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STUDY OF SCRIPTURES
Que. 1 : What do you mean by the divine
scriptures ? Ans. : The literary works of the highly enlightened
and pious souls are known as the divine scriptures. The source of the material of these scriptures originates from the omniscient Lords. However, the intents and contents of the great spiritual preceptors and other holy saints are similar to those of the Omniscient Lord. Therefore all of these
can be considered as the Divine scriptures. Que. 2: What do you really mean by genuine
scriptural-study? Ans. : The scriptures in which peaceful-attributes
predominate, where the intended purpose of the study is peace and whose summum bonum is also peace-their study can be
regarded as the real scriptural study. Que. 3 : Is the knowledge of the omniscient (all
knowing) Lord and that of a spiritual guide
equal ?
Ans.
There is no difference in the quality of their knowledge; but there does exist a wide
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