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scriptures. There is not a single place where his intellect does
not shine. There is no weakness in his intellect. That is exactly
why he is placed first and foremost among all deities. Even in
rituals of prayer worship, Lord Ganpati is placed first. The
intellect becomes humble and free from illusion by worshipping
him. If a person encounters a few difficulties in a month but
constantly lives in fear everyday, it is the result of wrong intellect.
Worship of Lord Ganpati converts wrong intellect to right. That
is why Lord Ganpati is always placed first in any worship, but
because people perform their rituals without the correct
understanding behind it, their worship does not prove fruitful. If
worship is performed with the correct understanding, it will
bring good results.
Ganpati has successfully passed through all the intricacies
and perplexities of the intellect. By worshipping him with an
understanding, the illusion of the intellect disappears and the
right intellect is attained.
Experience Through Intellect : Experience Through
Gnan
If a person who has never before tasted cardamom
flavored ice-cream were given the ice-cream in the dark, he will
begin to wonder whether the ice-cream is naturally cold; whether
the nature of milk and all the ingredients in the ice cream, such
as sugar, cream and cardamom, is also cold. Intellect has the
ability to discern and analyze the inherent qualities of the
ingredients in the ice cream and why it is so cold. One is able
to know and experience all this through his intellect. If the
intellect, the indirect light of the Self, can be so useful in mundane
worldly matters, imagine how powerful the direct light of the
Self can be.
I tell everyone to put their intellect (buddhi) on pension
after they acquire the light of the Self. The whole world needs