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1. We need money to survive, to be comfortable, to indulge and enjoy
ourselves. Even as children, though not earning ourselves, we seek
pocket money from parents money also gives you power over others.
The more the money, more the purchasing power .Nor surprisingly,
money is the single most sought after commodity today.
2. To acquire wealth, however, one needs knowledge .The main purpose
of education is to acquire knowledge that prepares you to face life and
help build your character. If the only purpose of knowledge acquisition
is to earn money, then education is narrowed down to the knowledge
required for only a low level of subsistence.
3. Broader and deeper knowledge has several advantages over material
wealth .Knowledge can be used to make money, but it cannot really be
purchased with money,
It is acquired by individual efforts, Worldly wealth is limited, knowledge is
unlimited ,Knowledge cannot be taken away or stolen. It is not burdensome
to carry and it causes no anxiety. Safeguarding one's costly wordly
possessions could be a source if immense anxiety.Wealth could diminish
but knowledge increases when shared. A man of wealth is respected only
till he possesses it; an erudite person is respected even long after he is no
more.
4. The Mundaka Upanishad speaks of two kinds of knowledge; 'apara
vidya' or lower knowledge acquired by study of the Vedas, rituals and
astrology for one's well being in the material world, and 'Para vidya' or
higher knowledge, knowledge of the imperishable Being or God one of
the three main paths to be followed to attain liberation is jnana yoga, or
union with God through knowledge .Krishna says in the Bhagvad Gita:
"Realisation and competence gained through spiritual practices are
never lost"
Material wealth is an impediment for a seeker of 'Para vidya', because it
is a source of obstruction. As Krishna says: "He on whom I want to
bestow My grace, I slowly deprive him of all his wealth."
Q. b) Make a sum
mary of the passage in your own words
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Answer:
We need money to survive, to be comfortable, to indulge and enjoy
ourselves. Even as children, though not earning ourselves, we seek
pocket money from parents money also gives you power over others.
The more the money, more the purchasing power .Nor surprisingly,
money is the single most sought after commodity today.
2. To acquire wealth, however, one needs knowledge .The main purpose
of education is to acquire knowledge that prepares you to face life and
help build your character. If the only purpose of knowledge acquisition
is to earn money, then education is narrowed down to the knowledge
required for only a low level of subsistence.
3. Broader and deeper knowledge has several advantages over material
wealth .Knowledge can be used to make money, but it cannot really be
purchased with money,
It is acquired by individual efforts, Worldly wealth is limited, knowledge is
unlimited ,Knowledge cannot be taken away or stolen. It is not burdensome
to carry and it causes no anxiety. Safeguarding one's costly wordly
possessions could be a source if immense anxiety.Wealth could diminish
but knowledge increases when shared. A man of wealth is respected only
till he possesses it; an erudite person is respected even long after he is no
more.
4. The Mundaka Upanishad speaks of two kinds of knowledge; 'apara
vidya' or lower knowledge acquired by study of the Vedas, rituals and
astrology for one's well being in the material world, and 'Para vidya' or
higher knowledge, knowledge of the imperishable Being or God one of
the three main paths to be followed to attain liberation is jnana yoga, or
union with God through knowledge .Krishna says in the Bhagvad Gita:
"Realisation and competence gained through spiritual practices are
never lost"
Material wealth is an impediment for a seeker of 'Para vidya', because it
is a source of obstruction. As Krishna says: "He on whom I want to
bestow My grace, I slowly deprive him of all his wealth."
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