21. Imparting of Knowledge

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21. Imparting of Knowledge

Knowledge is imparted in two ways—indirectly and directly. There
are two steps in the imparting of indirect Knowledge and two
different ways in imparting direct Knowledge.
In order to make a clear picture let us liken gross-consciousness
of the ordinary human-being to remote village-life, and God consciousness of the realized-being to life in New York, and the
six states of involution of consciousness to six halts or ports of call
between the two places.
If you as a villager go to New York and remain there absorbed in
the life of the city, you will not be able to tell those who have
stayed in the village about your experience. But if you return to
the village with your new knowledge, and, at the same time,
remember the speech and ways of the villagers, you will be able
to describe to them what you have seen and experienced, and so
encourage some of them to make the journey also.
But you cannot sustain their interest indefinitely by description
alone, so, through the aid of coloured slides and a projector you
give them actual glimpses of New York. This brings Reality more
vividly before the seekers' minds and spurs their interest to make
the journey.
Now, there are two ways in which a villager can travel: either on
his own under your directions, in which case he is exposed to the
enchantments of each port of call—but his love and faith and full trust in you will save him from being ensnared and never completing the journey; or you may take him blindfolded under your personal care and he sees nothing until he reaches New York with you and you take the bandage from his eyes. This is the safer and quicker way. But whichever way, when he arrives at his destination he sees and experiences directly all the wonder and grandeur that he had only glimpsed on the screen. 
The direct knowledge of God is that Knowledge (Dnyan) had
through the experience of becoming one with God and can only
be had by the grace of the Perfect Master. But indirect knowledge
such as that obtained through descriptions and pictures is
information for the mind only.
To know Reality is to become it. It is nearest to you - for, in fact, it
is you. Owing to ignorance God who is nearest appears to be
farthest. But when the veil of ignorance is rent by the grace of the
Perfect Master you become you—the real Self which is the
innermost Reality that you are, ever were and ever will be.



                           

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