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मम सत्यं मम सत्यं ! वदन्ति सर्वे दुराग्रहाविष्टाः ॥ नैतद्वचसा मुह्येकिन्तु परीक्षा बुद्धिमता कार्या
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Meaning :- Those who subscribe to a particular school of thought are, in one way or the other dogmatic. On account of this very fact they are able neither to get at the truth themselves nor to show it to others. On the contrary they declare that what they say is the truth, what they believe in is the essential reality and they make an uproar that others have no truth to offer. But remember that this claim of theirs is based on obstinacy and therefore, it is not proper or fit to be accepted. None should get into their snare and be deluded by them. On the contrary, every one should try to put those statements of theirs on the independent touch-stone of their thinking power and investigation. They should be accepted if and when they can stand such a test. (91)
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