Self-enquiry calls for earnestness (Shraddha) and understanding of ‘Rita’ (the principle of cosmic order governing the universe). ‘Rita’ transcends the categories of time and space. It is the eternal verity represented by the unity of thought, word and deed (Trikaransuddhi). The Buddhi (intelligence) is the instrument for making the enquiry into the Real. Buddhi is superior to intellectual talent. The ancients accorded a higher place to Buddhi because it confers the power of discrimination between right and wrong, between the permanent and the passing. (SSS Vol.23)