Vivekananda Mailing List-12/29/03

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CHAPTER VI

 

HIGHER KNOWLEDGE AND THE HIGHER LOVE ARE ONE TO THE TRUE LOVER

 

 

The Upanishads distinguish between a higher knowledge and a lower

knowledge; and to the Bhakta there is really no difference between this

higher knowledge and his higher love (Parâ-Bhakti). The Mundaka

Upanishad says:

 

 

— " The knowers of the Brahman declare that there are two kinds of

knowledge worthy to be known, namely, the Higher (Parâ) and the lower

(Aparâ). Of these the lower (knowledge) consists of the Rig-Veda, the

Yajur-Veda, the Sâma-Veda, the Atharva-Veda, the Shikshâ (or the

science dealing with pronunciation and accent), the Kalpa (or the

sacrificial liturgy), grammar, the Nirukta (or the science dealing with

etymology and the meaning of words), prosody, and astronomy; and the

higher (knowledge) is that by which that Unchangeable is known. "

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Today we continue Swami Vivekananda's book Bhakti-Yoga found in Volume

3 of the Complete works.

 

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Vivekananda. All lectures are sent out in sequenced form, as he spoke

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