“Vivekananda often asserted that only in becoming a ṛṣi does one understand the scripture properly.”

— Anantanand Rambachan

Source: The Nature and Authority of Scripture (1995), p. 23
Context: Vivekananda often asserted that only in becoming a ṛṣi does one understand the scripture properly. His argument appears to be that as products and records of direct perception, these texts were not written for the intellect, or for understanding through a process of rational inquiry and analysis. They become meaningful only when one has lifted oneself to the same heights of perception.

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Hindu studies scholar 1951

Anantanand Rambachan (1951) Hindu studies scholar

Source: The Nature and Authority of Scripture (1995), p. 23

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Part II. About painting : VI. The language of Form and Colour : Footnote
Similar quote in another translation:
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§ 136
Source: Pali Canon, Sutta Pitaka, Khuddaka Nikaya (Minor Collection), (Suttas falling down)

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The Obedience of A Christian Man (1528)
Context: Understand therefore, that one thing in the scripture representeth divers things. A serpent figureth Christ in one place, and the devil in another; and a lion doth likewise. Christ by leaven signifieth God’s word in one place; and in another signifieth thereby the traditions of the Pharisees, which soured and altered God’s word for their advantage.

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Source: The Scripture of the Golden Eternity

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