The wise beggar
Here is a dialogue based on a story from one of the most famous
Upanishads, the Chhandogya Upanishad.
Shaunaka and Abhipratarin were two sages who worshipped the
universal soul.
Once, as they sat down to eat, a beggar came and asked for some
food.
"We cannot spare anything for you," Shaunaka said.
“Learned sirs, whom do you worship?" the beggar asked.
"The universal soul," Abhipratarin replied.
"Ah! It means that you know that the universal soul fills the entire world."
"Yes, yes. We know that." The sages nodded.
"If the universal soul fills the whole world, it fills me too. Who am I, but
a part of the world?" the beggar asked.
"You speak the truth, O young brahmin."
"Then, O sages, by not giving me food, you are actually denying food
to the universal soul."
The sages realised the truth of what the beggar said, and shared their
food with him.
How did the beggar convince the sages to share their food with him?
can anyone explain me
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The wise The wise beggar wise beggar The The beggar The wise beggarwise beggar Here is a dialogue based on a story from one of the most famous Upanishads, the Chhandogya Upanishad. Shaunaka and Abhipratarin were two sages who worshipped the universal soul. Once, as they sat down to eat, a beggar came and asked for some food. “We cannot spare anything for you,” Shaunaka said. “Learned sirs, whom do you worship?” the beggar asked. “The universal soul,” Abhipratarin replied. “Ah! It means that you know that the universal soul fills the entire world.” “Yes, yes. We know that.” The sages nodded. “If the universal soul fills the whole world, it fills me too. Who am I, but a part of the world?” the beggar asked. “You speak the truth, O young brahmin.” “Then, O sages, by not giving me food, you are actually denying food to the universal soul.” The sages realised the truth of what the beggar said, and shared their food with him. How did the beggar convince the sages to share their food with him? sitting near’ and the texts contain conversations between teachers and students. Often, ideas were presented through simple dialogues. Most Upanishadic thinkers were men, especially brahmins and rajas. Occasionally, there is mention of women thinkers, such as Gargi, who was famous for her learning, and participated in debates held in royal courts. Poor people rarely took part in these discussions. One famous exception was Satyakama Jabala, who was named after his mother, the slave woman Jabali. He had a deep desire to learn about reality, was accepted as a student by a brahmin teacher named Gautama, and became one of the best-known thinkers of the time. Many of the ideas of the Upanishads were later developed by the famous thinker Shankaracharya, about whom you will n 60 read in Class VII.
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By saying that he is also a part of universal soul.