A MAN had two sons. The father sent them to a preceptor to learn the knowledge of Brahman. After a few years they returned from their preceptor's house and bowed low before their father. Wanting to measure the depth of their knowledge of Brahman, he first questioned the older of the two boys. "My child," he said "you have studied all the scriptures. Now, tell me, what is the nature of Brahman?" The boy began to explain Brahman by reciting various texts from theVedas. The father did not say anything. Then he asked the younger son the same question. But the boy remained silent and stood with eyes cast down.No word escaped his lips. The father was pleased and said to him: "My child, you have understood little of Brahman. What It is cannot be expressed in words." (120)