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Knowledge

A spiritual discourse distinguishing between worldly and divine knowledge.

"One knowledge is limited, and another knowledge is endless." "Parāvidyā is the knowledge about those things which our intellect cannot grasp."

Swami Anand Arun explains the two forms of knowledge: aparāvidyā (limited, worldly knowledge acquired from birth to death) and parāvidyā (endless, supreme spiritual knowledge). He discusses how human intellect and logic, which differentiate humans from animals, must be used ethically to avoid violence in action, speech, and thought. The talk warns that substance abuse blocks access to parāvidyā, which awakens wisdom and perception across past, present, and future.

Recording location: Slovakia, Trencin, Weekend seminar

Knowledge is endless, and there are two kinds of knowledge. One knowledge is limited, and another knowledge is endless. This is because the source of that knowledge is somewhere else, and your consciousness or your intellect is connected, channeled to that source. To teach, to be in harmony and fine-tuned with that source, is not easy; it is not everyone's job. But it comes to those who wish to have it. Those who try will definitely achieve it. Again, there are two kinds of knowledge: one is called vācārthī and one is called lakṣārthī. This knowledge we also call aparāvidyā and parāvidyā. Aparāvidyā is that kind of knowledge that will accompany us only until the end of this life. Also, slowly, slowly, our memory will become weaker and weaker. Because our memory is trained; our memory is that intellect. It is trained and learned in this world, and therefore it is limited. It will remain with us only as long as we are in practice. The telephone numbers which you utilize every day several times, you know by heart. If you do not utilize those numbers for one year or two years, they are gone from your memory. So this is called aparāvidyā. Aparāvidyā is that kind of knowledge which is learned from birth to death—from parents, colleagues, friends, and from school, college, university, and so on. This knowledge is a good one; it is not a bad one. Because the difference between animals and humans is this: the human intellect can be trained endlessly. An animal's intellect cannot be trained endlessly. So, as much as a human is learning, it is called a civilized creature. The human intellect has this one tendency; it is called the sense of knowledge, logic. Other creatures do not have this logic knowledge. And due to this logic, we are using the world's ethic and moral principles. It is what we call ahiṃsā, non-violence—non-violence with anyone, with your partner, with your wife. Unfortunately, many, many ladies are unhappy because their partner drinks too much, and when he is drunk, his behavior is very rude with her. Or ladies also; there are also ladies who are abusing alcohol. So the aggression is in the nature. This aggression can be provoked by something, also through drugs. And therefore, to utilize drugs, including alcohol, is a distraction for the human intellect, the human mind. Therefore, those who are abusing drugs and alcohol, their channeling system, their knowledge of the parāvidyā, does not open. The human has this ability, and that is why we call humans the best creatures. Not that humans have two legs and two hands and a beautiful face. For us, our face is beautiful, but a crocodile has a crocodile face beautiful. So who are we to say that we are the best? A diamond never speaks that "I am a diamond," but we tell it is a diamond. So the human is the best because of human qualities. Does a human recognize these qualities and utilize them for life? Then that human becomes holy. Or does a human awake the aggression and other qualities and become like a devil? Violence must not be only physical. It can be mental violence, emotional violence. Also, in writing can be violence; in behavior can be violence. When you want to talk to your partner and your partner avoids speaking with you, that means the partner is using violence against you. Maybe he or she is not aware, but that is a form of violence. And when you ask, "So what is happening, why don't we talk?" then comes anger: "Leave me in peace." Many of you know this. I know this from you, that's why I am telling you. The human is a friend of oneself, and a human is the enemy of itself or oneself. So, the aparāvidyā, which we learn in this world as a profession, as a language, as education, this is called aparāvidyā. This knowledge will guide us in this life, and we should utilize this knowledge for good things. No school, high school, college, or university will teach you to utilize your knowledge for negative things. If we misuse our knowledge, we abuse this world. It is very strong, you know. If we abuse our knowledge—what we learned as an engineer, as a scientist, even as a driver—we can make a great mistake. So, though we have this knowledge, this knowledge also needs control. This control is a logic there. And if logic is not there, then there is disharmony of the body, of the mind, and of the soul. Parāvidyā is the knowledge about those things which our intellect cannot grasp. Parāvidyā is the knowledge of those things which the intellect cannot contain—a supreme knowledge, a spiritual knowledge, a universal knowledge. And that knowledge, when it awakens, then we know many, many past lives. That time opens our third eye. Now, the third eye does not mean that here will open one eye, no. The third eye is symbolizing the knowledge, the wisdom. And that third eye is the third eye which can see in three times. These three times are known as the past, present, and future. Recording location: Slovakia, Trencin, Weekend seminar

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