In English
The second watchman is Vicharana (prudence). It means discrimination between what is good and what is bad, what is evanescent and what is permanent, etc. It is by Vicharana that you can understand the difference between these dualities. In the , you will find chapters with titles such as ; , , etc. One must analyse and discern what is and what is , what is good and what is bad, what is desirable and what is not. Then only can one know the truth. It is possible to know the truth by means of dispassionate discernment. Philosophy means realisation of truth or the means to find the truth. It is a great irony that even though truth pervades all over, man is unable to realise it. It is said, (realisation of truth is true knowledge).