Ve:das

Detailed Explanation: Vedas contain universal truth about the world we live in and other worlds. Not all the information about the visible world itself, is comprehended by us.  But that does not mean what the Veda contains is untrue. Take the example of the mathematical equations of Srinivasa Ramanujam. We don’t understand some of the equations even now. That just implies the equations are complex for us to grasp. Similarly, anything that is difficult to comprehend need not be denied. Whatever the vedic sages spoke, are about concepts they have seen and experienced. None of it is beyond logic or experience. It’s our job to understand and figure out those facts. Vedas talk about facts and universal truth that we cannot perceive or conceive and that which is beyond our imagination. We are limited by our senses and imagination and hence it’s advised to start with the existing words of wisdom to discover more. Swamiji shares an example given by Pedda Jeeyar swamiji on how our sensory perception can go wrong – A Britisher while passing by a bridge observed a washer-man washing clothes on the banks of a river by beating the clothes on a stone and dropping them in a clay-pot which had fire lit under it. Later he made a remark on his observations saying “Poor illiterate Indians they are cooking the clothes in a clay pot and trying to break the stone using multiple clothes.“ How ignorant the observer was! This is a great example to prove how our sense observation may go wrong. Hence, it’s very important we take the guidance of a wise guru, to understand things beyond our comprehension.