According to Chapter 50, intellectual knowledge, words, and scriptures are compared to a lamp on a dark night. They are useful for navigating the darkness of ignorance to a certain extent. However, when the true Self-substance is realized, it is like the sun rising in the morning. In the brilliant light of the sun, which represents Self-realization, the lamp, which represents intellectual knowledge and words, becomes insignificant and is disregarded. This analogy powerfully illustrates that while verbal knowledge has its place, it is ultimately a temporary aid that vanishes once the direct experience of the Substance is obtained, as the Substance itself can never truly be grasped by words alone.
Baba's teachings suggest that intellectual knowledge and words are limited. Can you explain this concept using the lamp and sun analogy from the text?
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