The truth came to the Rishis of India -- the Mantra-drashtas,
the seers of thought -- and will come to all Rishis in the future, not
to talkers, not to book-swallowers, not to scholars, not to philologists, but
to seers of thought.
The Self is not to be reached by too much talking, not
even by the highest intellects, not even by the study of the scriptures. The
scriptures themselves say so.
Do you find in any other scripture such a bold
assertion as that -- not even by the study of the Vedas will you reach the
Atman?
You must open your heart.
- Swami Vivekananda,
Address at Madras
Lectures From
Colombo
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