Namaste,
Like most involved Hindus, I too have done a fair share of studying/reading/browsing of our scriptures, albeit in their translated form. However the law of diminishing returns had been kicking in and my time with the books had been going down. 'devotee' happened to mention 'Uttara Gita' in one of his posts. I searched for it and found it posted on a site (http://ebookbrowse.com/uttara-gita-pdf-d185553106) in the pdf format. Much to my delight, I found the following verse in chapter 1:
19. As a man throws away the husks after threshing out the corn, so does also an intelligent person give up the study of books after he has gained knowledge from them.
Not to elevate myself to the level of an 'intelligent person', that this verse speaks of, or to insinuate that I am saturated with all that there is to know; but I think that after decades of reading and writing, the real challenge is the application of acquired knowledge in my daily life, rather than collecting and hoarding any more. This verse gives me the reason to meditate on what I know rather than reading/studying more - perfect alibi for a way out.
Pranam.
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