform all actions. The individual who recognises the identity of God and the one who is resident in the body will be able to enter the mansion of God.