Consideration, indeed, is the goal of all these consideration is the self consideration is the support. But if a person is considerate, though he knows but little, to him people are eager to listen. Therefore if a person is without consideration, even though he possesses much knowledge, people say of him that he is nothing and whatever he knows is useless for if he were really learned, he would not be so inconsiderate. "Consideration is, indeed, the goal of all these beginning with mind and ending in sacrifice from consideration they arise and in consideration they all abide. The sacred hymns are included in a name and all sacrifices are included in the sacred hymns. For when a man considers, then he wills, then he thinks in his mind, then he utters speech, then he engages speech in the recitation of a name. "Consideration (Chitta) is, verily, greater than will.
"He who meditates on mind as Brahman can, of his own free will, reach as far as mind reaches-he who meditates on mind as Brahman." Narada said: "Venerable Sir, is there anything greater than mind?" "Of course there is something greater than mind." "Please tell that to me, venerable Sir." (7.5.1-3) Mind, indeed, is the self mind is the world mind is Brahman. When he thinks in his mind that he would have this world and the other, then he desires them. When he thinks in his mind that he would have sons and cattle, then he desires them. When he thinks in his mind that he would perform actions, then he performs them. For when a man thinks in his mind that he would read the sacred hymns, then he reads them. Just as the closed fist holds two amalakas, or two plums, or two aksha fruits, so does the mind hold speech and a name. "The mind is, verily, greater than speech. "He who meditates on a name as Brahman can, of his own free will, reach as far as the name reaches-he who meditates on a name as Brahman." Narada said: "Venerable Sir, is there anything greater than a name?" "Of course there is something greater than a name." "Please tell that to me, venerable Sir." (7.1.1-5) "Verily, a name is the Rig-Veda so also are the Yajur- Veda, the Sama-Veda, the Atharva-Veda as the fourth Veda, the epics and the ancient lore as the fifth, the Veda of the Vedas, the rules of the sacrifices by which the Manes are gratified, the science of numbers, the science of portents, the science of time, logic, ethics, etymology, Brahma-vidya, the science of elemental spirits, the science of weapons, astronomy, the science of serpents and the fine arts. Do you, venerable Sir, help me to cross over to the other side of sorrow." Sanatkumara said to him: I have heard from men like you that he who knows the Self overcomes sorrow. "But, venerable Sir, with all this I know words only I do not know the Self. the science of pronunciation, ceremonials, prosody, etc.), the science of elemental spirits, the science of weapons, astronomy, the science of serpents and the fine arts. grammar), the rules of the sacrifices by which the Manes are gratified, the science of numbers, the science of portents, the science of time, logic, ethics, etymology, Brahma-vidya (i.e. Narada said: "Venerable Sir, I know the Rig-Veda, the Yajur-Veda, the Sama-Veda, the Atharva-Veda as the fourth Veda, the epics (Puranas) and ancient lore (Itihasa) as the fifth, the Veda of the Vedas (i.e. Narada approached Sanatkumara as a pupil and said: "Venerable Sir, please teach me." Sanatkumara said to him: "Please tell me what you already know.