6.31 Dangers Of Rote Scholarship

The knowledge of the identity of self and brahman does not come through hearing and speaking of Vedantic examples, jokes and stories. All those are only means of entertainment! The knowledge of the identity of self and brahman requires serious philosophical thinking. But being a scholar, being adept and explanations is one thing and being such a thinker who can get liberated, is another. Your rote scholarship can perhaps give you some enjoyment but not liberation, since scholarship resides in the ego and inflates the ego.