ABSTRACT
The Upaniṣads are a perennial source of philosophical wisdom and mystical inspiration. The Brahma-Sutras are garlands of flowers culled from the Upaniṣads. Systems of philosophy have been built upon them. Teachers have received inspiration from them. Vedantic teachers combine in them the spirit of receptivity with the power of dialectic. But to most of them truth is rather to be received than to be thought about. Thinking can give intellectual satisfaction, but it cripples receptivity by launching us into endless formalism. Conviction gives us faith, power, and freedom, and what is finally wanted in this search is truth and not system. Buddha shows the right spirit when he condemns the doctrinaire attitude and admonishes us " to question not, and answer not ". When the inner being becomes free from the spirit of questioning or answering, the wonders of the deep begin to reveal themselves. Truth cannot be won by intellect.
