Man s mind is so peculiarly constituted that he puts faith in newspapers and bazaar rumours, but refuses to believe that Shri Krishna taught the Gita to Arjuna or that Vyasa composed the Bhagavatam. This is because the newspaper caters to his senses, to his craze for sensationalism and curiosity about other men and their affairs. Man s sense of values is so degraded that he does not revere the Gita, as much as he values and scans the pages of the daily newspaper. This is to be attributed to sheer ignorance and perversity, or pitiable fate. People lend their ears and mortgage their brains to wicked and vicious men, revelling in sin. They get the admirers they deserve, the following that fouls the air as much as they. (SSS Vol.5)

Man can earn wisdom only in and through the challenges the world offers and the opportunities for awareness that it confers. When once jnana is attained, the world can be left to itself; one need not be involved in it or with it. It is like the daily newspaper. When it has been read once, only an insane person will start reading it again. Today s newspaper is tomorrow s waste paper. When one has experienced the world, it would be a sign of insanity to wish for experiencing it again. Man relishes consuming the same meal day after day, washing the face every morning, listening to the same story on every occasion; he does not advance towards the Joy that awaits him. (SSS Vol. 15)