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TATTVASANGRAHA: CHAPTER XXV.
TEXTS (2977-2979).
WHEN I HAVE RECOURSE TO ACTIVITY ON THE BASIS OF A DOUBTFUL
COGNITION-IT I SUCCEED IN OBTAINING THE FRUIT OF THAT ACTIVITY, THEN CERTAINTY REGARDING THE VALIDITY OF THAT CogNITION WOULD BE AUTOMATICALLY APPREHENDED; IT CANNOT BE ASCERTAINED IN ANY OTHER WAY.-Nor CAN IT BE REASONABLE TO RAISE THE QUESTION AS TO' HOW THE MAN HAS RECOURSE TO THE SAID MEANS'. FOR THE SIMPLE REASON THAT THERE IS NO OTHER WAY AVAILABLE. AS A MATTER OF FACT, WITHOUT THE Means, NO ONE CAN GET AT THE End.-TÆUS, EVEN WHEN ACTING ON THE BASIS OF A DOUBTFUL COGNITION, THE MAN DOES NOT LOSE HIS CHARACTER OF BEING A sane PERSON. (2977-2979)
COMMENTARY.
Acting on the basis of a doubtful Cognition'; i.e. having recourse to activity, through a mere suspicion that his Cognition may be valid and right.
The rest is easily understood; hence it is not explained in detail.-- (2977-2979)
In the following Text, the other party proceeds to show that the idea of validity being ascertained by means of the Cognition of effective action is 'Inconclusive',--and thereby to support bis contention that there is mutual interdependence :
TEXT (2980).
"As A MATTER OF FACT, COGNITION ENVISAGING EFFECTIVE ACTION IS PRESENT IN DREAMS ALSO; AND YET, ON THAT ACCOUNT, IT IS NOT VALID ;-NOR IS ITS SOURCE, THE FORMER Cog
NITION, VALID."-(2980)
COMMENTARY.
Ils source, the former Cognition' i.e. the Cognition of offective action ; --this should be construed with 'is not valid':-(2980)
The answer to the above is as follows: