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path. This is not a despairing but a highly optimistic perspective. It is possible that one who uses his intellect as the touchstone may find this perspective pessimistic. We should not take offence or be surprised. Logic has its own path, which can become complicated but the path of experience is different.
A head clerk told the other clerks, “During office hours you go for a shave and that takes a long time. Do not take your shave during office hours.” One clerk replied, “When the hair can grow during office hours, they can be cut also at that time. If you find a way of stopping hair growth during office hours, we will also not cut it during office hours."
This is the language of logic, not of the intellect. Those who live within the limits of the intellect and logic speak this language.
Three limits
There are three limits. One is that set by the consciousness of the senses. The other is set by the consciousness of the mind. The third is set by the consciousness of the intellect. We have experienced the limits of all these three. Till experience does not enter the limits of the conscious, everything seems
Acharya Mahaprajna
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