Who deserves the shastras?

It is stated in the Gita itself that everyone,whether a woman,a vaisya or a sudra,can acquire spiritual know2ledge if they have devotion to God.All the same,learning should not be slighted. TO understand any mater,one must have the knowledge which comes from learning.

In Gita there are,however,principles for the guidance of the common man too.Any interpretation of a shastra which is opposed to truth cannot be right.The shastras are not meant for those who question the validity of the principle of truth itself,or,rather,the shastras are no better than ordinary book for such a person. No one can meet him in argument.Anyone,on other hand,who does not find the principle of non- voilence in shastras is indeed danger,but his case is not hopeless.Truth is a positive value, While non-voilence is a negative value.Truth affirms,Non-voilence forbids something which is real enough.Truth exists,untruth does not exist.Voilence exists,non-voilence does not.Even so,the highst dharma for us is that nothing but non-voilence can be.Truth is its own proof, and non-voilence is its supreme fruit.The latter is neccessary contained in the former.Since,however,it is not evident as truth is ,one may try todiscover the meaning of the shastras with out believing in it.But the spirit of non-voilence alone will reveal to one the true meaning of shastrs.