VRIGHTPATH IDEAS FACTORY

In India around 350 BC in Magadh, Chanakya was widely lauded for his wisdom. One day an acquaintance ran up to him excitedly and said, "Chanakya ji, do you know what I just heard about Pandit Haridas ?" "Wait a moment," Chanakya replied, "Before you tell me I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Triple Filter Test." 'Triple filter?" asked the acquaintance. "That's right," Chanakya continued, "Before you talk to me about Pandit Haridas, let's take a moment to filter what you're going to say. The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?" "No," the man said, "Actually I just heard about it." "All right," said Chanakya, "So you don't really know if it's true or not. Now let's try the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about Pandit Haridas something good?...

-- ॐ -- यथा चतुर्भि: कनकं परीक्ष्यते निघर्षणच्छेदनतापताडनौः । तथा चतुर्भि: पुरुष परीक्ष्यते त्यागेन शिलेन गुणेन कर्मणा ॥ The way gold's purity is tested by rubbing, cutting, heating and pounding, similarly, a person's quality is tested by gentleness, manners, habits and deeds. -- ॐ -- अभ्यासध्दार्यते बिद्या कुलं शिलेन धार्यते । गुणेन झायते त्वार्यः कोपो नेथेण गम्यते ॥ Knowledge is maintained through practice, family's name by its credentials, a noble person is known by his good qualities, and a person's anger from his eyes. -- ॐ -- राजा राष्त्रकृतं भुंक्ते राझः पापं पुरोहितः । भर्ता च स्त्रीकृतं पापं शिष्यपापंगूरुस्तथा ॥ King is responsible for wrong doing of it's subjects, precepter for the wrong doings of the king, husband is responsible for his wife's faults, teacher for the disciple's fault. -- ॐ -- शुनः पुच्छमिव व्यर्थं जीवितं विद्यया विना । न गुह्यगोपने शक्तं न च दंशनिवारणे ॥ Life without education is as worthless as a dog's ...