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WHAT IS KNOWLEDGE?

Human is curious by nature. His/her curiosity inspires him/her to search for many things. Out of this searching activity, he/she gets knowledge. Hence, we can say that knowledge means, attainment of something out of the searching activity. We call it “GYANA” and the opposite of “GYANA” is “AGYANA”, which means non-attainment of something. We can divide knowledge into two types-

                                      I.            “VYAVAHARIKAGYANA” (applied knowledge)

                                    II.            “BRAHMAGYANA ” (self-realized knowledge)

The former knowledge helps one to attain material benefit, while the later helps one to attain divine power. knowledge comes to us through “SADHANA” (perseverance), but not through book-reading. Book-reading may be the primary step to attain knowledge; but, it cannot make a person real GYANI; because real knowledge is an experience of self or soul, experience purifies the soul. A purified soul is a BRAHMAGYANI. He/she goes above space and time. Real experience brings the miracle in brain cells. The brain cells become more active through experience. Experience keeps one in a particular  STHITI or passion, which means, it makes one stable. Hence, this stability of the brain helps human to attain something systematically. Here, one should note that outer smartness never makes one “GYANI” or learned person; rather, inner smartness makes one “GYANI”. Here, inner smartness means, the realisation of intellect. Proper realisation of intellect inspires a soul or “ATMA” to attain something positive through “MANA”, “BUDHI” and “SHARIRA”.

Again, conscience plays a great role along with intellect to control “MONA” or “MIND”; because; “MONO” misguides “INDRIYA” that misleads “GYANA” or “KNOWLEDGE”. Hence, while attaining knowledge, one should practice “YAMA”, “NIYAMA”, “ASANA”, “PRANAYAMA”, ”PRATYAHARA”, “DHARANA”, “DHYANA” and “SAMADHI” that control and prevent “MONO” from destruction.  A “GYANI” sees everybody equal. He maintains continuity in “SADHANA” too. Self-awareness is his/her prime quality. He/she realises that destiny is in his/her hand. He/she never cheats anybody for his/her selfish ends. He/she never expects more than required to him/her. He/she gets pleasure through “CHINTANA” (thought). He/she never invites tension through unnecessary belongings and prefers loneliness to cultivate and examine self; because self-analysis is the right path to attain something.