“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Aristotle<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/strong> \u092e\u094b\u0932 \u0915\u0930\u094b \u0924\u0932\u0935\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u093e, \u092a\u0921\u093c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0928\u0947 \u0926\u094b \u092e\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0928 ||<\/strong> Mol karo talwar ki, pada rehne do mayaan || This is what Kabir is advising in this beautiful couplet \u2013 to take the wisdom from the wise, ignoring the rest of the persona. The beauty of the scabbard can distract us \u2013 but the scabbard by itself is of little value \u2013 it\u2019s true value is the power of the sword it holds. So we should focus first on the sword \u2013 only if it is of the right value does the scabbard become relevant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even Aristotle is telling the same thing \u2013 albeit differently. His quote emphasizes the importance of being open to different perspectives and viewpoints, even if they conflict with our own beliefs. By considering different viewpoints, we can gain wisdom and insight that we might not have otherwise been able to obtain. Rather than picking sides or adhering strictly to our own beliefs, we can learn from others and broaden our understanding of the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" “It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” – Aristotle Kabir – The couplet\u091c\u093e\u0924\u0940 \u0928 \u092a\u0942\u091b\u094b \u0938\u093e\u0927\u0942 \u0915\u0940, \u092a\u0942\u091b \u0932\u0940\u091c\u093f\u092f\u0947 \u091c\u094d\u091e\u093e\u0928 | \u092e\u094b\u0932 \u0915\u0930\u094b \u0924\u0932\u0935\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u093e, \u092a\u0921\u093c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0928\u0947 \u0926\u094b \u092e\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0928 || Transliterated:Jati na poochho sadhu ki, pooch lijiye gyan | Mol karo talwar ki, pada rehne…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-kabir","category-philosophy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=731"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/731\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":732,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/731\/revisions\/732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Kabir – The couplet<\/strong>
\u091c\u093e\u0924\u0940 \u0928 \u092a\u0942\u091b\u094b \u0938\u093e\u0927\u0942 \u0915\u0940, \u092a\u0942\u091b \u0932\u0940\u091c\u093f\u092f\u0947 \u091c\u094d\u091e\u093e\u0928 |<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Transliterated:<\/strong>
Jati na poochho sadhu ki, pooch lijiye gyan |<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Translation:<\/strong>
Ask not of the wise their background, rather feast on their wisdom|
Focus on the strength of the sword, ignoring the distractions of the scabbard ||
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My understanding:<\/strong>
The base human mind is forever trying to establish its own identity and greatness over all else. This petty one-upmanship leaves us much the poorer, for it leaves us unable to take advantage of opportunities that continue to present themselves to us all the time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n