Logical reason

Logical reason is inconclusive-tarka-apratishanat- is also a famous statement of the Brahma-Sutra of Badaravana. Reason is a precious value thrown up by evolution and the source of much human progress in culture and civilization. The discovery of its inadequacy is itself the fruit of man’s insatiable love of truth, and his passion to push forward in its search. The discovery of the limitations of reason, therefore, is not, and should not be allowed to become a signal to revert to unreason or less reason. It has to be further developed into a more adequate instrument for pursuing the quest for truth. This is what Vedanta achieved in its buddhi, or philosophical reason, as I have discussed earlier.