"We are the Materialists, one of the schools of Indian Philosophy, founded by Brhaspati, and very old.
We have always existed, and we will exist at the end of time. Our teacher is Ajitakeshakambalin, (of the hair-blanket), so-called because he wanted to be having a hair-blanket wrapped about him at all times. We believe in four elements. Our motto is "emphasize the substance, ignore the shadows". Perception is rejected as a valid means of knowledge and we reject inference as a leap in the dark. Verbal testimony is a lie. In fact we reject all means of knowledge. Earth, water, fire, and air are reality. Enjoyment is the true end of human existence. Consciousness is a product of the elements, an epi-phenomenon, and the senses are the by-product of matter. There is no other world and no individual soul: death is liberation. There is no returning here again. The three authors of the Vedas were clowns, buffoons, and knaves. Eat, drink and be merry. Pleasure is a fact, desired by all. After all, all humans are animals, and satisfaction is as natural as life itself." Vatsyana: "No pleasure should be neglected." 'Complete Kama Sutra' By Alain Danielou Park Street Press, 1994 http://tinyurl.com/7qbx5hz <http://tinyurl.com/7qbx5hz> Note: If you have any doubts concerning this information you must be consulting with Sanjaya - he was neither a theist, an athiest nor a non-thiest nor a tarka, but a Skeptic who doubted everything. But, be forewarned to never to consult the works of one Charvaka or Gosala.
