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J. L. Mehta Quotes

J. L. The quotes below are attributed to J. L. Mehta, organized by topic.

J. L. Mehta on God

  • Attributed to J. L. Mehta:

    “The Veda is not a text we read; it is a tradition that reads us.”

  • Attributed to J. L. Mehta:

    “Heidegger's question of Being and the Upanishadic question of Brahman illuminate one another from within.”

J. L. Mehta on Knowledge

  • Attributed to J. L. Mehta:

    “There is no philosophy without translation; in India, there is no thinking without listening.”

  • Attributed to J. L. Mehta:

    “Hermeneutics is the destiny of every tradition that wishes to remain alive.”

J. L. Mehta on Truth

  • Attributed to J. L. Mehta:

    “What the western thinker calls Being, the Indian sages have approached as Sat.”