THE PANGS OF KNOWLEDGE….

THE PANGS OF KNOWLEDGE….

ONE MIGHT PRIDE HIMSELF MUCH AFTER THE ACQUISITION OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS THAT HAVE BEEN OFFERED TO HIM ON THE PATH OF LIFE. THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ACCOLADES WE OFTEN BOAST OF HAVE NOTHING FOR US TO TAKE CREDIT FOR. WE WERE MERELY MEANT TO LEARN AND KNOW BETTER THAN OTHERS SO THAT WE COULD BE OF SERVICE TO THEM. HOWEVER, BELIEVING THAT OUR HARD WORK AND INTELLIGENCE HAVE MADE US REACH A CERTAIN POSITION OR CALIBRE IS MERELY A MIRAGE THAT THE EGO CREATES. SEPARATENESS AND SUPERIORITY OVER OTHERS IS AN AGE OLD TACTIC THAT OUR LESSER SELF USES TO MAINTAIN ITS FALSE IMAGE, ALIVE. THE MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE AND INFORMED WE ARE, THE MORE ARE WE PRONE TO BE AFFLICTED WITH THE PANGS OF ARROGANCE AND SHROUDED WITH THE CLOUDS OF DOUBTS AND DILEMMAS. THE PATH OF DEVOTION SEEMS MORE HAZY AND FEARFUL ONCE WE HAVE DONNED ON THE SPECTACLES OF KNOWLEDGE. THE QUESTIONING MIND SEEKS JUSTIFICATIONS AT EVERY STEP AND DISTORTS SIMPLE TRUTHS INTO COMPLICATED PROPHESIES THAT SERVE NO PURPOSE, EVENTUALLY. TO RECEIVE FROM THE COSMIC SUPER INTELLIGENCE, WE NEED ONLY TO GIVE UP ON OUR KNOWING, EVEN THE SLIGHTEST IDEA OF US BEING BETTER THAN OTHERS IS A PARASITE THAT WILL PLAGUE OUR HUMILITY AND OPENNESS TO RECEIVE AND KNOW MORE. KNOWLEDGE SERVES TWO MAIN PURPOSES: ONE IS TO HELP US SERVE BETTER AND THE OTHER IS TO IRRIGATE OUR NAÏVE MINDS WHERE WE CAN FINALLY HARVEST THE CROPS OF WISDOM THAT PROPEL RIGHTEOUS AND USEFUL ACTIONS. SURRENDER OF OUR KNOWLEDGE IS A GOOD BARGAIN THAT ONE CAN MAKE TO RECEIVE DIVINE SUPER INTELLIGENCE THAT FAR EXCEEDS ONE’S LIMITED THINKING AND ALSO EARNS US FREEDOM FROM THE RESPONSIBILITIES THAT COME FROM KNOWING MORE AND MORE…..