A MAN had
two sons. The father sent them to a
preceptor
to learn the knowledge of Brahman.
After a
few years they returned from their
preceptor's
house and bowed low before their
father.
Wanting to measure the depth of their
knowledge
of Brahman, he first questioned the
older of
the two boys. "My child," he said "you
have
studied all the scriptures. Now, tell me, what
is the
nature of Brahman?" The boy began to
explain
Brahman by reciting various texts from the
Vedas. The
father did not say anything. Then he
asked the
younger son the same question. But the
boy
remained silent and stood with eyes cast down.
No word
escaped his lips. The father was pleased
and said
to him: "My child, you have understood a
little of
Brahman. What It is cannot be expressed
in
words."
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