Vedanta: Where truth isn't a battlefield, but a common ground for all minds

Over a century ago, a renowned 'Guru' for many V. Subrahmanya Iyer (in his younger days) once submitted before the Sringeri Jagadguru thus: "The follower of every religion thinks that his faith, his scripture or his interpretation of it reveals the highest truth and that they are therefore superior to other faiths, scriptures or interpretations. This notion has contributed not a little to the misfortunes of mankind in this world. The case is not far different from many of those who are called philosophers. Though they have not instigated men to cause bloodshed, as mere religionists have done and are still doing, they have made their followers delight rather in their points of difference than in those of agreement. How then is a Sanatani in any way better than others? Or, again, if truth or ultimate truth, something common to all minds, cannot be rationally reached, is not philosophic enquiry a wild goose chase, as so many modern and honest thinkers have held? Lastly, as regards truth itself, everyone, even a fool, thinks that what he knows is the truth."

The Mahaswamiji in reply said, "What you say may be true with regard to mere religion, mysticism, theology or scholasticism which are mistaken for philosophy. It may be so with the early or intermediate stages in philosophy. But Vedānta, particularly its philosophy, is something different. It starts with the very question you ask. It sets before itself the object of finding a truth, ‘Free from all dispute' and 'Not opposed to any school of thought or religion or interpretation of 'scriptures’. Its truth is independent of sect, creed, colour, race, sex, and belief and it aims at what is 'Equally good for all beings."

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