Kaṭhopaniṣad 2.5-6—"The Blind Leading the Blind"
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“Living in the midst of ignorance and considering themselves intelligent and enlightened, the senseless people go round and round, following crooked courses, just like the blind led by the blind. The means for the attainment of the other world does not become revealed to the non-discriminating man who blunders, being befooled by the lure of wealth. One that constantly thinks that ‘There is only this world, and none hereafter,’ comes under my sway again and again.” --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shivadyuti/message
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