[Advaita-l] Acarya Sankara says

[sreenivasa murthy]

Dear friends, What  are  the  essential  qualifications  required  by a 
  student  of  Vedanta ?(1)Sri  Shankara  writes : 
ahaM  ca  nityEna  amRutEna  aBayEna  kUtasthEna 
 acalEna  dhruvENa  arthEna  arthI  na  tadviparItEna || 
     (commentary to mantra 1-2-12 of MunDaka Upanishad.)(2) vidyABIpsinaM  manyE  nacikEtasaM ||             [Kathopanishad; Mantra 1-2-4](3) What  is  vidyA ?     Sri Shankara writes :       nirvikArAtmabuddhiSca  vidyEtIha  prakIrtita ||             [Upadeshasahasri; chapter 1 Shloka 12]The above teachings are self-explanatory. 
With respectful namaskars,Sreenivasa Murthy