The Guru And Shishya

The Guru And; Shishya 

A young fellow in his mid-twenties thumps on the entryway of the prominent Guru. He stated:

  1. “I’ Have come to you since I wish to consider Vedas.” 
  2. “Do you know Sanskrit?” the Guru inquires. 
  3. “No,” answers the young fellow. 
  4. “Have you examined anything from Hindu logic?” 
  5. “No, Guru. Yet, don’t stress. I simply completed my doctoral paper at Harvard on the Socratic rationale. So now, I might simply want to round out my instruction with a little investigation of the Vedas.” 
  6. “I genuinely question,” the Guru says, “that you are prepared to contemplate Vedas. It is the most profound information at any point known. On the off chance that you wish, in any case, I will inspect you in rationale, and in the event that you breeze through that test I will show you Vedas.” 

The young fellow concurs. 


Master holds up two fingers. “Two men descend a fireplace. One tells the truth confront; alternate turns out with a filthy face. Which one washes his face?” 

The young fellow gazes at the Guru. “Is that the test in rationale?” 

The Guru gestures. 


  1. “The one with the messy face washes his face”- he answers tediously. 
  2. “Off-base. The one with the spotless face washes his face. Look at the basic rationale. The one with the filthy face takes a gander at the one with the perfect face and thinks his face is spotless. The one with the perfect face takes a gander at the one with the messy face and thinks his face is grimy. Along these lines, the one with the perfect face washes his face.” 
  3. “Exceptionally astute,” the young fellow says. “Give me another test.” 

The Guru again holds up two fingers. “Two men descend a smokestack. One confesses all face, alternate turns out with a filthy face. Which one washes his face?” 

“We have effectively settled that. The one with the perfect face washes his face.” 

“Off-base. Every one washes his face. Look at the basic rationale. The one with the grimy face takes a gander at the one with the perfect face and thinks his face is spotless. The one with the spotless face takes a gander at the one with the grimy face and thinks his face is messy. Thus, the one with the perfect face washes his face. At the point when the one with the messy face sees the one with the spotless face wash his face, he additionally washes his face. In this way, everyone washes his face.” 

“I didn’t think about that,” says the young fellow. It’s stunning to me that I could make a mistake in rationale. Test me once more.” 

The Guru holds up two fingers. 

“Two men descend a smokestack. One tells the truth confront; alternate turns out with a filthy face. Which one washes his face?” 

“Every one washes his face.” 


“Off-base. Neither one of the ones washes his face. Look at the straightforward rationale. The one with the messy face takes a gander at the one with the perfect face and thinks his face is spotless. The one with the perfect face takes a gander at the one with the messy face and thinks his face is grimy. Be that as it may, when the one with the perfect face sees the one with the filthy face doesn’t wash his face, he additionally doesn’t wash his face. In this way, neither one of the ones washes his face.” 

The young fellow is urgent. “I am met all requirements to consider Vedas. It would be ideal if you give me one more test.” 

He moans, however, when the Guru lifts two fingers. “Two men descend a smokestack. One tells the truth confront; alternate turns out with a filthy face. Which one washes his face?” 

“Neither one of the ones washes his face.” 


“Off-base. Do you presently observe why Socratic rationale is a deficient reason for considering Vedas? Let me know, how is it workable for two men to descend a similar fireplace, and for one to confess all face and the other with a filthy face? Don’t you see? The entire inquiry is gibberish, silliness, and on the off chance that you go through your entire time on earth endeavoring to answer stupid inquiries, every one of your answers will be silly, as well.” 

May we as a whole have the astuteness to ask, and reply the shrewd inquiries!

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