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Full Idea
Seek salvation in the wisdom of reason.
Gist of Idea
Seek salvation in the wisdom of reason
Source
Anon (Bhag) (The Bhagavad Gita [c.500 BCE], 2.49)
Book Ref
'The Bhagavad Gita', ed/tr. Mascaro,Juan [Penguin 1962], p.52
A Reaction
Quotations like this can usually be counterbalanced in eastern philosophy by wild irrationality, but they certainly felt to tug of reason. Only the Dhaoists seem really opposed to reason (e.g. Idea 7289).
Related Idea
Idea 7289 Do not try to do things, or to master knowledge; just be empty [Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu)]
| 7994 | Everything, including the gods, comes from me, says Krishna [Anon (Bhag)] |
| 7995 | In all living beings I am the light of consciousness, says Krishna [Anon (Bhag)] |
| 7996 | I am all the beauty and goodness of things, says Krishna [Anon (Bhag)] |
| 7997 | Only by love can men see me, know me, and come to me, says Krishna [Anon (Bhag)] |
| 7998 | The three gates of hell are lust, anger and greed [Anon (Bhag)] |
| 7999 | All actions come from: body, lower self, perception, means of action, or Fate [Anon (Bhag)] |
| 7988 | There is no greater good for a warrior than to fight in a just war [Anon (Bhag)] |
| 7989 | Seek salvation in the wisdom of reason [Anon (Bhag)] |
| 7990 | Serene wisdom is freedom from ties, and indifference to fortune [Anon (Bhag)] |
| 7991 | Hate and lust have their roots in man's lower nature [Anon (Bhag)] |
| 7992 | The visible forms of nature are earth, water, fire, air, ether; mind, reason, and the sense of 'I' [Anon (Bhag)] |
| 7993 | Brahman is supreme, Atman his spirit in man, and Karma is the force of creation [Anon (Bhag)] |