vasistha narayan singh

Shankara got permission to teach for 16 years

i imagine myself listening to young 16 years old Shankara taught vedanta purana walking along with him to all corners of subcontinent and establishing rather re-establishing temples to be visited by pilgrims for all time to come. i imagine myself to be taught the difference between truth and false and how is the ingredients of false.

Vivekachudamani Geita Brahmasutra Mahabharata.

I do not have permission to teach my son for even one day. I am a parrot. I think I know but I do not know.

Vasistha was in ISI when I was in M2. He used to stay in RS Hostel and moved around with Hindi speaking group around the pnds of ISI Hostels. He used to be silent but stood out. Very handsome. Very good looking young man. He had a reputation when he came, he was student of J L Kelly, the topologist. he was Phd from Berkeley at the age of 22. He was in ISI when he was very young. He was awarded Master and Bachelor degree simultaneously from Patna University. At ISI he was having problem being a teacher. He was just sweating in the classrooms. Unable to speak.

He was not having the permission to teach.

I remember the contest - debate on vedanta between Kesava and Shankara. Kesava wife put two identical fresh flower garlands on the necks of both and said the winner would be judged from the relative freshness of the garlands.

Shankara won. Both Shankara and his garland were fresh.

In chinese village at ancient time the master was determined by finding the person who would remain calm facing the other being watched by all the villagers. The person starts sweating first leaves the arena on his own.

i have the permission to teach when and only when my calmness does not tire me. I must quit otherwise. erudition is not learning.

my words are not measure of my knowledge of the world. my silence is.

there is no way i can feign my silence innocence knowledge or realization ever. 

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