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Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c6.s5.t1.2

Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c6.s5.t1.2

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c6.s5.t1.2

Amongst the Upaniṣadic seers there were some who propagated materialism. Uddālaka argued that mind, life and speech have their genesis in the intake of food, water and heat respectively. A man’s comprehension, retention and memory depend upon the way he feeds himself.⁸⁷