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."
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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