“In Hinduism, there is this notion that the word abstracts from the object, and that Brahman or God, being the ultimate abstraction, abstracts from the word. If reason and language are what separate us from the beasts, and bring us nearer to God, we should take care not to abuse the word. Those who speak only for themselves, or, out of spite, to make trouble and undermine the human project, ought to have the insight and the decency to shut up.”