Chapter -3
By studying and understanding all these scriptures like, Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavat Gita, Ithihaasas and Puranas, is it possible to walk in the path towards Aanandha ? Yes, it is certainly possible.
But studying all these and understanding, is ealier said than done and is close to impossibility and one’s life span is also not enough for this. There is lots of water flowing in rivers, but we can take only what we want. There is a proverb in Tamil similar to this. ‘Vendiya Vedhangal Odhi’ meaning take only the vedas that is necessary for you. Once having taken, it is to be studied in detail and also practiced accordingly. And that practice should become one’s life style. If done so, then one’s life will also change and will start marching towards the path of 'Aanandha'.
In everybody’s life, happiness and misery will appear in cycles. We can point out 2 reasons for these. One is our body and the other is our mind. The state of happiness and misery depends on whether our mind and body are in harmony or in disharmony with us. So it is very important that we keep our mind and body very healthy.
There is only one way for this and that is to make our life systematic. Our Rishis have shown us the ways through which one can make one’s life systematic, to keep one’s mind and body healthy. Now let us examine what the Rishis have said in this respect.
‘Vedas’ are ‘a collection of truthful knowledge’ transmitted to us from the ancient times by countless number of Maharishis. The entire collection of this truthful knowledge can be systematically studied. The various divisions for systematic study can be seen in the following table.
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