Man
is essentially spirit, or in other words, consciousness. To know
consciousness, to experience it and to realize it is the path of
spiritual knowledge. Knowledge has two aspects- material and spiritual.
In the material domain it is called 'Apara Vidya' and pertains to all
physical and social sciences. In the spiritual domain it is called 'Para
Vidya' and pertains to self-realization, the experience of the soul.
Science of soul itself implies the science of universal life. The
science of the spirit is a sovereign science, a sovereign secret,
imperishable, supremely holy, most excellent, directly enjoyable, full
of virtues and very easy to practice. It is itself both the means and
the end - the immediate and the ultimate. It is all comprehensive and
all-inclusive, and knowing it means nothing remains to be known. It is
the saturation of the self, the merging of the individual self with the
Cosmic Self. It cannot be achieved through senses, mind or intellect. It
is experienced by the self through the self by the grace of the
realized Master. Knowledge is the means, and Knowledge also is the
destination. In Divine Knowledge there must be no duality. It is just
one point.
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