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Yogadarisasura
Discussion
And this is not so, that is, even after a very long time, the knowledge of the subtle principle through reasoning has not been possible even through practice, therefore, this dry logic, which is the cause of wrong belief, should be abandoned by the seeker who truly desires liberation from the terrible, fearsome planet of the cycle of birth and death, the planet of dry logic. Because, this dry logic is truly dry! It has no taste or moisture, only a dry, heartless, and argumentative battle of tactics. Just as no oil can be extracted from a stick, no matter how much you grind it, similarly, no essence of truth can be extracted from dry logic, no matter how much you analyze and dissect it. And the seeker desires only that truth. Why would he be attracted to such dry, tasteless logic? Moreover, this planet of dry logic is truly a planet! As mentioned earlier, a planet is a ghost, or an evil planet, or a crocodile. (1) Just as someone possessed by a ghost, who has been entangled by it, experiences tremors and finds it difficult to escape from the ghost, similarly, someone possessed by this dry logic, who has been consumed by it, suffers greatly and finds it difficult to escape from its clutches. (2) Or, someone afflicted by an evil planet of sin suffers intense pain, similarly, someone afflicted by this evil planet of logic suffers intense torment inflicted by their own mind, and they cannot easily escape its influence. (3) Or, someone caught by a crocodile finds it extremely difficult to escape its jaws; similarly, someone caught by the planet of dry logic finds it extremely difficult to escape its clutches. Thus, in all three ways, the seeker of truth suffers due to the planet of dry logic. Why would a seeker of truth, who desires liberation, embrace such an evil, harmful planet of dry logic?
Furthermore, this planet of dry logic is great, extremely powerful, and terrifying. Its consequences are terrible for both the seeker and others. Because, due to the joy and anger of reasoning, the debater and the opponent both suffer. As the great scholar, Shri Siddhasen Divakarji, has described in his characteristic style, whoever wins in any way, becomes arrogant, transgresses boundaries, boasts, and disturbs everyone! And whoever is defeated by another, becomes angry, attacks the opponent with harsh words and insults, and in doing so, destroys himself.