4. Knowledge - Ignorance

Our knowledge or ignorance is responsible for auspicious -inauspicious, good-bad deeds. Knowledge - ignorance are the causes of deeds. Defective knowledge is reflected in deeds too. Not only this, but there is a shortfall in achieving fresh knowledge because of the defect in existing knowledge.

The main reason, for not achieving real asceticism and pure worship of the form of God, is defect in knowledge. Because of this, the proper expansion of intellect is not possi­ble and progress of soul is restricted.

Despite of longing for happiness, a person cannot bring it to his life because there is defect in his thinking in the right direction.

One should keep on correcting the defects by comparing one’s own knowledge acquired by inference or directly with the knowledge provided by an enlightened saint. As a result the knowledge expands and becomes firm.

Only the invaluable logistic words prove to be helpful and obligatory for the seeker when insufficient experience and knowledge are not useful and the condition become un­stable. Owing to this, the worshipper can safeguard oneself in adverse circumstances too.

The real knowledge pertaining to the soul and the Supreme Lord should be continually protected, consciously, even though it is felt that it is resolved. Or else, in adverse circumstances; doubts, suspicions or false knowledge may arise.

A person can experience complete bliss of the Supreme Lord and eternal peace only on completely eradicating ignorance-illusion and the impressions of subconscious mind - 'Chitt' from the very root. This state is possible only after having manifested through unique thoughtless trance in the form of Supreme God.

It is clear that ignorance still exists within a worshipper when he doesn’t try to maintain the oneness of his soul with the form of the Supreme Lord , to main­tain complete consistency of the divine feeling of attaining oneness with Him and becomes careless. One has to pay the penalty in the form of delay in achieving the ultimate absolution due to such ignorance. Therefore, alertness of worshipper, in this case, is absolutely essential.

Unless and until the literal knowledge doesn’t result into the ultimate knowledge by experience; it remains as ignorance only, because such knowledge is nothing else than some information, as it lacks the experience of realization.

There is no salvation without knowledge ("Ritey Gnyanan Muktihi" – “ऋते ज्ञानान मुक्ति:”.) In this, the word 'Knowledge' means the ultimate knowledge gained through experience only and not the litera­l one.